Reading beat Cardiff to move up to third
Nigel Clough's Burton win at QPR
Burton allow Clough to talk to Forest
Barnsley beat local rivals Rotherham
Norwich ease past Birmingham
Last-gasp Preston draw with Ipswich
Reading 0-0 Cardiff
Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyDanny Williams should have put Reading ahead after great work from Garath McCleary, who got to the byline and pulled the ball back to the American.
Williams decided he should take a touch rather than fire it goalwards first-time, and the chance goes begging.
Meanwhile, Cardiff's Joe Ralls has hit the post with a shot from the edge of the box.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's fair to say, Southend boss Phil Brown might have wondered for thinking just that. Taxis to the ground, Anton Ferdinand pulling up in the warm-up... Still, the Shrimpers have weathered the on-field storm at Fleetwood so far.
Not much else going on goal-wise across the bottom two divisions... oh, but Bolton have taken the lead against Charlton with a free-kick from another Clough - Zach this time. It's 1-0 at the Macron Stadium.
Dave Jones' time in charge of Hartlepool United hasn't started as he might have liked, with ex-Pools loanee Ryan Bird putting Newport in front in League Two. On his debut, too.
And, of course, Steven Schumacher's opener for Stevenage got them off the grid quickly enough... used to seeing that surname in pole position. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Tom Lawrence (16 mins)
After a quiet opening 10 minutes across the EFL, we've got ourselves a few goals.
This latest one, from Tom Lawrence, is a real thing of beauty too - the midfielder cutting inside from the left and firing into the top corner to put Ipswich 1-0 up at Preston.
Cameron Jerome (15 mins)
Image source, Rex FeaturesMoments after Birmingham striker Lukas Jutkiewicz rattled the Norwich crossbar with a header, the hosts take the lead.
It's Cameron Jerome who bags the goal on the counter attack, stepping inside Ryan Shotton and slotting home.
Reading 0-0 Cardiff
It's been a quiet start at the Madejski Stadium.
Cardiff jkeeper Alan MacGregor gathered Garath McCleary's shot, which has been the only real action so far.
Bluebirds defender Sol Bamba has picked up a yellow card for a foul on Roy Beerens though. The centre-back will be walking the proverbial tightrope for the rest of the game.
Luke Murphy (11 mins)
Image source, Rex FeaturesBurton take the lead at QPR through Luke Murphy.
From long range, he finds the bottom corner to score his first goal for the club.
Will that persuade Brewers boss Nigel Clough to spurn Nottingham Forest's advances?
QPR 0-0 Burton
An early blow for Burton at Loftus Road.
John Brayford has been forced off injured and has been replaced by John Mousinho.
With all five Championship matches still goalless, it seems a good time to point you in the direction of our FA Cup fourth-round live text commentary.
There are nine ties currently taking place, after Wolves did the EFL proud in the early game by beating Liverpool.
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Image source, BBC SportNorwich 0-0 Birmingham
Early action at both ends at Carrow Road.
Lukas Jutkiewicz forces Norwich keeper John Ruddy into an early save and at the other end Tomasz Kuszczak gathers an effort from Cameron Jerome.
Stevenage 1-0 Grimsby
Steven Schumacher has the accolade of scoring the first goal of today's 15:00 GMT kick-offs, in today's mid-table battle in League Two.
Queens Park Rangers have dipped into the transfer market today, signing midfielder Sean Goss from Manchester United for £500,000.
He never made a senior appearance for the Red Devils.
Goss has been signed too late to feature against Burton this afternoon though.
Queens Park Rangers sign midfielder Sean Goss from Manchester United for £500,000, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Read MoreIt's three o'clock, and the action is under way in the EFL.
Where will the first goal go in?
Nigel Clough: Should he stay or should he go?
As always, we'd very much welcome your input as the afternoon progresses - and the obvious starting point is the developing story surrounding Nigel Clough, who is set to hold talks with his former club Nottingham Forest.
The question is - should he stay or should he go?
Undoubtedly, you could make arguments for both sides, and we hope you'll do so by tweeting us via #bbcefl.
Rotherham v Barnsley (15:00 GMT)
Transfer target striker Danny Ward comes back into the Rotherham side to replace Tom Adeyemi, while Barnsley bring in loanee Matty James following his midweek move from Leicester City.
Rotherham: O'Donnell; Fisher, Wood, Belaid, Mattock; Forde, Smallwood, Vaulks, Taylor; Ward, Yates.
Barnsley: Davies, Jones, White, Roberts, MacDonald, Scowen, James, Watkins, Kent, Bradshaw, Armstrong
Reading v Cardiff (15:00 GMT)
Reading restore Yann Kermorgant to the side after his recovery from illness in their one change, while Cardiff hand Rhys Healey a first start.
Reading: Al-Habsi, Gunter, Van den Berg, McShane, Moore, Swift, Williams, Kelly, Beerens, McCleary, Kermorgant.
Cardiff: McGregor, Peltier, Morrison, Richards, Ralls, Bamba, Halford, Gunnarsson, Zohore, Hoilett, Healey.
Image source, Rex FeaturesQPR v Burton (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesQPR make two changes as Kazenga LuaLua makes his first start and Michael Doughty returns; Lasse Vigen Christensen is handed his Burton debut after joining on loan while Damien McCrory and captain Jackson Irvine are back in the starting XI.
Queens Park Rangers: Smithies; Onuoha, Hall, Lynch; Furlong, Luongo, Doughty, Bidwell; Wszolek, Sylla, LuaLua.
Burton Albion: McLaughlin, Flanagan, McCrory, Brayford, Turner, Irvine, Palmer, Christensen, Murphy, Dyer, Sordell.
Image source, Rex FeaturesDespite the news that Nigel Clough is to hold talks with Nottingham Forest, the former Reds player will still be in charge for his side's game against QPR today.
Burton Albion assistant boss Andy Garner told BBC Radio Derby a few moments ago: "I don't know what he is going to do and what his thoughts are.
"They've made an approach and the Burton chairman has allowed the gaffer to speak to Forest."
When asked if he had been able to gauge Clough's interest in the job, Garner simply replied "no".
Preston v Ipswich (15:00 GMT)
Preston make one change from the draw with Aston Villa as Ben Pearson returns from suspension. Ipswich make five changes, with Bartosz Bialkowski, Joshua Emmanuel, Grant Ward and Brett Pitman all starting and Toumani Diagouraga making his debut.
Preston North End: Maxwell, Vermijl, Clarke, Huntington, Spurr, Gallagher, Pearson, Johnson, McGeady, Robinson, Hugill
Ipswich Town: Bialkowski, Emmanuel, Chambers, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Diagouraga, Ward, Lawrence, Sears, Pitman
Norwich v Birmingham (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesNorwich City, who are again without suspended striker Nelso Oliveira, welcome defender Steven Whittaker back to their bench, while Emilio Nsue comes in for his Birmingham City debut.
Norwich City: Ruddy, Pinto, Martin, Klose, Brady, Howson, Tettey, Ja. Murphy, Naismith, Hoolahan, Jerome.
Birmingham City: Kuszczak, Nsue, Morrison, Shotton, Grounds, Tesche, Gardner, Davis, Adams, Frei, Jutkiewicz.
Southend United travel to Fleetwood today and the Shrimpers have had trouble getting there, having to finish their trip to Highbury in taxis., external
However, it's probably for the best that they are away from home.
Southend sacked Ken Hare, their head groundsman of 27 years, after last Saturday's League One match against Bolton was postponed because of a frozen pitch.
His wife Maisie has been speaking to BBC Radio Essex about the club's decision.
Southend United chairman sacks groundsman over cancelled match because of frozen pitch
Southend United sacks its groundsman after a match was cancelled because of a frozen pitch.
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