And we are under way in a majority of matches in the English Football League up and down the land.

Just a few minutes now until kick-off across the country.

Now, for the full Championship menu today.

We have eight matches kicking off at 15:00 GMT, with all major incidents and goals brought to you right here.

• Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest
• Cardiff City v Brentford
• Hull City v Ipswich Town
• Norwich City v Barnsley
• QPR v Aston Villa
• Reading v Wolves
• Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City
• Sunderland v Millwall

And the action concludes with Fulham hosting Derby, which kicks off at 17:30 GMT.

Also, throughout the day we will bring you updates from League One and League Two.

Although rights restrictions prevent us from streaming live audio commentary of today's EFL matches, you are still able to tune in to your local BBC radio station for extensive coverage of your team.

You can click here for the complete list of BBC local radio stations and frequencies.

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Wolves need only avoid defeat at 18th-placed Reading to once again overtake Sheffield United at the top of the table.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side are very much flying, having won five of their past six league matches, dating back to late September.

And, while Reading have had a very mixed start to the season, they hit some impressive recent form, scoring seven goals in their past two matches - a 3-1 home triumph over Nottingham Forest and 4-2 victory at Derby.

Third-placed Cardiff, who are yet to be beaten at home in the league this season, entertain a Brentford side that are on an unbeaten run of nine games - currently the longest such run in the Championship.

The Bees won three on the spin before the international break, with two of them coming away from home as they triumphed at Preston and Birmingham.

Aston Villa haven't been without former England and Chelsea captain John Terry for a single minute in the league this season...

But that is set to change when action kicks off at Loftus Road.

A broken metatarsal in his right foot (yep, the pesky little bone that seems to break whenever an inspirational star is needed i.e David Beckham ahead of 2002 World cup and Wayne Rooney four years later) has "devastated" Villa's 36-year-old skipper, who is set for a few weeks on the sideline now.

And, while Terry used the international break to begin his recuperation with a holiday in Dubai, the all round injury news got a whole lot worse for Villa, as Jonathan Kodjia aggravated an ankle problem while on duty with the Ivory Coast and fellow forward Scott Hogan underwent stomach surgery.

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Loftus Road was very much home sweet home for Queens Park Rangers in October, as they picked up wins against high-flyers Wolves and Sheffield United.

However, those back-to-back wins, which extended their unbeaten run to four games, was followed by their heaviest defeat of the season - a 4-0 loss at Nottingham Forest.

Now, they face an Aston Villa side that are in the best away form for a good while, winning three of their past five away from Villa Park. Another win on the road would be Villa's fourth of 2017-18, equaling the club's tally for the whole of last season.

Now, let's look ahead at some of the day's major Championship games.

A few outlets, including the Sunderland Echo,, external are reporting that Kit Symons, Chris Coleman's assistant with Wales, is at the Stadium of Light this afternoon.

By the sounds of things, however, Coleman won't be there himself. By all accounts, he's actually due to switch on the Christmas lights in Newport tonight. I imagine he'd be grateful to have everything confirmed and announced before that appointment this evening...

Chris Coleman has left his job as Wales manager to take over at Championship bottom side Sunderland.

So, after taking Gareth Bale and co. to the European Championship semi-finals just last year, he has swapped it all for a relegation battle in England's second tier.

Now, we ask you is that a crazy career move for a man that was eyeing Champions League football on his return to club management? Or is this a intriguing career challenge for a man with an already big reputation for getting the best out of an underdog side?

Tell us what you think by getting in touch on twitter using #bbcefl.

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As well as following this live text feed, you can also watch BBC Final Score coverage as the goals fly in up and down the country this afternoon.

Just click the play icon at the top of this page to join Jason, Martin and Garth.

Sheffield Wednesday name the same side that won at Aston Villa last time out, while Bristol City bring Matty Taylor in for Milan Djuric up front.

Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Hunt, Loovens, Lees, Fox, Wallace, Butterfield, Bannan, Reach, Rhodes, Hooper.

Bristol City: Fielding, Flint, Baker, Magnusson, O'Dowda, Smith, Brownhill, Pack, Bryan, Taylor, Reid.

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Massimo Luongo captains QPR after helping Australia reach the World Cup earlier this week.

His international team-mate, Mile Jedinak, is on Aston Villa's bench, while Chris Samba starts at centre-back for the visitors against his former club.

QPR: Smithies, Baptiste, Lynch, Robinson, Cousins, Luongo, Scowen, Freeman, Bidwell, Mackie, Smith.

Aston Villa: Johnstone, Hutton, Samba, Chester, Taylor, Snodgrass, Whelan, Hourihane, Adomah, Onomah, Davis.

Sunderland caretaker manager Robbie Stockdale has brought Adam Matthews in to replace the injured Billy Jones, while Duncan Watmore and Wales international Jonny Williams also start for the Black Cats. For Millwall, Shane Ferguson, Tom Elliott and Jake Cooper returning to the starting XI.

Sunderland: Ruiter, Matthews, Oviedo, O'Shea, Wilson, Cattermole, McNair, Williams, Watmore, McGready, Grabban.

Millwall: Archer, McLaughlin, Meredith, Hutchinson, Gregory, Ferguson, Tunnicliffe, Elliott, O'Brien, Saville, Cooper.

Hull make four changes from the side thrashed 4-1 by Sheffield United. Defender Michael Hector is restored to the starting line-up following suspension, while Nouha Dicko plays up front in place of the banned Frazier Campbell.

Ipswich keep the same team that beat Preston North End before the international break.

Hull: McGregor, Aina, Tomori, Dawson, Hector, Stewart, Larsson, Henriksen, Bowen, Grosicki, Dicko.

Ipswich: Bialkowski, Spence, Chambers, Webster, Knudsen, Connolly, Skuse, Celina, Waghorn, McGoldrick, Garner.

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Striker Yann Kermorgant makes his first start of the season for Reading, while Ruben Vinagre replaces the suspended Barry Douglas at left-back for Wolves.

Reading: Mannone, Gunter, McShane, Moore, Ilori, Van den Berg, Bacuna, Swift, Beerens, Barrow, Kermorgant.

Wolves: Ruddy, Doherty, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Vinagre, Neves, Saiss, Jota, Cavaleiro, Bonatini.

There are three changes for Cardiff City as Danny Ward, Liam Feeney and Loic Damour come in, meanwhile Dean Smith names an unchaged side for today's trip to Wales.

Cardiff: Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Damour, Ralls, Bryson, Hoilett, Feeney, Ward.

Brentford: Bentley, Bjelland, Jozefzoon, Yennaris, Maupay, Watkins, Egan, Woods, Sawyers, Clarke, Barbet.