Well, 10 minutes have come and done in the Championship and there are no goals to report.

Honestly, chances are scarce.

Taking a look at Reading's last eight managers, Jaap Stam has the best win percentage when compared to any of his predecessors. The Royals take on Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon with the hosts, and last season's play-off finalists, down in 19th position.

It's currently goalless.

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Bolton creating a few early openings against Wolves.

Josh Vela has been busy, threatening in the opening moments and after six minutes he finds Gary Madine with a free-kick. It is a looping header from Madine. No harm done.

Up and down the country, BBC local radio commentators will be at EFL grounds covering your teams.

Unfortunately, we cannot bring you those commentaries online because of contractual restrictions but you can listen by tuning into your local radio station.

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As well as following our live text coverage of the EFL this afternoon, you can also follow all the goals at they go in by watching Final Score.

Simply click on the play button at the top of the page to join Jason Mohammad, former Everton midfielder Leon Osman and ex-Charlton and Huddersfield boss Chris Powell.

Here. We. Go.

Action has kicked off across the land in a majority of the 15:00 GMT matches.

So close to three straight wins for Chesterfield in League Two, but it's not to be.

With the sides level at 1-1 at the break, Andy Kellett nodded the Spireites in front for the second time only for Zander Diamond to head in the equaliser for the Stags two minutes from time.

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Chris Coleman's first match in charge of Sunderland ended in defeat at Villa Park on Tuesday night.

The former Wales boss doesn't hide from the fact that there is a feeling of "doom and gloom" around the club, but he is urging his players to "fight the fight".

Former Sunderland midfielder Lee Clark believes his ex-Fulham team-mate will get the best out of whatever squad he has.

"His man-management skills are second to none," Clark said.

"He gets the best out of everybody, he creates a terrific atmosphere around the training ground which comes through on to the pitch and gets results."

He's experienced a lot for someone so young, these forthcoming fixtures won't be a problem.

"He'll be concerned with getting confidence back in the team, but he'll have it from the terraces. That's what looks to have been restored [with the appointment]."

Championship pacesetters Wolves welcome second-from-bottom Bolton Wanderers to the Molineux Stadium for what the league table suggests is a bit of a mismatch.

But the recent history between these two makes for interesting readying (certainly if you are a Bolton fan).

Wolves have won just one of their last 11 league matches against Bolton - a 1-0 victory under Kenny Jackett in September 2014.

The not so good element for the Trotters, who have one of the most porous defences in the league, is that they have not kept a clean sheet at Molineux in a league match since the 2000/01 season (and have conceded 12 goals in seven subsequent visits). And this time around, Wolverhampton Wanderers boast the Championship's most prolific attack.

Less than 10 minutes until we get under way across the country, so it is a good time to quickly focus a little more on two of the afternoon's most intriguing matches.

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Form

Burton have won just one of their past 10 Championship matches (D3 L6), failing to score in five of those fixtures.

This is Sunderland's lowest points tally (11) from the opening 18 matches of a league season since 2005-06 (six), a season that ended in relegation from the Premier League for the Black Cats.

What was said

Sunderland manager Chris Coleman told BBC Newcastle after his first match in charge - a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa: "When you see players doing that and trying their best you know you have something to work with. There has to be consistency and there has to be an offering from all of us every time we take to the pitch."

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Teams

Burton: Bywater, Turner, Murphy, Scannell, Akins, Flanagan, Naylor, Sordell, Miller, Palmer, Sbarra.

Sunderland: Ruiter, Matthews, Oviedo, O'Shea, Browning, Cattermole, McNair, Honeyman, McManaman, McGready, Grabban.

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Form

Reading have won just one of their past six league matches at home, losing four.

Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in five Championship fixtures (W2 D3), after losing four of the previous five (W1).

What was said

Reading manager Jaap Stam, who led the Royals to the play-off final last season, told BBC Radio Berkshire: "We need to stop talking about last season because this season is a completely different season.

"Sometimes you're a different team in the way you play and the players you have, plus it's a different league with the teams that you're facing."

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Teams

Reading: Mannone, Gunter, McShane, Moore, Van den Berg, Bacuna, Edwards, Kelly, Aluko, Barrow, Kermorgant

Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Palmer, Van Aken, Loovens, Fox, Lee, Jones, Bannan, Reach, Fletcher, Joao.

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Form

Aston Villa have won seven of their past 10 league matches - losing just two - to move up to fourth in the Championship table.

Ipswich Town have lost just once in their past five games and are 10th in the table, three points adrift of the play-off places.

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Teams

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

Ipswich: Bialkowski, Iorfa, Chambers, Webster, Knudsen, Connolly, Skuse, Ward, Sears, Waghorn, Garner.

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Form

Championship leaders Wolves have scored more goals in both the first half (17) and second half (18) of matches than Bolton have in total (15).

After losing eight consecutive games and scoring just once in the process, the Trotters have since gone seven unbeaten, although five have been draws.

What was said

Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo told BBC WM after Wednesday's 4-1 win over Leeds: "Being four points clear still means nothing at this stage. We simply prepare for the next game."

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Teams

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

Bolton: Alnwick, Little, Beevers, Vela, Ameobi, Madine, Robinson, Armstrong, Pratley, Henry, Wheater.

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Form

Fulham ended a run of six Championship matches without a win (D3 L3), clinching a dramatic 5-4 away victory at Bramall Lane against the Blades last time out.

Meanwhile, Millwall are searching for their first victory in six league matches (D3 L2) - they last went on a longer winless run within a single Championship season back in February and March 2015 (nine games).

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Teams

Fulham: Button, Fredericks, Kalas, Odoi, Sessegnon, Norwood, Cairney, Johansen, Kebano, Ojo, Fonte.

Millwall: Archer, McLaughlin, Meredith, Hutchinson, Onyedinma, Ferguson, Tunnicliffe, Elliott, Morison, Saville, Cooper.

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Form

Hull City have failed to win in five league matches, drawing their past two, and are two places and four points above the relegation places.

Bristol City have accumulated 31 points from their first 18 Championship matches this season; only once in the previous 10 seasons have the Robins won more points from their opening 18 matches of a league campaign (2014-15, 36 points).

What was said

Hull manager Leonid Slutsky after Wednesday's 0-0 draw at Millwall: "I don't know what's happening, thinking about my future, I spoke with the owner a couple of days ago, I've not spoken to him today; I didn't know he was at the match.

"I never worry about my job but I feel everybody supports me, we are building a team here, not quickly. I thought it would be easy for me at Hull but every game is tough."

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Teams

Hull City: McGregor, Aina, Tomori, Mazuch, Hector, Larsson, Stewart, Henriksen, Bowen, Irvine, Campbell.

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

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Form

Middlesbrough have won four of their past five league games (L1), after winning just four of the previous 17.

The Rams have lost only once in their last 10 Championship fixtures, winning five and drawing four.

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Teams

Middlesbrough: Randolph, Christie, Ayala, Gibson, Fabio, Clayton, Forshaw, Downing, Johnson, Braithwaite, Assombalonga.

Derby: Carson, Forsyth, Keogh, Lawrence, Baird, Weimann, Vydra, Nugent, Davies, Ledley, Huddlestone.

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Form

The Canaries have failed to win any of their previous six Championship matches at Carrow Road (D4 L2).

Preston's win at Bristol City on Tuesday ended a seven match winless run, which included four straight defeats.

What was said

Preston manager Alex Neil on returning to Carrow Road to face his former club: "Regardless of who I've played for or managed, memories will always be with me, good or bad.

"I'm still only 36, although I might not look it, and there's a lot of things I've managed to achieve but equally there's a lot I would like to go on and achieve as well.

"Norwich gave me the platform for that and there's no grudges held from me towards anybody at the club or the club itself."

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Teams

Norwich: Gunn, Pinto, Zimmermann, Hanley, Stiepermann, Reed, Vrancic, Hoolahan, Maddison, Murphy, Oliveira.

Preston: Maxwell, Browne, Hugill, Johnson, Gallagher, Fisher, Woods, Davies, Huntington, Barkhuizen, Robinson.

Moving on now, there will be 31 EFL matches kicking of at 15:00 GMT.

Eight of them are in them are in the Championship, with fixtures listed below.

• Aston Villa v Ipswich
• Burton v Sunderland
• Fulham v Millwall
• Hull City v Bristol City
• Middlesbrough v Derby
• Norwich v Preston
• Reading v Sheffield Wednesday
• Wolves v Bolton

We will bring you regular updates from the afternoon’s main Championship matchless, as well as round ups from League One and League Two.