Nottingham Forest lose first match under new boss Aitor Karanka
Derby reclaim second place by beating Birmingham 3-0
Cardiff beat 10-man Sunderland 4-0 in early kick-off
Chesterfield stun League Two leaders Luton
Cardiff v Sunderland (12:30 GMT)
Image source, EmpicsThere hasn't been too much for Cardiff manager Neil Warnock to smile about in recent weeks.
The Welsh side lost all four of their Championship matches over the festive period, having been beaten in only three of their previous 22 league games.
That poor run means Cardiff start today's match third in the table, two points behind second-placed Derby.
There's plenty of EFL action to get through in the next eight hours or so.
Adam Williams and Matt Newsum will be joining me later, but I'm kicking things off with today's early kick-off in the Championship.
It's a game that will have implications at both ends of the table.
Image source, PASeven EFL teams beat clubs from a higher division in the FA Cup third round.
Home ties against huge Premier League clubs in round four await Newport County and Yeovil Town at the end of the month, but it's back to the grind of league action for all teams in the Championship, League One and League Two today.
FA Cup third-round weekend is one of the few times in the year when EFL clubs get to topple the big boys from the Premier League.
Some, like Nottingham Forest, took full advantage...
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