An amazing start for League Two strugglers Crewe Alexandra. They have taken the lead at a sell-out Meadow Lane courtesy of Shaun Miller.

Notts County goalkeeper Adam Collin got a hand to Miller's initial shot but the Crewe man fired in on the rebound.

Cardiff get off to a decent start at Elland Road as they force a couple of early corners.

Felix Weidwald has to tip a Sol Bamba header over the bar.

Here we go then for the afternoon's action.

Good luck to your side in their quest for three points!

Right then - teams on their way out ahead of kick-off. Time to take your seat...

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A new record attendance is due to be set at Meadow Lane this afternoon as Notts County meet Crewe in League Two.

The Magpies have sold out the game following a bumper offer from owner Alan Hardy of just £2 a ticket as his thank you to the City since he took over the club.

A crowd of just above 17,500 will set a new record since the ground went all-seater in the mid-1990s.

County are doing pretty well on the pitch as well, with Kevin Nolan taking the club into the top three in the division as well as keeping them in the hat for the FA Cup fifth round as they prepare to face Premier League Swansea in a fourth round replay next week.

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#TheReturn has been pumped out of the social media channels at Millwall all this week after a club legend returned to the New Den.

But, Tim Cahill still needs to get some mileage in his legs before he pulls on a Millwall shirt again and aid his bid to represent Australia at a fourth World Cup this summer.

"The Championship is the biggest test outside of the Premier League," the 38-year-old told BBC Radio London.

"I had to make a decision for football reasons to test myself at the highest level possible at my age before a World Cup."

The Sydney-born forward is his country's record scorer with 50 goals in 104 appearances, and could join a select band of players to have scored at four World Cups if he is named in Bert van Marwijk's squad for Russia 2018.

Only Brazilian great Pele and Germany striker Uwe Seeler, who both achieved the feat from 1958 to 1970, and Germany's Miroslav Klose, the tournament's all-time leading scorer, between 2002 and 2014, have done so.

But, he'll have to watch from the stands this afternoon as his new Lions team-mates take on Reading without him.

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Sunderland slumped further into relegation trouble and to second from bottom on Tuesday as Birmingham City took advantage of a slack performance from Chris Coleman's side.

Deadline day signings Lee Camp, Ovie Ejaria and Ashley Fletcher all make their debuts as Ipswich visit the Stadium of Light with former manager Mick McCarthy.

The omens might be good for a much-needed home win today with Ipswich having not tasted victory on Wearside since August 1989.

That was so long ago, it came back at Roker Park before the Stadium of Light was even thought of.

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That's if we get a winner, of course, as five games without a win meets one win in seven at Elland Road, with two clubs desperate to re-float their promotion chances.

Leeds had won four in a row before this current slump, but manager Thomas Christiansen is very much a man under pressure as his side sit four points off the play-offs.

Cardiff know how a form slump feels after they had a nightmare festive season with four successive defeats, but today's game presents an opportunity to close the gap on the top two and with a game in hand on nearest challengers Aston Villa and Derby.

Midweek signing Gary Madine will make his debut up top after completing his £6m move from Bolton.

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Fulham are another side on a hot streak of form in the Championship with six wins from their past seven league games, scoring 22 goals in the process.

Aleksandar Mitrovic and Cyrus Christie arrived this week before the transfer deadline to further boost their resources and play-off prospects.

There was movement aplenty in and out of Forest this week, but Aitor Karanka has greater concerns after they were swept aside 3-0 at home by Preston, external in midweek.

Five of their past six Championship matches have failed to produce a goal but the odd game out in that run produced a surprise 2-0 win at leaders Wolves.

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If you're looking for a Championship form horse, look no further than Aston Villa.

Five wins in their past five league games have taken them to within a point of the automatic promotion places.

Steve Bruce's men left it late for the fifth win on Tuesday night as Robert Snodgrass' sumptuous curling strike stole all three points against Sheffield United, external and Villa will fancy making it six today against basement club Burton.

A familiar face will be back for the visitors as on loan striker Darren Bent looks set to lead the line for the Brewers.

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Two games, two goalless draws have been the frustrating tale for Derby in the past two matches.

But their unbeaten league run stands at 10 games stretching back to the end of November as they cling on to a place in the top two.

With an in-form Aston Villa breathing down their necks, the visit of Brentford this afternoon could pose a tricky test for Gary Rowett's side.

Lasse Vibe is unlikely to feature for the Bees as he negotiates a move to an unnamed Chinese Super League club and if the visitors are to take all three points today, it would be their first league victory in Derby since February 1939.

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Jason Mohammad is joined in the studio by Garth Crooks and Kevin Kilbane, who'll be keeping their eyes on the goals as they go in.

Ikechi Anya keeps his place in the starting line-up for second-placed Derby as they host Brentford.

In-form Aston Villa go with the same XI that started their smash-and-grab midweek win at Sheffield United as they bid for a sixth successive win against bottom-of-the-table Burton. New loan addition Lewis Grabban is not included in the matchday squad.

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Aleksandar Mitrovic and Cyrus Christie (pictured above) will have to wait to make their Fulham debuts off the bench at Craven Cottage as they face Nottingham Forest.

Reading hand a first start to new loan signing Tommy Elphick in central defence but striker Chris Martin is among the substitutes after his loan switch from Derby this week.

Ashley Fletcher leads the line for troubled Sunderland after his loan switch from Middlesbrough. New faces Lee Camp and Evo Ajaria are also named in Chris Coleman's starting line-up against Ipswich.

Team sheets are in up and down the land ahead of our 15:00 GMT kick-offs.

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Championship leaders Wolves are in action in the late game this evening as they entertain play-off contenders Sheffield United.

Before that Derby, Aston Villa and Cardiff will all look to strengthen their credentials for an automatic promotion berth, while free-scoring Fulham will bid to hold on to the last play-off place.

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Meanwhile, at the foot of the Championship, Bolton made a move out of the drop zone with that aforementioned 1-0 win against Bristol City last night.

Victories for Burton, Sunderland and Hull this afternoon could see them also ease their relegation fears.

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