Nearly a brilliant start for the hosts as John McGinn forces a save from Reading keeper Vito Mannone inside the first 30 seconds.

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From Plymouth to Carlisle, Norwich to Swansea and Macclesfield to Milton Keynes, matches are beginning to get under way.

Stick with us, you won't miss a thing as the afternoon unfolds...

Leeds United are clearly fans of Norwich City's new pink away dressing room.

The Canaries painted the away dressing room a fetching shade of "deep pink", a colour that is said to lower testosterone levels and have a calming effect on people, in the summer.

So far Daniel Farke's men have won one and lost one at Carrow Road this season meaning that the jury is very much out on whether the new colour scheme is having the desired impact.

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Peterborough and Portsmouth are the last two of the 72 EFL clubs to have their 100% records still intact.

Pompey have the tougher assignment today - travelling to seventh-placed Doncaster - while Posh go to Plymouth, who are still awaiting their first win.

Shrewsbury and Wycombe are aiming to clock up their three points while Oxford United, who host Burton, are yet to pick up a point.

• AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland
• Blackpool v Accrington
• Bradford v Wycombe
• Bristol Rovers v Southend
• Charlton v Fleetwood
• Doncaster v Portsmouth
• Gillingham v Coventry
• Luton v Shrewsbuty
• Oxford United v Burton
• Plymouth v Peterborough
• Rochdale v Walsall
• Scunthrope v Barnsley

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League Two leaders Exeter hope they won't be haunted by the ghost of the Grecians' past when they go to unbeaten MK Dons.

Paul Tisdale swapped St James Park for Stadium MK this summer after spending 12 years at Exeter.

Lincoln are level on points with Matt Taylor's team at the top of the league and host Notts County, who are without a win and bottom of the table.

Northampton, Macclesfield and Cheltenham, who sacked boss Gary Johnson on Tuesday, are the other League Two sides looking for their first wins of the campaign.

Here are today's fixtures, which all kick-off at 15:00 BST:

• Cambridge v Cheltenham
• Carlisle v Crewe
• Colchester v Northampton
• Crawley v Bury
• Forest Green v Swindon
• Lincoln City v Notts County
• Macclesfield v Mansfield
• MK Dons v Exeter
• Morecambe v Oldham
• Newport v Grimsby
• Tranmere v Port Vale
• Yeovil v Stevenage

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Gary Rowett is another manager with work to do following his summer appointment.

Stoke City were among the pre-season favourites for promotion following their relegation from the Premier League, but have taken two points from their first four games.

Their 3-0 defeat at home by newly-promoted Wigan was, unsurprisingly, not well received by supporters on Wednesday and Rowett says the Potters need to earn back their fans' trust having won just once since January.

This afternoon, Rowett has made five changes - including a rare start for veteran Peter Crouch but new signing Ryan Woods will have to wait for his debut.

Hull City recorded their first league victory on Tuesday at Rotherham, but haven't won back-to-back away league matches in the regular season since February 2016.

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A weight will have lifted off the shoulders of Sheffield Wednesday boss Jos Luhukay in midweek, as his side recorded their first league win, beating Millwall 2-1.

The Owls has started the campaign with one point from their first three games.

Ipswich, meanwhile, are still looking for their first win in the Championship this season.

Paul Hurst has taken two points from a possible 12 since joining from Shrewsbury Town this summer, and the Tractor Boys are one of five Championship clubs still waiting for their first win.

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Derby County got their campaign back on track in midweek, beating Ipswich 2-0 at home.

The Rams had suffered back-to-back defeats against Leeds and Millwall before goals from Joe Ledley and Tom Lawrence gave new boss Frank Lampard a first home win.

Preston manager Alex Neil tasted defeat at former club Norwich in midweek and the Lilywhites are now three Championship games without a win.

The visitors have lost their past two on the road and haven't won any of their past 10 league meetings with Derby.

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Swansea boss Graham Potter has settled into life at the Liberty Stadium after swapping Swedish side Ostersunds for south Wales this summer.

His side remain unbeaten since dropping back into the Championship following relegation from the Premier League last season.

The Swans have taken eight points from a possible 12, having won their first two games and then drawn with Birmingham and Leeds.

Bristol City kick-started their season on Tuesday night, winning 3-0 at struggling QPR to record their first win of 2018-19.

Andreas Weimann scored a double in that victory at Loftus Road, taking his tally to four for the season.

That makes it a hot streak for the Austrian, who scored five goals in 42 league outings for Derby last season.

The Robins' defensive crisis also seems to be easing, having signed Chelsea centre-back Tomas Kalas on a season-long loan deal on Thursday.

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It's been a rather difficult start to life at Queens Park Rangers for Steve McClaren.

The former England boss has seen the R's lose all four league games, conceding 13 times and scoring just twice in the process.

In fact, the 57-year-old is in a bit of a personal slump, having won just one of his last 13 Championship matches as manager stretching back to his second spell with Derby.

Bottom-of-the-league Rangers are one of just two EFL sides yet to pick up a single point this season, alongside Oxford United.

The Hoops brought in strikers Tomer Hemed and Nahki Wells on loan in midweek, and will be hoping the pair can help them up the table.

They welcome a Wigan Athletic side who will be buoyant after winning at Stoke City in midweek.

The Latics have lost just once since returning the the second tier as League One champions this summer.

Forward Will Grigg is back on fire with three league goals this season, a tally matched by fellow forward Nick Powell.

The EFL transfer window slams shut (truth is it simply closes) at 17:00 BST on Friday so as well as concentrating on the business of attempting to win football matches clubs are still looking to make signings.

To that end there have two big loan signings in the Championship today, Aston Villa have added Everton winger Yannick Bolasie on a season-long loan deal (and announced his arrival in a customary understated fashion), while Stoke have added Brentford midfielder Ryan Woods on loan with a view to a permanent deal.

Elswehere, winless QPR boosted their ranks with the loan additions of strikers Tomer Hemed and Nahki Wells on Thursday while Millwall signed Barnsley frontman Tom Bradshaw on the same day.

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It took a 95th-minute equaliser against Brentford on Wednesday for Aston Villa to extend their unbeaten start to the season.

Villa twice fought back from a goal down to take a point, as striker Jonathan Kodjia scored in successive games for the first time since April 2017.

The Villans give a debut to winger Anwar El Ghazi after he arrived on loan from Lille on Wednesday.

Visitors Reading are still awaiting their first win of the season after throwing away a 2-0 lead at Blackburn Rovers in midweek to leave Ewood Park with a point.

The Royals have not had much joy on the road in recent months, having won just one of their last 17 away matches in all competitions.

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Blackburn are yet to taste defeat since their return to the Championship this season.

They've taken six points from their opening four games, fighting back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Reading in midweek.

Much of the Lancashire club's recent success has been built on their form at Ewood Park.

Avoid defeat this afternoon and Blackburn would make it 23 home league games unbeaten, which would be their best run since going 24 without defeat between April 1983 and April 1984.

Brentford missed the chance to go second in the table in midweek after conceding a last-minute equaliser at Villa Park.

The Bees have made a bright start to the season, winning twice and drawing twice but will be without the Championship's top scorer Neal Maupay after he accepted a charge of violent conduct after stamping on Villa midfielder John McGinn and was banned for three games.

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Bolton have been the surprise package of the Championship so far this season.

Wanderers only avoided relegation to League One on the final day of 2017-18 but sit third in the table having taken 10 points from their opening four games.

It took Phil Parkinson's side 20 league matches to win three games last season - a feat they have already accomplished this campaign.

No doubt Bolton fans will be dreaming of a return to the Premier League, but can they sustain their fine start?

Sheffield United have recovered after losing their first two games of the season.

The Blades have bounced back with victories over QPR and Norwich and are aiming for consecutive away league wins for the first time since September 2017.

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After Middlesbrough beat West Brom 1-0 last night Leeds United will be looking to return to the top of the Championship with victory at Norwich today.

Marcelo Bielsa's men lost their 100% start at Swansea in midweek, but fought back twice to come away with a 2-2 draw.

The Whites make the trip to Carrow Road to face a Canaries side who recorded their first win on Wednesday with a 2-0 success over Preston.

Midfielder Alex Tettey scored the second of those goals but said his performance against the Lilywhites killed him inside.

I guess some people just have very high standards.

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A last-minute winner from Daniel Ayala gave Middlesbrough all three points against West Brom, external in a tight encounter at the Riverside on Friday night.

The hosts had the better of it but looked set to be denied victory until the Spanish defender's late, late intervention.

That win means Boro start today's action at the top of the Championship table.

Tony Pulis there sitting on a sofa outside at Middlesbrough's training ground because I mean why not?

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Here's how today's Championship fixtures look, which all kick-off at 15:00 BST, unless stated:

• Aston Villa v Reading
• Blackburn v Brentford
• Bolton v Sheffield United
• Derby v Preston
• Norwich v Leeds
• QPR v Wigan
• Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich
• Stoke v Hull
• Swansea v Bristol City
• Nottingham Forest v Birmingham (17:30 BST)

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For 13 teams, today is the last chance to pick up a league win in August.

A football season is a marathon not a sprint but some teams will feel like they're stuck on the starting line.

If any manager of a slow-starting team was hoping that they might be given time to turn things around this week might have seen them reconsider their position.

The season might only be five games old but Tuesday saw Cheltenham boss Gary Johnson become the first manager to be sacked this season, with Scunthorpe manager Nick Daws going the same way on Friday.

Good afternoon and welcome to live text coverage of Saturday's EFL action.