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As you might have seen, Norwich's form caught quite a few of us BBC reporters by surprise, having not exactly tipped the Canaries to succeed this season.

You won't find any flies on Aitor Karanka though, as the Nottingham Forest boss isn't shocked by their form.

He reckons he knows the secret to their success too...

"They have been working together for a while," Karanka told BBC Radio Nottingham.

"When you have the squad they have, and the money they have, it's not difficult to find a solution."

Not sure how many Canaries fans will agree with the money-spending bit, but continuity and faith in Daniel Farke must be a factor.

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Tony Mowbray already has the scalp of Leeds United on his record this season, when his Blackburn side dished up the Whites' first away loss of the campaign back in October.

The Teessider has assembled a Rovers side in his own mould; hard to beat, rugged and tough. But they can play too, as class acts like Bradley Dack and Harrison Reed show.

"It's no different to going to Stoke, or wherever else we've been," Mowbray told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"It's big clubs, big teams and the league we're in and we're competing pretty well. We should embrace it - enjoy it not and fear it."

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It will certainly have been a 'Feliz Navidad' in the Marcelo Bielsa household, where the high-pressing style has taken his Leeds side to the Christmas number one spot in the Championship.

Sunday's 3-2 comeback win against Aston Villa was their sixth win in a row, leapfrogging the Whites over Norwich at the summit.

However, you won't find Marcelo getting carried away with the sherry just yet.

"We still have to play the same number of games," the Argentine said in the aftermath of the Villa win. "In football, you can't make any provision for what happens next. We will just try to win the games one by one, when they come."

Let's get on with the build-up, plus a few team news headlines chucked in as well, before it all kicks off in the Championship at 15:00 GMT.

If you're not quite on top form after over-indulging yesterday... you're not alone.

Stevenage's team coach has broken down on the short trip to League Two rivals Colchester.

We've been told kick-off is likely to be delayed - we'll keep you posted.

• Cambridge 1-1 Crawley (latest - 13:00 GMT)
• Exeter 1-0 Yeovil (latest - 13:00 GMT)
• Carlisle v Oldham
• Cheltenham v MK Dons
• Colchester v Stevenage
• Crewe v Lincoln
• Mansfield v Bury
• Newport v Forest Green
• Northampton v Swindon
• Notts County v Macclesfield
• Port Vale v Grimsby
• Tranmere v Morecambe

• Gillingham 1-0 Portsmouth (latest - 13:00 GMT)
• Accrington v Shrewsbury
• AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth
• Barnsley v Peterborough
• Burton v Wycombe
• Coventry v Charlton
• Fleetwood v Doncaster
• Oxford v Southend
• Rochdale v Blackpool
• Scunthorpe v Luton
• Sunderland v Bradford
• Walsall v Bristol Rovers

• Birmingham v Stoke
• Bolton v Rotherham
• Bristol City v Brentford
• Leeds v Blackburn
• Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
• Millwall v Reading
• Norwich v Nottingham Forest
• Preston NE v Hull City
• QPR v Ipswich
• Sheffield United v Derby
• Swansea v Aston Villa
• West Brom v Wigan

Whether you've waddled into work after a day of gluttony, have braved the various forms of transport to get to a game or have your feet up and the chocolate tin open, today's live text commentary is perfect for you.

All three divisions of the EFL are up and running, so you don't have to.

Stick with us over the next three and a half hours and we'll keep you up to date with the Championship and the best of League One and League Two.

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Forsake the sales. Forget the endless selection of 'seen it before' Christmas films. Stuff the turkey sandwiches.

Wednesday, 26 December might be known as Boxing Day but as far as we're concerned, the round ball reigns supreme.

So, pull up a pew. It's time for some festive football.

Welcome to BBC Sport's coverage of the EFL.

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"Hark now hear, the BBC sing, there's football to be played.

"All across the EFL, because it's Boxing Day."