Packed house at Griffin Park for the meeting of two M4 neighbours who are both in a decent spell of form.

Reading boss Mark Bowen's named an unchanged side after an unbeaten start to life in charge in his first four Championship games.

Brentford can put themselves within a point of the top six potentially if they maintain their strong home record.

We're under way up and down, and indeed across, the country.

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Tweet using #bbcefl and let us know where you think your side will be in the table come the next international break in March - promotion contenders or relegation fodder?

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It's been a tricky start to the season for Derby and new boss Phillip Cocu.

Off-field matters have meant the spotlight has been on the club for all of the wrong reasons.

The Rams, who have featured in the top six in three of the past four seasons, had hoped to be challenging for promotion again but begin the day seven points off the top six.

However, their home form this season has been strong and victory against high-flying Preston today would give them a fifth straight win at Pride Park.

Second-placed Preston will be no pushovers though and are targeting a first win at Derby since 2002.

Stoke boss Michael O'Neill spent the international break watching the Netherlands and Germany play.

Sadly for Potters fans it seems unlikely that O'Neill is hopeful of convincing Virgil van Dijk to swap Liverpool for a Championship relegation battle.

O'Neill is combining his role as Northern Ireland boss with managing Stoke until the end of the season.

He made a bright start to his tenure at the Bet365 Stadium with a 4-2 win at Barnsley last time out but that still wasn't enough to lift the Potters out of the relegation zone.

They face fellow strugglers Wigan, three places and four points better of, today.

Centre-back Ryan Shawcross will be among those watching from the stands hoping for a home win.

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It's been 12 years since Sheffield Wednesday recorded victory at West Brom.

To be fair, they've only played there three times in the past 12 years but still.

Remarkably one of the players in the Owls team that day in April 2007 is involved again today, albeit it on the substitutes bench.

Baggies legend Chris Brunt made 137 appearances for the Hillsborough side before joining West Brom in August 2007.

It'll be a tall order for Garry Monk's men, the hosts are top of the Championship and have lost just once in the league all season.

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It's been another bright start to the season for promotion-hopefuls Leeds United.

The Whites start today's games third in the table, two points off leaders West Brom.

However, after winning their first four away games of the season they've failed to win their past four games on the road.

They'll be hopeful of putting an end to that mini-blip today against a Luton side who have lost their past four games and are just above the relegation zone.

Right then - about 10 minutes to go until kick-off.

Let's give you a preview of some of the games to look out for in the Championship....

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The weekend's EFL action kicked-off last night at Craven Cottage with a west London derby...

Stand-in striker Aboubakar Kamara scored twice as Fulham overcame Queens Park Rangers to move up to fourth.

QPR had led early through Jordan Hugill but Kamara, brought in to replace suspended top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, coolly took his chances to see the hosts to victory.

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League Two leaders Swindon Town go in search of a fourth win in a row when they host Mansfield Town at the County Ground.

They are two points ahead of Forest Green Rovers who face managerless Leyton Orient while Bradford City in third make the trip to Plymouth.

Macclesfield have had little to smile about off the pitch of late as uncertainty continues over their future ownership and the players continue to be locked in a pay dispute. They make the relatively short trip to Salford City.

• Carlisle United v Cambridge United
• Cheltenham Town v Colchester United
• Crawley Town v Exeter City
• Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe
• Leyton Orient v Forest Green Rovers
• Newport County v Oldham Athletic
• Northampton Town v Grimsby Town
• Plymouth Argyle v Bradford City
• Salford City v Macclesfield Town
• Scunthorpe United v Port Vale
• Swindon Town v Mansfield Town
• Walsall v Stevenage

Contrasting styles of sartorial choices for Simon Grayson and Keith Hill before their League One away trips at Ipswich and Accrington respectively.

Either way, the gaffers look ready for business....

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Games to look out for in League One this afternoon include leaders Wycombe hosting Doncaster as they bid to continue a run of three straight wins which has seen them go unbeaten in nine league games.

Second-placed Ipswich host Blackpool while Coventry in third travel to Sunderland to face an already under-pressure Black Cats boss Phil Parkinson.

Southend boss Sol Campbell's search for a first win comes against in-form Oxford United.

Bolton meanwhile will hope to continue winning ways on the pitch at Accrington after more off-field uncertainty in the past 48 hours.

• AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham
• Accrington Stanley v Bolton Wanderers
• Fleetwood Town v Tranmere Rovers
• Ipswich Town v Blackpool
• MK Dons v Rotherham
• Peterborough United v Burton Albion
• Rochdale v Portsmouth
• Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers
• Southend United v Oxford United
• Sunderland v Coventry City
• Wycombe Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

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It's seventh v sixth as Bristol City host Nottingham Forest with both teams looking to build on derby wins, over Cardiff and Derby County respectively, last time out.

Lowly Barnsley have a new man in the dug-out for their trip to Blackburn, Austrian Gerhard Struber has been tasked with trying to lead the Tykes to safety.

Promotion-chasing Swansea host Gary Rowett's Millwall and in-form Reading, with three wins and a draw under new boss Mark Bowen, visit play-off hopefuls Brentford.

Huddersfield's seven-match unbeaten run came to an end at Preston last time out and they'll be looking to get back on track at home to midtable Birmingham today.

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All done and dusted then at The Valley in the early game.

Here's a reminder for you of the nine other games coming up in the Championship this afternoon with Kenilworth Road all set to go with Luton hosting Leeds among them:

• Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley
• Brentford v Reading
• Bristol City v Nottingham Forest
• Derby County v Preston North End
• Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City
• Luton Town v Leeds United
• Stoke City v Wigan Athletic
• Swansea City v Millwall
• West Brom v Sheffield Wednesday

Final Score

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Press your red button on your television remote now to follow BBC Final Score.

Jason Mohammad is joined by Kevin Kilbane and Tim Cahill in the studio to keep across all the afternoon's action in not just the EFL but the Premier League too.

You can also follow the programme by clicking or tapping on the play icon at the top of this page.

Brendon - many thanks for talking us through that entertaining start to the afternoon's proceedings.

The first version of the match report from The Valley is available for you to read below and we'll have more reaction to come later...

On that note, it's time for me to leave you in the very capable hands of Adam Williams and Ian Woodcock to talk you through the rest of the day's English Football League football.

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It's not to be, as the referee blows the final whistle to bring to a conclusion an exhausting, end-to-end 45 minutes of Championship football.

I'm not sure I've seen a better half of second-tier action this season.

We're into the final minute. Charlton forward Macauley Bonne is shown a yellow card for a foul on Neil Etheridge. Cardiff may, just may, get one final crack at sneaking a winner...