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What a start at The Valley!

John Swift was brought down when through on goal and the ref points to the spot.

Promising start from hosts Derby who win a couple of early corners.

Both taken by Wayne Rooney but neither his delivery from the right or left can find a team-mate for the finish.

After players once more take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, we're off and running in our two lunchtime kick-offs.

How much will the table change at both ends after these games?

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Players on their way out at both Pride Park and The Valley.

A certain Wayne Rooney among the early ones to step out for Derby. Can he add to his five Championship goals so far since joining in January?

Charlton make five changes to his side as forward Chuks Aneke makes his first league start at The Valley.

Addicks boss Lee Boywer has brought Deji Oshilaja, Darren Pratley, Albie Morgan and Aiden McGeady back into his side.

Reading boss and former Charlton favourite Mark Bowen makes just one change to his starting line-up from a goalless draw against Huddersfield.

Michael Olise replaces Jordan Obita at left-back. Centre-back Matt Miazga is back among the substitutes following a recent suspension for a red card at Derby.

Charlton XI: Phillips; Matthews, Lockyer, Pearce, Oshilaja, Cullen, McGeady, Pratley, Morgan, Bonne, Aneke

Subs: Purrington, Williams, Forster-Caskey, Amos, Naby Sarr, Hemed, Field, Oztumer, Doughty.

Reading XI: Rafael; Osho, Blackett, McIntyre, Morrison, Pele, Olise, Rinomhota, Swift, Meite, Puscas.

Subs: Walker, Gunter, Miazga, Moore, McCleary, Obita, Richards, Boye, Baldock,

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Charlton are going into this game a point above the relegation zone and off back-to-back defeats most recently against an in-form Brentford side where they lost 2-1.

The Addicks are in much need of goals too, scoring just three in their past eight Championship games.

A result here could potentially give them breathing space from the bottom three with Stoke, who host Birmingham City tomorrow, just below Charlton but also on 46 points.

Reading are unbeaten in their past two outings, keeping clean sheets in both games - a 5-0 win against Luton followed by a drab 0-0 against Huddersfield, leaving the Royals heading for a mid-table finish.

Derby makes three changes from the side that lost at West Brom on Wednesday, but do have exciting attacking midfielder Louie Sibley available after he had his red card at The Hawthorns rescinded.

Max Lowe is in for Craig Forsyth at left-back, Tom Lawrence and Jason Knight also return in attack ahead of Graeme Shinnie and Duane Holmes.

Brentford are going for a seventh successive victory and make just the one change from the win against Charlton on Tuesday.

Emiliano Marcondes comes into the midfield ahead of Mathias Jensen.

Sergi Canos makes a first appearance in a matchday squad since October.

Derby XI: Hamer; Bogle, Lowe, Clarke, Evans, Bird, Rooney, Lawrence, Sibley, Knight, Martin.

Subs: Roos, Buchanan, Davies, Forsyth, Shinnie, Jozefzoon, Whittaker, Ingram, Brown.

Brentford XI: Raya; Rasmussen, Henry, Jansson, Pinnock, Norgaard, Marcondes, Da Silva, Mbeumo, Benrahma, Watkins.

Subs: Daniels, Dalsgaard, Thompson, Jensen, Valencia, Zamburek, Canos, Dervisoglu, Fosu.

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One of our two early games today comes from Pride Park where Brentford are almost officially in the play-off picture against a Derby side looking to break into the pack.

A draw this afternoon for Thomas Frank's Bees would be enough to book their place while a win would keep them on West Brom's coat tails in second.

Derby can go level on points with sixth-placed Cardiff with victory but they need to bounce back from a reverse against West Brom on Wednesday.

Let's turn our attention then to our two early kick-offs.

The action will get under way in the next 10 minutes or so...

So Fulham, Leeds and West Brom have already booked a place, Brentford are on the verge.

But are Leeds and West Brom definitely sown-up automatic promotion candidates?

Who else is going to hold their cool in these final fixtures and make the play-offs?

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And down at the bottom - it's still tense and tight...

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Five points between seven teams going into this afternoon (Middlesbrough are just out of the picture in 18th also on 47 points).

Luton's win at Huddersfield on Friday evening has lifted them off the bottom but they may end up back there later on depending on other results.

Charlton have an opportunity to land an early blow and create some valuable breathing space if they can pick up a win against Reading.

Cardiff's defeat last night at Fulham leaves them hanging on to their play-off place by just a point.

There's a great chance this afternoon for Derby to move level with the Bluebirds...

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After Friday night's victory for Fulham - here's what it's done to the picture in the top six.

Brentford start the day in fourth but can climb back above their west London neighbours with a win.

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A victory for the Bees would also book their play-off place and keep up the pressure on the top two.

Fulham booked their place in the play-offs with an impressive display against fellow play-off chasers Cardiff City at Craven Cottage.

Aleksandar Mitrovic took his Championship goal tally to 24 for the season after winning and converting a first-half penalty before Josh Onomah rounded off a neat move in the second half.

Fulham climb up to third before today's games and still have a chance of reaching the top two before they face fellow contenders West Brom on Tuesday.

Cardiff remain sixth for now, but could find themselves drop out of the play-off places once all the matches in this round are completed.

In the battle down the bottom end - Luton grabbed a crucial victory over fellow strugglers Huddersfield to haul themselves off the foot of the table.

Second-half goals from Sonny Bradley and Elliott Lee followed a drab opening 45 minutes and brought the Hatters to within two points of safety before today's fixtures.

Huddersfield could end in the bottom three once this weekend is complete and will face a nervous last three games.

There were two games on Friday evening which had an impact at both ends of the table, let's remind you how they went....

Eight games on the way this afternoon, starting with a couple of lunchtime kick-offs.

• Charlton Athletic v Reading (12:30 BST)
• Derby County v Brentford (12:30 BST)
• Barnsley v Wigan Athletic
• Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
• Hull City v Millwall
• Middlesbrough v Bristol City
• Preston North End v Nottingham Forest
• Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday