And we're off for this afternoon's main chunk of action.

Good luck to your side and may all your wishes be granted with three points come 17:00 GMT!

BBC local radio

These are of course still unusual times in the world and that also stretches to the broadcasting of football.

But despite the restrictions and challenges, BBC local radio teams up and down the country are there to bring you all the action from the English Football League in some new and innovative ways at times.

Check your local listings to hear your side on either FM or DAB digital radio.

One former Rotherham United manager is all set to call their trip to Derby County today...

And this is a sneak peak behind the scenes of how Portsmouth fans will hear their trip to Fleetwood in League One...

Nine games in League Two.

Newport could return to the top with a win at home to Salford, while the Ammies, along with Cheltenham and Forest Green could all go into the automatic promotion places with a win.

The latter pair take on Bolton and Port Vale respectively.

But the pick of the matches is at the wrong end of the table as Grimsby (23rd) face Southend (24th).

A win for either side could be enough to lift them to safety.

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Sunderland have just cruised to a win away to Wimbledon in League One.

Forward Charlie Wyke netted a hat-trick, opening his account early before scoring two late goals to grab the match ball.

That's Sunderland into the top six, Wimbledon remain in the relegation places.

There's a some good games in the third tier including a big Greater Manchester derby at the bottom of League One.

Wigan are 23rd, a point off safety, while rivals Rochdale sit 20th, above the drop zone only because of their superior goal difference.

But the Latics are unbeaten in their last three while Rochdale haven't picked up a win in 270 minutes of football.

This time last year Rochdale smashed Wigan 5-0. We're expecting it to be a lot closer today.

It's just one of nine games in the division, including, Hull against Blackpool where the Tigers could go a point off top with a win, and bottom club Burton hosting Ipswich.

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Unbeaten in five after no win in seven is how the form guide reads for Nottingham Forest of late.

Chris Hughton took some time to put his stamp on this side but things do appearing to be looking up for the Reds in 2021, including an FA Cup third round win against Cardiff City last weekend.

It's Millwall who visit the City Ground this afternoon themselves hoping to build on an encouraging 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Tuesday.

The Lions would take a repeat of the impressive 3-0 win on the banks of the River Trent last season as they look to move closer to mid-table security.

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It's fair to Bristol City fans probably don't look forward that much to meetings with Preston and there's a good reason why.

The Robins are winless in their past 15 league matches against The Lillywhites, stretching back to February 2011.

If that's not enough of an incentive, then the chance to return to winning ways and potentially claw back some ground on the top six should suffice.

Preston are also coming off the back of a league defeat by Nottingham Forest plus a chastening exit at the hands of Wycombe in the FA Cup third round last weekend.

They sit just a point and two places behind their opponents this afternoon.

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Ewood Park sees a meeting of two teams on the fringes of the play-offs and hoping to find some consistent form to push them into the top six.

Stoke got the better of their meeting with Blackburn on 19 December courtesy of an early Nick Powell goal.

But that's been Michael O'Neill's side's only victory in their past eight league games.

Rovers meanwhile haven't fared much better of late with two wins in their past eight. But a 2-0 win at Birmingham City a fortnight ago seemed to steady the ship.

Tony Mowbray will hope Championship hot-shot Adam Armstrong (pictured above in that win) can add another goal to his tally of 16 in 22 appearances this afternoon.

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Two rookie Spanish managers go head-to-head at Vicarage Lane as Watford host Huddersfield Town.

Xisco Munoz (pictured above) took charge at Watford just before Christmas after Vladimir Ivic's short-lived tenure in the hot seat.

Meanwhile, Carlos Corberan has been stearing the ship at Huddersfield since the summer but in recent weeks, his Terriers ha ve been plagued by inconsistency.

WLWL is how their past four league results read on paper.

Corberan also knows his side must do better in front of goal away from home having only netted once in their past five games on the road.

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Bournemouth were denied the chance to move up to second on Tuesday night as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Millwall.

Jason Tindall's side can make up for that this afternoon with victory against Luton Town with Swansea not in action until this evening.

The chances look good against the Hatters, who have scored the joint-fewest away league goals so far this campaign with just five.

The last time these two clubs met in a league fixture at the Vitality Stadium, they were propping up the rest of the football league in League Two's bottom two in January 2009 after their respective points deductions.

The Cherries would go on to make a great escape from relegation that season under a rookie manager known as Eddie Howe.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

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It's been a tough week for Cardiff City following the news that their popular centre-back Sol Bamba is being treated for cancer.

As a show of support, the Bluebirds players are wearing shirts with Bamba's name and squad number 22 on the back as they warm up for today's match against Championship leaders Norwich City.

On the front of the shirts is the message: "We fight with you."

And in breaking transfer news this afternoon, Cardiff City have made a new addition.

Read all about it below...

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Championship leaders Norwich start the afternoon four points ahead of second-placed Swansea as they face their south Wales adversaries Cardiff City.

The Canaries will be without a few players following Tim Krul and Adam Idah testing positive for Covid-19 last week. Defenders Bali Mumba and Xavi Quintilla were also confirmed to have contracted the virus yesterday.

Illness has also ruled out several other senior players but Daniel Farke's side travel to a Cardiff team on a run of three straight defeats.

Bluebirds boss Neil Harris welcomes back striker Kieffer Moore on the bench from a hamstring injury for the first time in a month.

Many pundits and former team-mates reacted positively to Wayne Rooney's permanent appointment as Derby manager yesterday.

They seem to think he'll give it the same intense commitment he did when playing for club and country.

Do you agree? Will he be able to transform Derby's stuttering fortunes of recent years with potentially more funds behind him with a prospective takeover?

Let us know your thoughts using #bbcefl

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It's official - Wayne Rooney IS now the permanent manager of Derby County.

The former England captain agreed a two-and-a-half year deal as Rams boss on Friday afternoon having been in interim charge since Phillip Cocu's departure in November.

He'll hope to get them back on track and out of the bottom three this afternoon when they host a side just a place and three points below them in Rotherham.

A win for Paul Warne's side would put them above Derby on goal difference and still with two games in hand.

Incentives aplenty for both sides.

Time for a look at the Championship fixtures that do go ahead this afternoon...

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If you're wondering why the fixtures look a bit thin in the Championship this afternoon, it's because three were postponed earlier this week due to various Covid-19 factors across the division.

Brentford had both their home match against Bristol City and this afternoon's trip to Reading called off after a round of testing on Monday confirmed more positive cases and also forced their training ground to be closed.

Sheffield Wednesday are also out of action for today against Coventry City and Tuesday night at Wycombe for similar reasons.

QPR meanwhile are also looking for a new date for their home match against Wycombe due to a number of cases at the Chairboys.

Final Score

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As the Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip once sang, "the time has come to push the button" and join the Final Score crew.

Eilidh Barbour sits in for Jason Mohammad this afternoon with Martin Keown and Karen Carney in the studio for company to bring you all the goals from across the Premier League, Scotland and the EFL this afternoon.

It's live now on the BBC Red Button through your television or right here at the top of the page by either clicking or tapping the play button on the video console.

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And here's the run-down of matches that have survived both the weather and Covid-19 outbreaks in League Two....

• Barrow v Scunthorpe United
• Bolton Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

• Colchester United v Cambridge United
• Forest Green Rovers v Port Vale
• Grimsby Town v Southend United

• Leyton Orient v Morecambe

• Newport County v Salford City
• Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers
• Walsall v Oldham Athletic

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It was an early kick-off at Plough Lane for Sunderland's visit to AFC Wimbledon.

Charlie Wyke's early strike for the Black Cats has them ahead in the last 15 minutes.

Meanwhile a very waterlogged pitch (above) led to Northampton Town v Oxford United being postponed early this monring.

Aside from that, nine other fixtures are on the way from 15:00 GMT....

• AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Sunderland (latest)
• Accrington Stanley v Gillingham
• Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic
• Burton Albion v Ipswich Town
• Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth
• Hull City v Blackpool

• Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons
• Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra
• Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

• Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers