GOAL: Swansea 1-0 Readingpublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2021
Jamie Paterson (3 mins)
Swansea take an early lead against Reading and it comes via Jamie Paterson who scores his eighth goal of the season.
Championship leaders Fulham held to draw by Preston in early game
Andy Carroll and Danny Drinkwater net as Reading win at Swansea
Coventry come from 2-0 down to draw at Bournemouth
Strugglers Peterborough and Barnsley in goalless stalemate
L1 leaders Rotherham held at Oxford, Wigan go second with win at Plymouth
L2 leaders Forest Green beat Bristol Rovers
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Jay Freeman, Ian Woodcock and Steve Mather
Jamie Paterson (3 mins)
Swansea take an early lead against Reading and it comes via Jamie Paterson who scores his eighth goal of the season.
Birmingham 0-0 Blackpool
Birmingham's supporters think their side has taken the lead early on in their match against Blackpool.
Jeremie Bela gets a shot away from well outside the box but it goes into the side netting.
It's Saturday, it's 3pm, it's time for some EFL football.
Here we go.
Rochdale v Exeter City (15:00 GMT)
Sanny Rudravajhala
Presenter, Squad Goals
Rochdale welcome the Grecians to Spotland with nothing to fear. They’re unbeaten in seven league games and follow this match up with a chance to make the FA Cup third round, if they can get past Plymouth.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Dale have drawn their last three and for a side that’s full of promising talent, the inconsistency of youth can be their undoing.
Exeter City’s record breaking 20-game unbeaten streak was squashed at Colchester in midweek. The free-scoring Matt Jay has been key to their success and he’s looking for league goal number eleven after drawing a blank in his last two outings.
Matt Taylor’s Exeter play with a ‘we’ll score one more than you’ sort of approach and come to think of it, so do Robbie Stockdale’s Rochdale, so it looks like we could have a decent game on our hands!
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We're one down in the fourth tier after Tranmere's home game against Stevenage had to be postponed because of damage caused to the stadium by Storm Arwen.
Leaders Forest Green take on Bristol Rovers and second-placed Exeter will look to bounce back from their surprise midweek loss at Colchester when they visit Rochdale.
Third plays sixth as Swindon host Harrogate and bottom side Scunthorpe host inconsistent Bradford City.
The League Two action got under way yesterday with Colchester's 1-1 home draw with Newport.
Here's the 10 remaining games in League Two today, with all of them kicking off at 15:00 GMT:
Plymouth v Wigan (15:00 GMT)
This time last week Plymouth v Wigan looked like being top against second - now it's third v fourth but still a significant game in the promotion race. Here's what a couple of you have been saying on social media:
Dave: It's been a memorable day up to this point for#wafc, external Storm force winds, snow, accidents, delays, supporters coach searched by police and now Naylor and Aasgard into the starting line up. Be nice to complete the set with 3 points. C'mon U Latics!
Joe: You get the sense it’s a big afternoon for Jephcott. Needs to be more clinical in front of goal today.
Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic (15:00 GMT)
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport at Home Park
Wigan's players are all wearing 'Wyke 9' t-shirts for their warm-up in support of striker Charlie Wyke.
The 28-year-old is still in hospital after collapsing at training on Monday.
His team-mates will hope to inflict a second home loss on Plymouth this week after Wycombe won 3-0 here on Tuesday night as Argyle dropped from first to third in the League One table.
Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic (15:00 GMT)
Calvin Andrew
Ex-Rochdale, Mansfield and Port Vale forward on Squad Goals
Some people are saying the wheels are falling off Plymouth’s fantastic run this season.
They were unbeaten since the opening day but after two defeats in a row, Ryan Lowe’s men have to go out and show they’ve had a bump and not a breakdown.
This should have been a top of the table clash but with Plymouth’s slowdown and Wigan having a couple of games in hand, it’s third vs fourth. They say the table never lies but both these teams have shown that automatic promotion, if not the title, has to be the target.
It should make for a fantastic battle at Home Park - can Wigan push on or will Plymouth bounce back?
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Eleven games in League One today thanks in no small part to some great work from staff at the various grounds.
Some real mouth-watering games at the top of the division today.
League leaders Rotherham visit play-off hopefuls Oxford, second-placed Wycombe make the trip to fifth-placed Sheffield Wednesday and third-placed Plymouth host fourth-placed Wigan Athletic.
Down at the bottom, Crewe are off today as the visit Ipswich tomorrow so second-bottom Doncaster will hope to put some space between them and the foot of the table when they host Burton.
Meanwhile, kick-off at Lincoln has been put back until at least 15:15 GMT as the weather conditions have affected Accrington's journey to the stadium.
Here's the full list of today's League One action, all games kicking off at 15:00 GMT unless stated:
Bournemouth v Coventry (15:00 GMT)
Ben: We're always rubbish in winter and it's been snowing here, so that's about as wintery as it gets. 1-0 to us and another worldie from Steve Cook to add to the showreel. Overhead volley, bending cross-shot.
Jim: No Kelly, no Cahill. I'll take a draw now.
It would appear that Bournemouth fans are not overly confident today!
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The rest of today's Championship line-up sees a number of sides looking to get their names into the play-off mix, facing off against those needing to move away from trouble at the foot of the table.
Resurgent Hull City are looking to make it four wins in a row without conceding a goal against Millwall. Grant McCann's side had only won two in sixteen before that. Millwall have drawn their last three and are four points off the playoff places.
Neil Critchley's Blackpool are among those who are in touching distance of the top six. They don't have a great record against Birmingham City in the second city, but the Blues are without a win in three so today looks a good time to strike.
Cardiff are a side in need of a win to move up the table, having lost 10 of their last 13 league games. They are three points outside the danger zone but face an out-of-form Luton who, although sitting safely in mid-table, are without a win or even a goal in their last three.
Reading's six-point deduction, combined with a poor run of form which has seen them win just one of their last seven, has seen them slide to 21st. They face a daunting challenge against Swansea this afternoon. Russell Martin's side are unbeaten in their last eight home games and haven't lost to the Royals in the league since 2008.
Peterborough v Barnsley (15:00 GMT)
Is it too early in the season to call a game a six-pointer? One for Football Cliches maybe?
These pair both go into this match in desperate need of a positive result after three successive losses.
Posh are four points better off than the Tykes but their 4-0 hammering at Blackburn in midweek will have done nothing for their confidence.
Barnsley have endured a truly torrid start to the campaign after finishing fifth under Valerien Ismael last time out.
New boss Poya Asbaghi took charge for the first time for their 2-0 home loss by Swansea in midweek and their performance left him under no illusions of how difficult the task in front of him is.
"Of course if I was a person sitting next to the TV watching the game, I would fall asleep," he said after the game.
Huddersfield v Middlesbrough (15:00 GMT)
New Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has taken just one point from his first two games in charge, both at the Riverside.
Boro head to Huddersfield today eight points above the bottom three and eight points off the play-off places so a win today could really get them going in the right direction again.
They visit a Huddersfield side who have made a decent start to the campaign but fell to a 1-0 loss at QPR in midweek.
Stoke v Blackburn (15:00 GMT)
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Stoke City and Blackburn start the day in sixth and seventh place respectively.
The Potters saw a run of three straight wins come to an end with a midweek reverse at Bristol City but will be hopeful of getting back to winning ways at home, where their record is excellent.
Blackburn's form has been more inconsistent but in Ben Brereton Diaz they have the division's second highest scorer with 16 goals already this campaign.
The Chile international is certainly hot property... (I'm sorry)
Bournemouth v Coventry City (15:00 GMT)
Michael Redford
BBC England Squad Goals
Second face fifth at Dean Court and I’m looking forward to this one. After brilliant starts to the season for both, we might just be seeing a first stumble for each side - both of them have won just one of their past four.
The outlooks for both clubs couldn’t be more different. Bournemouth are expected to bounce back to the Premier League, after being relegated in 2020.
Coventry, on the other hand continue to defy everyone's expectations… when can we call them genuine play-off contenders?!
Both sides are looking to nip this mini-blip in the bud early, so this should hopefully be a classic!
Bournemouth v Coventry (15:00 GMT)
Bournemouth looked like they were going to run away with the title this season after they started the campaign with a 15-game unbeaten run.
However, two defeats and a draw from their past four have brought the Cherries back down to earth with something of a bump.
Still, no serious damage done and a win today would see them go 10 points clear of third-placed West Brom and back to the top of the Championship.
That'll be no easy task against a Coventry side who have made a great start to the season themselves and will go third if they win today.
Now the early action from Deepdale is finished it's time to turn our attentions to the eight Championship games still to come this afternoon.
Here they are in alphabetical order:
FT: Preston 1-1 Fulham
So then, one down, plenty more to go.
Let's take a look at how the rest of the action shapes up in the English Football League this afternoon.
Preston 1-1 Fulham
All over at Deepdale and Preston fight back to win a point against Championship leaders Fulham.
Fulham had led through Tim Ream's first-half tap-in but looked off the pace afterwards before Ched Evans' controversial leveller as the game wound down.
A rare off day for Marco Silva's Cottagers.
Preston 1-1 Fulham
Andrew Hughes is unable to continue and is replaced by Greg Cunningham for Preston.
Not long left in this one, now.