Summary

  • Blackpool beat Hull City in only Championship fixture with Gary Madine penalty

  • League One leaders Rotherham United beat Bolton 2-1 thanks to Michael Smith brace

  • Also wins for Wycombe and Burton, play-off chasers MK Dons and Oxford United held to draws

  • Forest Green Rovers beat Stevenage 2-0 to strengthen lead in League Two

  • Walsall and Newport County share points in entertaining 3-3 draw

  • Harry McKirdy hat-trick helps Swindon beat Northampton 5-2

Live Reporting

Jay Freeman, Matt Newsum and Claire Gould

  1. Tune into Squad Goals

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    Keep across this afternoon's EFL action in the company of the BBC Squad Goals team.

    Tap or click the play icon at the top of this page to listen from 14:55 GMT or search for the programme on BBC Sounds if you're in the UK.

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  2. Follow the action across the BBC

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    Unfortunately we cannot bring you live radio coverage of today's English Football League fixtures on this page.

    But if you've got a radio handy, the good folks across the land on your BBC local radio station can scratch that itch if you're unable to head to the game today.

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  3. Leaders Rovers return to action

    League Two preview

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    It's been a 22-day wait for leaders Forest Green Rovers to get back out on the grass, after four consecutive call-offs in League Two.

    Their last outing was a 5-5 draw with Oldham on 11 December, although they remain four points clear at the top going into today's visit of struggling Stevenage to the New Lawn.

    Elsewhere, Northampton Town have the chance to continue their remarkable ascent from 14th after 11 games to second in the table after 21, after eight wins in those 10 matches.

    They travel to fellow promotion hopefuls Swindon Town today.

    Struggling Uniteds, both Scunthorpe and Carlisle, are paired in a foot-of-the-table 'six-pointer' in North Lincolnshire, as currently the Cumbrians are only spared a place in the bottom two by goal difference.

    Fans of alliteration will be buoyed by Barrow v Bradford and Crawley v Colchester, while elsewhere, Hartlepool host Oldham, Sutton welcome Exeter, and Walsall entertain Newport County.

  4. Millers eye top spot

    League One preview

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    Rotherham United can go back to the top of the League One table if they beat Bolton Wanderers this afternoon.

    The Millers lost their 22-game unbeaten record in the Boxing Day defeat by Accrington, but come up against a Trotters side who have lost their past six on the road. Good omens indeed.

    Oxford United and Wycombe Wanderers can get the jump on their promotion rivals with good results against Cheltenham and Charlton respectively, while MK Dons can keep their pursuit of the play-off spots with success at home to Gillingham.

    Crewe Alexandra have found some form to boost their bid to climb away from the relegation zone with two wins in their last three league games, and they make the short trip to Staffordshire to face Burton Albion.

  5. Can Blackpool get back on track?

    Blackpool v Hull (15:00 GMT)

    Having had a decent start to the season on their return to English football's second tier, Blackpool have faltered of late.

    They welcome Hull today with just one win under their belt in their past 10 games, with Wednesday's home defeat by Middlesbrough piling on the misery to their festive season, having already lost 3-2 away at Huddersfield on Boxing Day.

    Hull on the other hand, started the season poorly but strung together four wins in a row in November.

    But the Tigers travel to Bloomfield Road this afternoon having not played since 18 December.

    Can they get back on track?

  6. Just the one Championship game today

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    We should have two games to bring you in the Championship today but yet another one bit the dust yesterday as Sheffield United's encounter against Middlesbrough was the latest to be affected by Covid-19.

    This is in addition to Coventry against Luton being called off earlier on and Swansea's match against Fulham on Monday being postponed.

    In a statement, Middlesbrough said their squad had been "decimated by positive tests for Covid-19", leaving them "in an impossible situation regarding available players".

    That leaves Blackpool v Hull as today's solitary second tier fixture.

  7. Today's fixtures across the EFL

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    So what's actually on today, then? Here's a handy list of the games we've got to look forward to in the coming few hours.

    Championship:

    • Blackpool v Hull

    League One:

    • Burton v Crewe
    • Charlton v Wycombe
    • MK Dons v Gillingham
    • Oxford v Cheltenham
    • Rotherham v Bolton

    League Two:

    • Barrow v Bradford
    • Crawley v Colchester
    • Forest Green v Stevenage
    • Hartlepool v Oldham
    • Scunthorpe v Carlisle
    • Sutton v Exeter
    • Swindon v Northampton
    • Walsall v Newport

  8. Welcome

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    Having stopped up until 3am after watching the entirety of Jools' Annual Hootenanny and all of the classic Glastonbury highlights afterwards on BBC Two, I am feeling pretty tired.

    What better way to perk myself up than some action across the English Football League?

    Covid-19 may have forced a number of postponements upon us, but there's plenty to play for up and down the EFL.

    Kick-off's coming soon.