Plymouth's trip to fellow high-fliers Barnsley is the stand-out fixture from the League One fixture programme this afternoon, pitting second against fourth.

Michael Duff's Tykes have won seven of the past nine in the third tier, while Plymouth have won their past two matches to keep pace with leaders Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls have a long trip down to Portsmouth this afternoon, while two other challengers in fifth-placed Bolton and Ipswich in third meet in the north west.

Two former Premier League stars and interesting characters are pitted together, as Duncan Ferguson's struggling Forest Green Rovers entertain Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers.

Oxford's new boss Liam Manning will look on as Derby County head to the Kassam.

One of the 11 scheduled League Two fixtures today has fallen foul of the inclement weather. Mansfield's game with leaders Leyton Orient was called off yesterday because of heavy snow.

Orient are miles clear at the top, but beneath them only seven points separate Carlisle in second and Sutton in ninth.

On Friday, Salford missed the chance to close up on the automatic promotion places as they lost 4-3 at Crewe.

At the other end, bottom club Rochdale are away at FA Cup quarter-finalists Grimsby and second-bottom Crawley host Harrogate, who start 19th in the table.

And there's a first match in the dugout for new Colchester boss Ben Garner, who had just a watching brief for last weekend's loss at Bradford. Stockport are their opponents today.

So it's Bristol City who take all three points from the first Championship game of the day.

Let's preview the rest of Saturday's action in the English Football League, starting in League Two.

Mark Atkins
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

Blackpool have been second best today. The quality was just not there.

Having lost Gary Madine, they only have one striker in Jerry Yates so how are they going to create chances?

They need to find a way to create chances and get themselves in front in a game.

Chris Honor
Former Bristol City defender, BBC Radio Bristol

I thought it was excellent. First-half we didn't quite get the goals we deserved.

Second-half we got goals but our performance didn't really deserve it in terms of the context.

Bristol City really did well, really entertaining, a well deserved three points.

Bristol City take all three points thanks to second-half goals from Andi Weimann, with a storming strike for his first goal of 2023, and Alex Scott who had an easy tap-in into the net.

The Robins, for now, move up to 12th while Blackpool remain in the bottom three.

And another chance! Sam Bell makes an entrance skipping past his defender and unleashing a shot from the edge of the box on goal that loops just over the bar.

Anis Mehmeti has a couple of chances to put the cherry on the cake for Bristol City this afternoon, linking up with Andi Weimann in the box.

We've got three minutes of added time left to play here.

Another change for Bristol City as Sam Bell comes on for Nahki Wells.

A very well-worked attacking move from Blackpool as they move the ball from their own half and out wide, biding their time.

CJ Hamilton eventually picks out Sonny Carey in the box, but Carey's strike is a bit wild and it's fired over the bar.

Omar Taylor-Clarke is the latest in a long line of players who are graduating from Bristol City's academy into their first team.

That's been a real highlight for the club this past couple of seasons.

That's got to be the three points wrapped up for Bristol City.

Straight away Nigel Pearson makes a change, bringing on 19-year-old Omar Taylor-Clarke for his league debut for the final few minutes of the match.

Chris Honor
Former Bristol City defender, BBC Radio Bristol

Alex Scott got the ball out of his feet, all he did was took the ball nice and firm, looked at the goalkeeper and found the net really easily.

Mark Atkins
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

Blackpool have never really been in this game. Other than the chance for Jerry Yates, they've not been able to put Bristol City under any pressure.

Blackpool fans have travelled a long way south to Ashton Gate this afternoon.

Are their team going to give them anything worth cheering about during this final 10 minutes.

Things are stalling a bit with just over 10 minutes to go.

Blackpool haven't created much but do break forward through Sonny Carey. He passes wide to Morgan Rogers in space yet his effort is pretty tame and Max O'Leary dives and easily saves it.

Morgan Rogers has become the first player to go into the referee's book this afternoon.

Sonny Carey goes down and wins a free-kick under a challenge from Alex Scott.

Yet it's an opportunity missed really as the set-piece goes straight into the hands of Max O'Leary.

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A decent chance to make it 2-0 to Bristol City as Anis Mehmeti picks the pocket of one Bristol City defender, skips past another and strikes the ball.

He's a bit off target though and the ball goes over the bar quite comfortably.