The sides at the top and bottom of the table are both ahead early on.

Connor Ogilvie has given Portsmouth the lead at home to Northampton, while Fleetwood lead Port Vale thanks to Jayden Stockley.

There are 41 points between those two sides, but they've both started well as they plot their way to an important three today.

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Cheltenham are third-bottom but have made a bright start.

A quick throw reaches George Lloyd who hits the target but it's straight at Wycombe keeper Max Stryjek.

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BBC Final Score at Edgeley Park

The rain has been and gone at Edgeley Park and now the blue skies are shining through. A brisk, bright day in Stockport.

The perfect conditions for football in League Two.

This match between third and seventh in League Two has seen a lively start.

Mansfield goalkeeper Christy Pym has made a great reaction save to deny Notts County's veteran striker David McGoldrick.

Jodi Jones tried his luck with the rebound, but his effort was blocked.

Expect a tense battle at Gander Green Lane today.

Second-bottom Sutton United need to start bridging the gap to Doncaster above them in the League Two table.

There has been an early call for a penalty to the visitors, but instead a yellow card is shown to Rovers' Billy Waters for simulation.

We may be forgiven for expecting a healthy amount of goalmouth action this afternoon at Bolton.

Barnsley are joint-top scorers in League One this season with 52 goals, spearheaded by Devante Cole’s 16-goal haul, and Bolton are just two goals behind.

But the Trotters also boast the best defensive record in the third tier, conceding 26 in 27 outings.

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BBC Final Score at Toughsheet Community Stadium

Don't be fooled by the "warmer" weather - it's still chilly at the back of the main stand at Bolton.

It's second v fifth in League One, two of THE form sides in the division.

Bolton have won six of their past seven and Barnsley are coming off the back of their first defeat for almost three months.

The whistles are blowing around the grounds and the action is about to unfold.

Good luck everyone!

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A few weeks ago Stockport County's place at the head of the League Two table looked in doubt, but successive wins have helped stretch their advantage to five points. A win against in-form, play-off-chasing Harrogate this afternoon would see them hit the 60-point mark, too.

Behind, any one of four teams could end the day second. Wrexham - currently occupying that spot - will look to end Karl Robinson's unbeaten start to life as Salford boss, while Crewe could climb from fifth to second if they can get past Tranmere at Prenton Park. Both of those sides have won four of their past six.

Rock-bottom Forest Green, still winless since the end of October, travel to Colchester for a big game at the foot of the table. Grimsby are also not sitting comfortably towards the bottom of the table, they visit Accrington looking for just a second win on the road this campaign.

Bottom-of-the-form-table Bradford host play-off-hunting Wimbledon while Gillingham and Crawley (both in the hunt for a top-seven spot) host Walsall and Morecambe respectively.

But, when does the fourth tier ever read the form table script? Let's see what happens today...

These teams both need a win, but second-bottom Sutton United will be desperate to make inroads into the seven-point gap to Doncaster, who are immediately above them in the League Two table.

Steve Morison's side have been picking up draws of late, but they are without a league win in six games.

Sutton nearly made home advantage count in midweek - they were unlucky to miss big chances as Harrogate Town grew into the game and won 2-1.

Meanwhile, Doncaster have one win in their past nine league matches and two victories in 21 away from home.

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Do you remember the reverse fixture between these League Two sides? Mansfield fans won't be forgetting it in a hurry.

The Stags conceded an early goal at Meadow Lane, but reacted brilliantly to come away with an emphatic 4-1 victory.

Nigel Clough's side have lost just one of their past 14 league games against Notts County and you have to go back to 2005 for the last time that today's visitors beat Mansfield away from home.

Mansfield can move up one place to second today, but they are also just one point inside the automatic promotion places. Notts County are in turn one point inside the play-off spots, with the likes of Harrogate Town snapping at their heels.

Both sides will have hopes of cementing their League Two promotion ambitions as Barrow host MK Dons in a competitive game for the first time ever.

Pete Wild's Barrow can move up to as high as second if they win and other results go their way, but the Bluebirds' last game at Holker Street finished 3-1 to Crewe - a first home league defeat of the season.

MK Dons, who are two points and two places below Barrow in sixth, have won seven of their past nine league games, including three out of their past four away from home.

The fact that Mansfield also host Notts County today - which is third in the table against seventh - adds a greater element of opportunity for these sides to make up ground or build a gap to those beneath them.

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• Newport County 2-1 Swindon Town (result)
• Accrington Stanley v Grimsby Town
• Barrow v Milton Keynes Dons
• Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon
• Colchester United v Forest Green Rovers
• Crawley Town v Morecambe
• Gillingham v Walsall
• Mansfield Town v Notts County
• Salford City v Wrexham
• Stockport County v Harrogate Town
• Sutton United v Doncaster Rovers
• Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

Football Focus

More from Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson, who is in his fourth spell in charge of Posh and is leading another charge towards promotion from League One.

Peterborough are third in the table, four points behind leaders Portsmouth, and have not lost a league game since being beaten by today's opponents Wigan on 7 November.

"They're a great bunch of lads," Ferguson told BBC One's Football Focus. "A lot were here last season so they've gone through it.

"Potentially it could be the best squad I've had; age, potential, growth, ability, pace. The potential is there.

"I can feel a belief and I've seen it games, which is a really key thing. We're on a great run, Derby are on a great run and there are still five or six teams around us.

"It's one of those leagues this season, it's very, very tight."

Football Focus

Peterborough United were in the spotlight on today's edition of Football Focus on BBC One, and manager Darren Ferguson reflected on the disappointment of missing out on promotion last season.

Posh took a 4-0 lead into the second leg of their League One play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday, but eventually were beaten on penalties at Hillsborough.

Ferguson said: "I still hadn't made a decision if I was going to stay. If we'd have gone up, I probably wouldn't have. That's not a definite, but I spoke to the chairman straight after the game and immediately I just started thinking of next season.

"I thought: ‘I can’t leave like that'."

Watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer.

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There have been two early kick-offs in the EFL today - one in League One and the other in League Two.

Reading benefitted from a second-half own goal to draw 1-1 at neighbours Oxford - you can read the full match report here.

In League Two, Newport lead Swindon 2-1 in the closing stages of their 12:45 GMT kick-off.