Championship and AFCON 2025: Coventry leads Championship as multiple matches unfold
Coventry City currently leads the Championship with 51 points from 23 games, followed by Middlesbrough in second place with 43 points. Ipswich occupies third place with 38 points, Hull stands fourth also with 38 points, and Preston North End is fifth with 37 points.
An early Championship match features Coventry City hosting Ipswich, two of the division's top teams. Coventry City is set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation featuring Rushworth; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, Kitching, Brau; Torp, Grimes; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Wright. Ipswich will respond also in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Walton; Furlong, O’Shea, Kipre, Greaves; Matusiwa, Taylor; Walle, Nunez, Jack Clarke; Azon. The match referee is Anthony Backh.
The evening's EFL schedule has seven kick-offs at 7:45 pm including Coventry v Ipswich, Leicester v Derby, Middlesbrough v Hull, Millwall v Bristol City, and Wrexham v Preston, alongside earlier 6 pm games.
Meanwhile, in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 (AFCON 2025), Group B's Angola v Egypt match is being covered live with reporter Will Unwin providing updates. Concurrently, Group A matches Comoros v Mali and Zambia v Morocco are scheduled for 7 pm kick-offs.
This comprehensive coverage was updated in The Guardian’s live blog on December 29, 2025, at 12:37 EST, capturing both Championship football updates and AFCON fixtures.
