As ever, with some key games to watch out for, we preview the main talking points ahead of this weekend's second-tier games. Scroll and click through the pages:
1. Middlesbrough urged to stick with Jonathan Woodgate
Lose at QPR on Saturday and the pressure on Woodgate will grow as they will slip further into relegation trouble. However, EFL presenter and pundit Scott Minto has urged the Boro hierarchy to let him finish the season.
2. Two rivals collide at the City Ground
There is a fierce Midlands derby to keep your eye on with both Forest and Derby needing to win for different reasons. These games are usually hard to call but EFL expert Dave Prutton has gone with a 2-1 home win.
3. Cardiff and Bristol City also face-off
Having already tasted a derby day defeat to Swansea City a few weeks ago, Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock will pray he and his men can avoid another against Bristol City. Theyll be without hat-trick hero Joe Ralls, too.
4. Jarrod Bowens future hits the headlines again
Transfer talk surrounding the Hull City forward wont go away with his contract set to expire in the summer. With reported interest from the likes of Newcastle United, Bowen says hell keep working until something changes.
5. Alex Neil staying - but will the head of recruitment?
Stoke failed to lure Neil to the Bet365 Stadium and in the process got themselves reported to the FA. Now, Preston have to deal with rumours that head of recruitment Joe Savage is being chased by Southampton and Hearts.
6. Good news for West Brom, bad news for promotion rivals
Rumours of a January recall for starman Grady Diangana have been quashed after West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini said he wants the winger to stay at the Hawthorns for the entire season. Thats a big boost for the leaders.