Coventry City are reportedly close to beating Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland to the signing of Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo.

Leeds will hope to return to the top of the Championship when they host mid-table Norwich, while fourth-placed Burnley can climb back to third if they take victory at bottom-of-the-table Plymouth. Portsmouth will move out of the bottom three - and above their opponents in the table - if they can beat Stoke.

FRANK LAMPARD is set to complete his first signing as Coventry manager. Lampard, 46, joined the Sky Blues in November and replaced the popular Mark Robins who left after seven years at the helm.

The game is not being shown live on television in the UK but it was moved to the unusual kick-off time of 6pm to meet an international broadcasting request, so it will be available to watch abroad, reports the Sheffield Star. Highlights will be shown on Match of the Day which starts at 10.30pm on BBC One.

Coventry City are poised to beat off strong second-tier competition for the signing of Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo

After his goal at the weekend in a classic Yorkshire derby, Spurs loanee Manor Solomon and his Leeds United side were back in action at Elland Road again on Wednesday night, this time Norwich City were standing in their way.

Capped 12 times by Wales, Matondo is an international teammate of Jay Dasilva who started his career at Cardiff City before being snapped up by Manchester City for a compensation fee. He was then sold to Bundesliga side Schalke 04, aged 19, for a reported fee rising to £11million.

Josh Wilson-Esbrand comes straight into the Stoke City starting XI for a Championship clash away at Portsmouth (7.45pm).

Josh Wilson-Esbrand has joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the season.The 22-year-old will spend the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign with the Potters who currently lie in 18th position in

Josh Wilson-Esbrand made his introduction to Stoke City supporters in the final game that fans were allowed in to watch before lockdown. A 1,400-strong following headed up to Man City for an under-18s Premier League Cup final,

Stoke City have completed the first signing of the Mark Robins era by taking left-back Josh Wilson-Esbrand on loan from Manchester City.

It’s taken the Belfast Giants around four months to hit top spot in the Elite League so, understandably, the desire is not to give it straight back to the Cardiff Devils within the space of a week.