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BBC · Dec 24, 2025

What to look out for in EFL's Boxing Day programme

Image caption, Ipswich are on the move under Kieran McKenna (left) while Mark Robins seeks to get Stoke back on a winning trackBarely able to move? The smell of roast turkey still wafting through the house? Sounds like you might need some fresh air by Boxing Day and fortunately the EFL is here to help.

While some European leagues take their winter break we plough on in England's second tier.

In the Championship there is plenty of jostling to be done around the play-off places while in Leagues One and Two the top sides are within range of the chasing pack.

Here are five things to keep an eye on this 26 December.

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