When your side is not involved, the battle to avoid dropping out of the EFL can make exciting viewing for those who like a touch of schadenfreude. Of the strugglers, only Crawley and rock-bottom Harrogate are yet to change their manager and they meet on Saturday (15:00). There is surely a golden chance to create some breathing space with second-from-bottom Newport the visitors (12:30). Oh, and by the way, Crawley, Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury were all in League One last season which could be seen as some sort of warning to those dropping down this year. BBC Sport will have live text coverage of all the EFL action this weekend, starting on Friday with the Championship game between Bristol City and Derby County (20:00).

Source: BBC January 30, 2026 14:42 UTC