Portsmouth have started well here and have another chance.

Adrian Segecic has a shot with his right foot from outside the box after receiving the ball from Conor Chaplin but there is an Owls defender there to block the effort.

Sheffield United are showing up well in the opening stages.

Patrick Bamford forces a save out of the Charlton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.

What an impression Norwich's new signing Ali Ahmed is making.

He has the assist for the goal and now almost has a goal himself.

His effort smacks against the crossbar.

Wrexham will want to get back into this quickly as they chase a fifth successive league win.

They will do so without their captain James McClean after it was confirmed he is leaving the club.

With Daniel Peretz in place at Southampton, Gavin Bazunu has headed north to Stoke where he is making his debut with regular number one Viktor Johansson a long-term absentee.

Another ex-Southampton man Ronnie Edwards has gone to QPR but he is only on the bench.

However, the Hoops have made five changes to their side from the game with Sheffield Wednesday as the likes of Roman Burrell have been lost to injury.

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Former Preston keeper on BBC Radio Lancashire

There is a real battle of physicality between these two teams, it is one to keep an eye out for.

Preston haven't really got out the blocks yet.

Callum O'Hare sends an early shot wide for Sheffield United.

The Blades, along with West Brom, are the only side yet to draw an away match in the Championship this season.

That should put the curse on this one then...

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Southampton goalkeeper Daniel Peretz makes an immediate impact in front of his new fans as he makes a fine save to keep out Liam Millar's header.

A brilliant chance for Portsmouth but their shot is JUST wide.

Terry Devlin has a left footed shot from the centre of the box but his effort flies narrowly past the wrong side of the post.

Having said Hull are struggling for numbers, the Tigers' starting line-up does not look too shabby with only one change from their last league game on 1 January.

The bench is a bit thin, though.

Saints goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is making his home debut. That is the only difference from the team that slumped to a 4-0 loss at Middlesbrough nearly two weeks ago.

Obviously the request from Tonda Eckert will be a much better performance.

An early chance for Portsmouth.

Regan Poole makes a drive forward from the back and finds Conor Chaplin who crosses the ball.

Poole gets there first but his header is is saved at close range.

Wrexham are without Ryan Longman and Matty James is on the bench.

Into the side come Issa Kabore and George Dobson.

Norwich hand a debut to Canadian Ali Ahmed while Jose Cordoba, Ben Chrisene, Anis Ben Slimane also start.

There is no Josh Sargent because of disciplinary reasons with Lucien Mahovo also missing from the squad.

Defender Harry Clarke makes his Charlton debut having joined on loan from Ipswich.

Striker Lyndon Dykes, signed from Birmingham this week, is on the bench.

The Addicks also bring in Kayne Ramsay, Macaulay Gillesphey, Karoy Anderson and Harvey Knibbs.

Sheffield United drop Jairo Riedewald to the bench with Oli Arblaster starting.

Preston are without their injured first-choice goalkeeper Daniel Iversen so Jack Walton comes in for his league debut.

Lewis Gibson and Ali McCann also start for the Lilywhites with Jordan Thompson on the bench but Andrew Hughes misses out.

There is no Dion Sanderson for Derby while Joe Ward and Liam Thompson are among the substitutes.

Skipper Lewis Travis makes his first league start since October 4 with David Ozoh and Danny Batth also starting.

There is a good reception at the Kassam as Matt Bloomfield is welcomed to the dugout for his first Oxford game as head coach.

Radek Vítek is back in goal for Bristol City today but Max O'Leary is not in the squad, he has been linked with a move away this January.

The Championship's top four have all won last night and this lunchtime.

Let's see how the play-off contenders shape up over the next couple of hours.

After a bright start under Tonda Eckert, Southampton had a miserable time over Christmas and new year.

Saints have now gone six games without a win as their play-off hopes have nosedived.

They need to get back on the horse and as such, they may be catching Hull at the right time.

Head coach Sergej Jakirovic bemoaned only having 12 senior players in his pre-match press conference with Cody Drameh and Darko Gyabi among those to face lengthy absences.

The Bosnian said he would be working on a plan for this game, and with his side in seventh, they remain well placed, if depleted.

Anyone noticed Preston yet? Apart from Preston fans I mean.

There they are, look, in fifth place, in the Championship, yes, fifth, Preston.

With just two defeats since the start of November and six wins from their 14 games during that spell Paul Heckingbottom has managed to maintain the Lilywhites unlikely challenge but January may prove pivotal.

Preston, by their own admission, have nowhere near the spending power of those teams around them so will have to box clever in the transfer window to stay in the frame.

If you listen to Derby boss John Eustace he talks quite a lot about building things at Pride Park and has even taken to referencing next season in a couple of recent interviews.

Six points short of the play-offs and nicely positioned in 12th place he may have a point but with the fifth best away record in the Championship do not rule out a win today and maybe, like their opponents, a surprise push for honours.

A meeting between two sides in eighth and 11th and with quiet ambitions of making the end of season jamboree in the top six.

Stoke have had a good new year with successive league wins and FA Cup progress to get them back on track after a poor spell.

QPR lost in the FA Cup at West Ham, but comfortably saw off Sheffield Wednesday in their last league game.

The Potters want to tighten up at home, while the Hoops need to be better on the road - those are non-negotiables if they want to make the play-offs.

So today is a good time to practise those new year resolutions.