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Championship: Adam Armstrong has scored his second of the game – this one from the penalty spot – to double Blackburn’s lead at Griffin Park, where they lead Brentford 2-0.

Premier League: Chelsea have doubled their lead early in the second half, with Marcos Alonso spanking one in to round off a fine counter-attack early in the second half. Scott Murray has the latest …

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League Two

Joint top of the table with Exeter City but ahead on goal difference, Swindon Town host a Grimsby side that has lost just two out of 10 matches since the appointment of Ian Holloway. Exeter travel to Northampton, who could do with a result to maintain their push for the play-offs.

League One

Ahead of Coventry at the top of the table with the two sides separated by nothing more than goal difference, Rotherham travelling to Accrington Stanley, who are in 14th place. Coventry travel to take on a Rochdale side who are 10 points clear of the drop zone, but not so comfortable that they don’t need to keep looking over their shoulder.

With Bolton and Southend already looking dead and buried, Tranmere are in desperate need of points to close the seven-point gap between themselves and AFC Wimbledon. They travel to Wycombe, while Wimbledon entertain Blackpool.

Championship

Wayne Rooney and Aleksandar Mitrovic got on the scoresheet as Derby County and Fulham played out a 1-1 draw at Pride Park last night. Making his 500th English league appearance, Rooney opened the scoring with an audacious Panenka penalty, only for Mitrovic to volley home an equaliser in the 71st minute.

In today’s early game, unlikely promotion-chasers Brentford host Blackburn Rovers at Griffin Park, where the visitors lead 1-0 and will go sixth, within two points of their rivals if they can hold on to their lead.

Premier League

The weekend’s top flight action kicked off at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea are entertaining Tottenham. With both teams missing key players, it’s one you could have expected to go either way and with the second half just under way, Chelsea lead by the most slender of margins courtesy of Olivier Giroud’s 15th minute strike.

The winter break is behind us, which means that after two weeks worth of Premier League pickings that can only be described as slim, we have several top flight three o’clock kick-offs to keep tabs on this Saturday.

We’ll also be monitoring the rest of the Football League and bringing news from the biggest fixtures down the divisions, so stay tuned for team news and build-up before we start dutifully flagging up any goals and major talking points once play gets under way. The Guardian, here to keep an eye on the football so that you don’t have to.