This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this midweek (Tuesday unless stated) in the Football League and the FA Cup. Those teams marked with a * have a player(s) out on loan.
Championship:
Harry Pickering played the first 45 mins for Blackburn Rovers in their 1-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.
Nick Powell played the first 28 mins for Stoke City in their 1-0 home defeat against AFC Bournemouth.
Perry Ng played the full game and was booked for Cardiff City in their 2-0 defeat at Fulham yesterday.
Oliver Turton played the final 3 mins for Huddersfield Town in their 0-0 home draw against Birmingham City last night.
Ryan Wintle played the full game for Blackpool in their 3-2 win at Reading last night while Owen Dale played the final 26 mins and scored for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 6 | Huddersfield | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Stoke | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Blackburn | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 17 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 11 |
League 1:
Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game for Sheffield Wednesday in their 1-1 draw at Cambridge United.
Charlie Kirk was not involved for Charlton Athletic in their 3-2 home defeat against Accrington Stanley.
Luke Offord and Luke Murphy (booked) both started for Crewe Alexandra in their 4-0 home defeat against Sunderland. Billy Sass-Davies played the final 18 mins while Rio Adebisi and Oli Finney were both unused subs, all for the hosts.
Ben Garratt played the full game for Burton Albion in their 1-0 win at Fleetwood Town.
George Cooper was not involved for Plymouth Argyle in their 3-0 home win against Bolton Wanderers.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Plymouth | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Wycombe* | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Burton | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheff Wed | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 22 | Charlton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 | Crewe* | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 8 |
League 2:
Harry Davis was not involved for Scunthorpe United in their 1-1 draw at Barrow.
Gareth Evans was an unused sub for Bradford City in their 3-1 home defeat against Hartlepool United.
Junior Brown was not involved for Bristol Rovers in their 1-1 draw at Colchester United.
George Ray played the full game for Exeter City in their 3-1 win at Crawley Town.
Nicky Maynard was an unused sub for Tranmere Rovers in their 2-2 draw at Harrogate Town.
Alex Hurst was not involved for Port Vale in their 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town.
Kelvin Mellor was not involved for Carlisle United in their 2-2 draw at Newport County.
Matty Lund played the full game for Salford City in their 0-0 home draw against Rochdale.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Tranmere | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Exeter | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 |
| 12 | Bradford | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Salford | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol R | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 15 |
| 23 | Carlisle | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 11 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 8 |
FA Cup:
Billy Waters played the final 32 mins for Halifax Town in their 1-0 home win against Pontefract Collieries.
Matt Tootle was an unused sub for Boston United in their 1-1 home draw against Stratford Town.
James Jones was an unused sub for Wrexham in their 2-0 home win against Marine.
