It might be the beginning of a new year but the EFL doesn't change much, does it?
Entertainment, drama, the pendulum swinging back and forth week to week; the first games of 2025 certainly didn't fail to deliver on that front.
The festive period, as it were, will reach its climax this weekend and bring to an end an even more clogged fixture list than usual with most sides playing their fourth game in 10 days.
Let's take a look at the biggest talking points across the Championship, League One and League Two ahead of this weekend's fixtures.