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EFL preview: Stakes are high in lunchtime football feast

April is here and many sides across the EFL will be hoping any showers do indeed lead to flowers in May.

With just a handful of games remaining, we've reached the crucial stage of the season where all three divisions really spring to life.

Blackburn and Middlesbrough kick proceedings off with an important clash in the Championship play-off race on Friday night.

That contest serves as an appetiser for what's to come on Saturday, which promises to be another pivotal day. Here are the biggest talking points ahead of this weekend's action.

The Championship table's top 10 as of 3 April
Image caption, Five of the top six in the Championship are in action at 12:30 BST on Saturday

What a set of fixtures the Championship has thrown up at 12:30 BST with a huge amount riding on them for five of the six teams in action.