The English Football League is set for a weekend packed with local rivalries and significant fixtures. Among the highlights, struggling Burnley will host Derby County at Turf Moor on Saturday at 15:00 BST. Burnley are currently bottom of the league and still seeking their first win, while Derby County have accumulated just four points from seven games and are on a three-match losing streak. Derby will also be without Sweden international goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom due to a knee injury.
Elsewhere, West Ham, who have climbed to the top of the Championship, will face Millwall at The Den on Saturday at 12:30 BST. The Hammers are pursuing a fifth straight victory. The Black Country derby also returns to Molineux on Sunday at 12:00 BST, as Wolves host West Bromwich Albion for the first time since 2021.
In League One, academic rivals Cambridge United and Oxford United, both in play-off positions, will meet on Saturday at 15:00 BST. Doncaster, currently bottom of their league, will visit Peterborough United on Saturday at 15:00 BST, a club with which manager Grant McCann has a significant history.
League Two also offers derby drama, with Oldham playing Rochdale and Port Vale travelling to Walsall, both kicking off at 12:30 BST on Saturday. Walsall are currently undefeated in the league.