"October is here. A month of tricks, treats, nerve-jangling fear and upsetting your neighbours. Oh, and it's also Halloween soon, too. This weekend's English Football League (EFL) programme is sure to have all of the above and more, with a tightly packed field in the top half of the Championship and featuring a couple of the marquee fixtures of the season, all kicking off with the 'Hollywood derby' between Wrexham and Birmingham on Friday night."
"High noon on Sunday sees one of the biggest games of any EFL campaign as Norwich head to Ipswich for the East Anglian derby. The last time the Tractor Boys got one over on the Canaries was April 2009 when Gordon Brown was prime minister and Oasis were weeks away from a 16-year split. Might their recent reunion be a good omen for Town this weekend?"
"The Canaries have taken 26 points from the dozen Championship meetings since then, and also enjoyed a famous 4-2 aggregate win in the play-off semi-finals in 2015. This match might be as big on the pitch as it is off it. Ipswich have yet to find their feet after relegation from the Premier League, winning just two of their opening seven games to lie 13th, while Norwich are floundering in 19th with eight points from eight games."
October brings a packed EFL weekend with a mix of thrills, fear and high-profile fixtures, starting with the 'Hollywood derby' between Wrexham and Birmingham. The Championship top half is tightly contested with marquee matches including the East Anglian derby as Norwich travel to Ipswich. Ipswich have won two of seven and sit 13th after relegation, while Norwich are 19th with eight points from eight games and have lost all five matches at Carrow Road this season. Norwich are unbeaten in seven away games. In League One, pre-season promotion favourites are struggling while lesser clubs excel. The League Two promotion battle already promises heightened chaos compared with last season.
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