Friday football tips: A Good Friday feast of EFL action to get stuck into

It was just over eight months ago that Norwich and Watford bowed out of the Premier League but the Championship's top two have automatic promotion on their minds as they prepare to tackle Preston and Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale and Vicarage Road.

A packed schedule also features several key encounters in League One, including highflying Sunderland's home fixture with playoff-chasing Oxford and Plymouth's clash with Wimbledon.

Today's best football bets

Bets to be placed by 3pm

Norwich to beat Preston

Watford to beat Sheffield Wednesday

Plymouth to beat Wimbledon

Sunderland to beat Oxford

Norwich and Watford have been relentless in recent weeks and can strengthen their grip on the Championship's top two positions with the Canaries set to triumph at Preston and the Hornets likely to succeed at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

Sunderland's unbeaten run can extend to 13 with a victory over Oxford and Wimbledon's relegation fears could increase with a loss to Plymouth at Home Park.

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Barnsley v Reading

Sky Sports Main Event & Football, 5.30pm

Reading have featured in the Championship's top six for the vast majority of the season and can strengthen their playoff hopes at the expense of Barnsley, who were showing signs of tiredness in a 2-1 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

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Best bet
Reading draw no bet

Birmingham v Swansea

Sky Sports Main Event & Football, 8pm

Lee Bowyer has made a decent start in the Birmingham dugout and can lead his relegation-threatened side to a crucial victory over Swansea, who have lost their last two games without scoring.

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Best bet
Birmingham

Bet of the day

Burton to beat Accrington - 3pm

Burton have climbed towards League One safety with nine wins in 15 games under Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and should enjoy their trip to injury-ravaged Accrington, who were hammered 7-0 at Peterborough last weekend.

Goalscorer bet of the day

Cheltenham v Tranmere – Sky Sports Football, 3pm

Cheltenham have spread the goals around their team this season and their promotion battle against Tranmere could bring out the best qualities of talented on loan Leicester attacking-midfielder Callum Wright, who has scored twice in nine League Two appearances.

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Best bet
Callum Wright to score the first goal