Friday football tips: EFL in the spotlight to start the Easter weekend

There is a full EFL programme for punters to get stuck into on Good Friday, with the Sky cameras broadcasting four live Championship fixtures from 12.30pm to 8pm.

There are also top-flight matches taking place in France, Spain and Italy, where Serie A title rivals and neighbours Inter and Milan are both in action.

Today's best accumulator bets

Bets to be placed by 3pm

Sheffield United to beat Reading

Swansea to beat Barnsley

Sunderland to beat Shrewsbury

Leyton Orient to beat Scunthorpe

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Luton v Nottingham Forest

Sky Sports Football, 12.30pm Friday

Nottingham Forest have won five Championship games in a row and look poised to make it six when they visit Kenilworth Road to take on playoff rivals Luton.

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Best bet
Nottingham Forest

Huddersfield Town v QPR

Sky Sports Football, 5.30pm Friday

Back-to-back wins over Hull and Luton have boosted Huddersfield's playoff chances and they can strength their position further with a win over QPR, who have lost seven of their last eight Championship matches.

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Best bet
Huddersfield

Derby v Fulham

Sky Sports Football & Main Event, 8pm Friday

Derby and Fulham are likely to be heading in opposite directions at the end of the Championship season and the Premier League-bound Cottagers should be too classy for the Rams on Friday. Fulham have conceded just twice from open play in their last seven away matches.

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Best bet
Fulham to win to nil

Bet of the day

Swansea to beat Barnsley
3pm Friday

Swansea have won four of their last five league matches, including a 4-0 derby victory away to Cardiff, while Barnsley's miserable away form continued with a 4-1 loss at Millwall last time out. That result made it 15 defeats in 20 road trips for the Tykes.

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Goalscorer bet of the day

Rennes v Monaco
BT Sport, 8pm Friday

Goals look likely in this contest and Martin Terrier is worth backing to continue his rich vein of scoring form. The Rennes man has 18 goals in 30 games this season and has netted four times in his last three starts. He is 17-10 to get on the scoresheet with Betfair and Paddy Power.

Best bet
Martin Terrier to score at any time