Nottingham Forest host Leeds United on Boxing Day as they look to maintain their position in the top half of the Championship table. Forest suffered a 2-0 defeat to Watford on Saturday and they will be forced into at least one change from that game after defender Daniel Ayala was sent off.
Manager Sean O'Driscoll may also opt to recall Adlene Guedioura in place of Andy Reid. Leeds have impressed in recent weeks with five wins from their last six Championship games.
That run of form has seen them move up to eighth place in the league table and manager Neil Warnock will be looking to improve on that run against Forest. Down in the Championship, meanwhile, the pick of the fixtures is a televised lunchtime kick-off between two fallen giants who are falling some way short of their promotion ambitions at present