Preston North End, QPR and Stoke City booked their places with wins over Cheltenham, Everton and Watford respectively while Millwall host Leicester City and Swansea head to Brighton tonight.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Championship’s teams are focusing on the upcoming league fixtures this weekend while also dealing with potential transfer movement in, out and away from their clubs.
Huddersfield Town have reportedly tied down one of their top stars to a new contract despite interest from the Premier League while Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson insists his teenage star wont have his head turned by the ongoing rumours linking him with a move to the top flight.
Manchester United could once again allow one of their players to leave on loan who enjoyed two spells with Sheffield United while former Blades boss Chris Wilder has described one Premier League club as “perfect”.
One former Luton Town loanee is now building his career in Scotland and looks set to make the move north of the border permanent in January while one pundit says he “can’t understand” why a Scotland international chose to sign with Bournemouth.
Another Manchester United loanee could be set for a positional change at Nottingham Forest as new boss Steve Cooper reportedly looks to apply a new formation.
Elsewhere, Birmingham City’s documented sell on clause for Jude Bellingham might not bag as much of a windfall for the Blues as some think while a coach at in trouble Derby has described Liverpool’s signing of one of their brightest young prospects “a steal”.
Here are this morning’s Championship transfer rumours:
5. Birmingham's sell on clause for Bellingham lowers than expected?
Birmingham City will benefit from a cash windfall should Jude Bellingham leave Dortmund for a heft fee, as he is expect to. However, that percentage might not be as high as many think with Sport 1 podcast Die Dortmund-Woche claiming ti could be as low as just 5% (Sport Witness)
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6. Liverpool's signing of Gordon "a steal" says Derby coach
Kaide Gordon, who started for Liverpool in their Carabao Cup in over Norwich last night, signed for the Red for an initial £1.1m rising to £3.4m from Derby County earlier this year and one coach at the administration threatened Rams has described that fee as "a steal" (The Athletic)
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7. Carter-Vickers set to finally make a loan move permanent
Since 2017, Tottenham's Cameron Carter-Vickers has had six loan spells in the Championship with Sheffield United, Ipswich Town, Swansea City, Stoke City, Luton Town and Bournemouth. His most recent loan has seen him join Celtic and it looks like this one might stick as the Hoops try to sign the USA international permanently in January (Football Insider)
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8. Leicester City the "perfect club" says Wilder
Former Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has been using his time out of work to observe the styles of play of other managers and was most recently invited to Leicester City's training ground. The 53-year old has said that the Foxes are a brilliant example of how to run a club (Leicester Live)
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