Team news: Barnsley v Leeds United, Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United, Bradford City, Rotherham United, York City

Two big Yorkshire derbies headline a busy Saturday of football for the region’s clubs. Log on here for team news from your club.

Championship

Barnsley v Leeds United

Team news: Jacob Mellis is out for Barnsley while Scott Wiseman is not expected to feature after his move to Blackpool collapsed in the week. Otherwise David Flitcroft reports a strong squad. For Leeds, recent signings Ross Barkley and Michael Tonge are in the squad while one unnamed players is struggling with a virus.

Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City

Team news: Joel Lynch (hamstring) is still out, while Town will assess the fitness of Keith Southern (achilles) today. Neil Danns could make his debut, while Adam Hammill plays the last game of his loan spell, with his future to be discussed after the game. Callum Woods, Oscar Gobern and Danny Ward remain injured.

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

5.20pm

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Team news: With the exception of long-term absentees Matty Fryatt and Joe Dudgeon, Hull had all first-team players training this week so Steve Bruce is able to pick from strength having rested some in the FA Cup against Leyton Orient. For Wednesday, Rodri (thigh) and Nejc Pecnik (foot) are ruled out, along with David Prutton who is serving a two-game suspension after collecting 10 bookings this season.

Middlesbrough v Watford

Team news: Andre Bikey, George Friend, Seb Hines, Faris Haroun and Emmanuel Ledesma could all feature. Andy Halliday is a doubt with a broken nose, as is Josh McEachran (ankle).

League One

Sheffield United v Yeovil Town

Team news: The Blades are without long-term injured Shaun Miller and Neill Collins, while Matt Hill is out for six weeks with a broken jaw.

Stevenage v Doncaster Rovers

Team news: Striker Billy Paynter serves the second game of his three-match suspension while Martin Woods is back in the picture after recovering from a thigh strain which has sidelined him since November. James Coppinger makes his 300th League appearance for the club.

League Two

Bradford City v Oxford United

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Team news: James Meredith is still struggling, while Stephen Darby and James Hanson picked up knocks in the midweek cup win over Villa, but are expected to feature. Luke Oliver, Andrew Davies are long-term casualties.

Cheltenham Town v York City

Team news: Chris Doig, Michael Coulson and Ashley Chambers remain sidelined. Oli Johnson is training, but not yet back in first-team contention, with John McReady, who played in a reserve game this week, on the way back, but short of match fitness.

Team news: Danny Kearns is in line to make his debut for the Millers but Kari Arnason serves a one-match suspension. Ian Sharps replaces him with Adam Morgan in line to replace Daniel Nardiello up front. Edgar Davids is back for Barnet after a shoulder injury.