From left to right: Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg, Ipswich forward Jack Clarke, Coventry manager Frank Lampard, Millwall winger Femi Azeez and Hull striker Oli McBurnie
The relative calm of the international break is soon to give way to the chaos of the Championship run-in with seven games - eight in the cases of Portsmouth and Ipswich - squeezed into 30 days.
The demands on squads are considerable with the additional pressure and, of course, excitement of either competing for automatic promotion, play-offs or trying to avoid competing in League One next term.
As much as parity prevails in England's second tier, by this stage not all clubs have the same priorities and targets so has spoken to correspondents across all 24 clubs to get a sense of what matters to them over this home straight.
Can Coventry top 100 goals for the season, if not 100 points?
Coventry have led the Championship table for 30 of their 39 fixtures
Haji Wright is Coventry's leading scorer in the Championship with 16
The answer to the first part is probably, the answer to the second part is possibly.
Six teams have previously reached or exceeded 100 points in a Championship campaign: Burnley and Leeds last season, the Clarets also in 2022-23, Leicester City in 2013-14, Newcastle United in 2009-10 and Reading's record-breaking 106-point side of 2005-06.
But only Fulham have breached the 100-goal mark with 106 in 2021-22.
It has been an astonishing season for the Sky Blues where club records have been falling left, right and centre; with 80 points and 81 goals, scoring 19 more in seven games is not beyond the realms, although winning all seven to reach 101 points is a little more far-fetched.
But you would not put anything past this Frank Lampard team.
The pessimists among us, and there were plenty, thought their wobble in December and January would put paid to any automatic hopes, particularly when February began with a 0-0 draw at home to Oxford.
Not a bit of it, though - seven wins in the past eight has the finishing line tantalisingly close now.
Haji Wright, Ellis Simms and Brandon Thomas-Asante are all into double figures, with the prospect of Ephron Mason-Clark and Tats Sakamoto joining them.
It has been a campaign for the ages, one that will be talked about for decades to come, as long as the finishing touches do not go awry, and they won't.
Will misfiring Middlesbrough score enough goals to earn promotion?
Middlesbrough rank second in the Championship for total shots (598) but are ninth for expected goals (58.61) and fifth for goals scored (56)
Middlesbrough remain in the driving seat for the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship, but their inability to score goals threatens to undermine their campaign when it matters the most.
For all the control Boro exert in nearly all their matches, too many performances have followed a familiar pattern: loads of possession and attractive football but no cutting edge in front of goal.
Boro create opportunities in bucket loads yet lack that key ingredient – ruthlessness.
Too often, promising moves break down with the final pass, and a lot of fans think they're guilty of overplaying – of trying to execute the perfect goal – too often.
There's no doubt Boro are stuttering – they have gone three games without a win and have only scored one goal in that time.
Home form is a worry too, at exactly the wrong time. Incredibly the last time they won at the Riverside Stadium was against Norwich at the end of January.
There remains easily enough quality in the squad to put a run together, but unless Middlesbrough find a reliable source of goals - whether through David Strelec or Tommy Conway hitting form or by spreading the load across the team - they risk slipping out of the top two.
And rather than celebrating a long-awaited return to the top flight with open topped bus tours and adulation from the Boro supporters they will be having to concentrate their collective minds on the lottery of the play-offs.
Would promotion this season be Kieran McKenna's greatest achievement at Ipswich?
Kieran McKenna's win percentage in the Championship with Ipswich is 55.9%
Graeme McLoughlin, BBC Radio Suffolk
Town's run to automatic promotion from League One in 2022-23 was remarkable given it looked like it would be play-offs at best after a frustrating stalemate at Bristol Rovers in February.
Just over a year later, the march to the Premier League with largely the same group of players sparked unrivalled scenes at Portman Road.
This time around, Town have spent significantly more after waving goodbye to some immensely popular players, not least one of the club's greatest ever captains in Sam Morsy.
Those departures mean supporters have had to fall in love with a new team all over again, and many have found it difficult.
A slow start amidst a national narrative of McKenna's men being expected to walk the division did not help, and nor has the lack of a comeback win.
Not since Easter Monday 2024 have Ipswich taken three points from a match during which they fell behind.
They came agonisingly close to righting that particular wrong at Stoke just a few weeks ago, and hopefully the Potters' late equaliser does not prove costly come May.
The fallout from a controversial recent stadium tour is another factor worth mentioning.
Less than a fortnight after Town chairman Mark Ashton called on all supporters to unite around the team for one final push, many feel their club has become the subject of an unwanted political controversy.
With all of the above in mind, if McKenna can get this group back into the Premier League, the feat would take some topping.
Will Millwall finally get over the line?
Since returning to the Championship for the 2017-18 season, Millwall have not finished higher than eighth - a final position they have achieved four times
Chris Peddy, England, London & South East
Eleven minutes into the final game of last season, Millwall were sitting pretty in the top six with a 1-0 lead away at already-promoted Burnley thanks to Mihailo Ivanovic's early goal.
But Josh Brownhill's equaliser just two minutes later set the Clarets on the way to a 3-1 win, which resulted in the Lions finishing eighth in the table and two points off the play-off spots, having started the day just outside the top six on goal difference.
Two seasons before they were even closer, shut out by a single point under Gary Rowett - having come ninth the year prior to that.
This term, under Alex Neil, the chance to go not just one better, but several places more than that, is firmly within their grasp.
Having spent much of the season in the hunt for automatic promotion, Millwall sit fourth on 69 points, two behind second-placed Middlesbrough, with seven games remaining.
Win at Boro in Friday's lunchtime kick-off and they will jump up to second before Ipswich Town play on Monday, although the Tractor Boys would have two games in hand.
After their trip to the Riverside, the run-in looks agreeable for Neil and his side.
Just two sides, Norwich City (10th) and Queens Park Rangers (12th) of the six they will face are currently in the top half, and they welcome both to The Den.
They will close out the season against relegation-battling Leicester City (away) before hosting Oxford United at home on the last day.
Millwall face a big challenge to secure a top-two finish against clubs who have both been there and done it recently, as well as having scored more and conceded less goals this season.
But a place in the top six and chance to get to Wembley has become a genuine expectation rather than hope.
Two seasons ago under Neil Harris, Millwall were outsiders for the play-offs on that day up at Turf Moor, they would love to have it sewn up by the time Oxford visit south east London on 2 May.
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Do the constant additions to Hull's injury list look like derailing their final play-off push?
Only Coventry (121) have had more goals for and against in the Championship this season than Sergej Jakirovic's Hull (119)
Mike White, BBC Radio Humberside
It is certainly proving a challenge but it is a situation Hull have dealt with in one way or another for most of the season.
They have been without some big impact players for significant chunks including leading scorer Oli McBurnie, who could be even deeper into his double-figure tally had he not missed almost two months from October to December.
Add to that, fresh injury setbacks for Mo Belloumi and Liam Millar following their initial returns from ACL injuries and Eliot Matazo (another ACL), who has not played in the first-team since last February.
Then with the likes of Joe Gelhardt, Ryan Giles, Semi Ajayi, Lewie Coyle, Regan Slater, Matt Crooks and John Lundstram all missing time you have a medical room full of quality, influential first-teamers.
Whilst automatic promotion is still an optimist's dream, the play-offs feel more realistic and to not finish the job would leave a sour taste having proven themselves to be quite a disruptor to this Championship season but conversely, the foundations are there for this to be more than just a one-time only deal if they did miss out this time around.
The Tigers, under impressive head coach Sergej Jakirovic have found ways to overcome the odds time and time again this season.
And after surviving relegation by the skin of their teeth almost a year ago and going into this campaign amid the backdrop of penalties and transfer sanctions by the EFL for financial failings, they now have a chance to prove a lot of people wrong.
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Can Saints keep their momentum after the international break?
Tonda Eckert has won 18 of his 29 games in charge of Southampton
Adam Blackmore, BBC Radio Solent
There is every chance under Tonda Eckert.
The break came at a bad time for Saints - their long unbeaten run had finally got them into the top six - and then it's no games for two weeks and seven in April to follow.
It is going to be hectic, fraught and fun with Saints for sure. Just look at this week, which is the season really.
They host Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-final and then back that up with Wrexham and Derby - the two sides next to them in the league - all in the same week.
But they have shown they can deliver at the end of a three-game week by beating Coventry recently, and more than anything else, their mentality under Tonda Eckert has been transformed - focused, together, and aiming to catch the teams above them more than worrying about dropping out of the top six.
That may happen, but I would be surprised after all the hard work they have put in to get there.
Can returning players fire Wrexham into the top six?
Kieffer Moore has scored 11 goals in 32 league appearances for Wrexham
Ian Mitchelmore, Wales
George Dobson was a welcome inclusion in the matchday squad for Wrexham's 2-1 comeback win at Sheffield United prior to the international break following the midfielder's spell on the sidelines through suspension.
Phil Parkinson will also hope to have striker Kieffer Moore and midfielder Matty James available for selection again in early April following their injury issues.
Moore - scorer of 13 goals across all competitions this season - has missed each of his side's past four games due to a hamstring injury.
As for James, he has not featured since sustaining a toe injury in Wrexham's 2-0 defeat by Millwall on 7 February.
The strength-in-depth of the Red Dragons' squad has been sufficient enough to ensure they remain well and truly in the hunt for a play-off place amid their recent injury concerns - with Ben Sheaf and Liberato Cacace also sidelined at present.
But the hope in north Wales is that having additional options to select from for the run-in can only bolster Wrexham's already decent chances of having a crack at what would be a fourth successive promotion.
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Can John Eustace and Derby end a season of setbacks with unexpected success?
John Eustace's Derby have won four of their past five games to remain very much in the play-off picture
Seven games remain in a season few could have imagined for Derby County. Head coach John Eustace has battled an almost relentless injury list, yet his side somehow remain in contention for the play-offs.
Denied access to Eustace during pre-season, many of us were blindsided by the revelation that several key players were injured, unfit or awaiting surgery.
A slow start followed - just one win in the opening 10 - and criticism inevitably grew. But in hindsight, the lack of available quality made that early struggle understandable.
As players gradually returned, Eustace moved closer to fielding something like his strongest side.
Then came another blow: top scorer Carlton Morris ruled out for a significant spell.
Still, with Sondre Langas, Lewis Travis and Patrick Agyemang back in the fold, performances improved.
Hard-working, unfussy, occasionally dogged - Derby rediscovered an identity that earned points even when fluency was lacking.
The 5-0 demolition of Bristol City was the outlier that hinted at something more. It was Derby's most complete display in years and a reminder not to underestimate this group.
So, can Eustace turn Derby into this season's surprise play-off package? I think he can.
Nobody backed them in August, yet their resilience has kept them in the conversation.
Injuries, though, remain the defining variable. Rhian Brewster's knee issue and Sam Szmodics' concussion protocol concerns threaten to derail momentum.
Derby need Langas, Jacob Widell Zetterstrom and others back firing - and above all, no more setbacks. That, ultimately, will decide their fate.
Which four teams will make Championship play-offs?
Using Opta's power rankings as a measure of the comparative strength of each Championship team at present, John Mousinho's Portsmouth have the toughest run-in in the division.
Pompey must face each of the top three between now and the first weekend of May plus Norwich City, who are the form team of 2026.
Relegation survival rivals Leicester City have the weakest run-in on paper as while the Foxes host promotion contenders Hull and Millwall at the King Power Stadium, their remaining five fixtures are against teams in the bottom half.
Opta's power rankings, external are updated daily, assigning an ability score to each domestic team across 413 leagues based on their form and previous results calculated against the strength of the opposition faced.
Does Watford's transfer policy continue to hold them back?
Nestory Irankunda is one of 13 players, aged 21 or under, who have made a Championship appearance for Watford this season
Geoff Doyle, BBC Three Counties Radio
As we have suspected for much of the season, Watford are probably not going to have quite enough to reach the play-offs.
One of the main factors will be the transfer policy of buying relatively unknown young and usually overseas players with the aim of turning them into top talent.
There has been success with this, but the Championship is a long slog, and teams need players who have been there, seen it and done it. Watford have some of those types but not enough and the balance is shifting further away.
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