Take a look at our pre-match stat pack ahead of Easter Monday:
Leicester City v Norwich City
Leicester City have won their last three league games against Norwich City by an aggregate score of 7-1.
Norwich have lost two of their last three away league trips to Leicester (D1) since a 3-2 win in March 2011, which was also their last game at the King Power in the Championship.
This is Leicester City’s first league game on Easter Monday since a 2-0 defeat at Barnsley back in April 2013 – they won four in a row before that game between 2009 and 2012 on Easter Monday.
Norwich City have only lost one of their last nine league matches on Easter Monday (W6 D2), going down 4-1 at QPR in April 2018.
Leicester have lost six of their last eight league games played on April Fools’ Day (W1 D1), losing 2-1 to Crystal Palace last year.
Birmingham City v Preston North End
Birmingham have lost three of their last four home league games against Preston (D1) since a 3-0 win in December 2018 under Garry Monk.
Preston North End are looking to complete a league double over Birmingham City for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.
Birmingham have only won one of their last 11 league games played on Easter Monday (D3 L7), a 3-1 away win at Rotherham in April 2019.
Preston North End have won their last two league matches on Easter Monday, beating Swansea in 2021 and Reading in 2023.
Preston North End have lost 41 league matches on Easter Monday – in Football League history, only Bolton Wanderers have lost more (43).
Coventry City v Cardiff City
Coventry are unbeaten in their last four home league matches against Cardiff City (W2 D2) since losing 2-1 in October 2010.
Cardiff are looking for their first league double over Coventry since the 2010-11 season following their 3-2 win earlier this season.
Coventry City have won just one of their last 18 league games played on Easter Monday (D6 L11), a 3-1 home win over Bristol City in April 2021.
Cardiff have lost on Easter Monday in each of the last three years, losing 5-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in 2021, 1-0 to Luton in 2022 and 1-0 to Sunderland in 2023.
Coventry are winless in their last 10 league games played on April Fools’ Day (D2 L8), scoring just one goal in that time, netted by Zavon Hines in 2008 against Sheffield Wednesday.
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough won 3-1 in their last home league match against Sheffield Wednesday back in April 2021, last winning consecutively against the Owls on home soil between 1996 and 2012 (six in a row).
Only three of the last 28 league meetings between Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday have been drawn (15 Middlesbrough wins, 10 Wednesday wins).
On Easter Monday, Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday twice previously in the league, with Boro winning both times: 3-1 in 1915 and 5-0 in 1936.
Middlesbrough are winless in their last eight league games on Easter Monday (D3 L5) since a 2-1 home win over Coventry City in April 2011.
Sheffield Wednesday have won their last five league games on Easter Monday, winning those by an aggregate score of 15-2.
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City
Plymouth haven’t hosted Bristol City for a league match since March 2010, winning 3-2 thanks to goals from Chris Clark, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Carl Fletcher.
Bristol City are looking for their first league double over Plymouth Argyle since the 2003-04 campaign under Danny Wilson.
This is the first league meeting between Plymouth and Bristol City on Easter Monday for 98 years, last facing in April 1926, a 2-1 Robins victory.
Plymouth haven’t scored a single goal in any of their last four league matches played on Easter Monday (D1 L3) since hammering Newport 6-1 on this day in April 2017.
Bristol City are winless in their last six league games played on Easter Monday (D3 L3), last winning on this day in April 2014.
Rotherham United v Millwall
Rotherham United are winless in six league games against Millwall (D2 L4) since a 1-0 win in August 2018.
Millwall are looking to complete just a fourth league double over Rotherham, also doing so in 1975-76, 2006-07 and 2020-21.
Rotherham have lost on Easter Monday in four of their last five league matches on this day (D1) since a 1-0 win over Brighton in April 2015.
Millwall lost 1-0 to Hull on Easter Monday last year but haven’t lost on this date in consecutive years in the league since 1989 (vs Wimbledon) and 1990 (vs Spurs).
Rotherham United are winless in their last nine league games played on April Fools’ Day (D3 L6), failing to score in their last three.
Stoke City v Huddersfield Town
Stoke have only lost two of their last 13 league games against Huddersfield Town (W5 D6) and won 3-0 at home last season against the Terriers.
Huddersfield have lost their last three league visits to Stoke since beating them 1-0 back in October 2019 under Danny Cowley.
It is 104 years since Stoke and Huddersfield last faced in a league game on Easter Monday, with the Terriers winning 1-0 in April 1920 under Ambrose Langley previously.
Huddersfield Town are unbeaten in their last five league games played on Easter Monday (W3 D2) since losing to Bournemouth in April 2012.
Stoke manager Steven Schumacher took charge of two league games on Easter Monday at former side Plymouth and the Pilgrims failed to score in either match (0-0 vs Sunderland, 0-2 vs Lincoln).
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
Sunderland have won their last four home league games against Blackburn Rovers, a run that stretches back to August 2009 in the Premier League.
The game between Sunderland and Blackburn earlier this season was won 3-1 by the Black Cats at Ewood Park – this fixture hasn’t been won by the away side twice in a league season since 1926-27.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last four league games played on Easter Monday (W1 D3) since losing 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in April 2018.
Blackburn haven’t won on Easter Monday in any of their last three attempts in the Championship (D1 L2) since beating Bolton 2-0 in April 2019.
Blackburn Rovers have lost three of their last four league matches on April Fools’ Day (D1), losing 1-0 to Birmingham City last year.
Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers
Swansea are unbeaten in their last three league games against QPR (W1 D2) since a 1-0 defeat back in May 2022.
The last three league meetings between Swansea and Queens Park Rangers at Liberty Stadium have all ended 1-0 – won by the Hoops in 2020-21 and 2021-22 and by the Swans last season.
Among teams to play at least 10 league games on Easter Monday, only Arsenal (55%) have a better win percentage on that day than Swansea City (54%, won 41/76 games).
QPR haven’t won an away league game played on Easter Monday since 1993 at Everton (5-3) and are winless in nine since then (D3 L6).
Swansea have won six of their last nine league games on Easter Monday (D2 L1), winning 2-0 away at Wigan Athletic last year.
West Bromwich Albion v Watford
West Bromwich Albion are winless in their last six league games against Watford (D3 L3) since a 3-1 win in December 2016 in the Premier League.
Watford have won one of their last 11 away league visits to West Brom (D5 L5), a 1-0 win in 2015-16 under Quique Sanchez Flores.
West Brom have won 46 league matches on Easter Monday – only Derby County (50) have ever won more in Football League history.
Watford have won one of their last eight league matches on Easter Monday (D4 L3), a 2-0 home win over Middlesbrough in April 2015.
West Bromwich Albion have won one of their last nine league games on Easter Monday (D5 L3), winning 2-1 away at Norwich back in April 2007.
Ipswich Town v Southampton
Ipswich Town are looking for their first league double over Southampton since the 2000-01 Premier League season.
Southampton are making their first league visit to Ipswich since August 2011, a game they won 5-2 thanks to goals from Rickie Lambert (x2), David Connolly and Adam Lallana (x2).
The only previous league meeting between Ipswich and Southampton on Easter Monday was in April 1965, a match won 2-0 by the Tractor Boys.
Ipswich have won one of their last 10 league matches played on Easter Monday (D5 L4), a 3-1 home win over Newcastle United back in April 2017 under Mick McCarthy.
This is Southampton’s first league game on Easter Monday since a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace back in April 2012.
Leeds United v Hull City
Leeds have kept a clean sheet in six of their last seven league matches against Hull – the other game was a 2-0 defeat at Elland Road in December 2018.
Hull have only won four of their 26 away league trips to face Leeds United (D6 L16), although two have been in their most recent five at Elland Road (2012-13 and 2018-19).
Leeds United have lost 11 of their last 12 league matches on Easter Monday, their only victory in this run coming away at Yeovil in April 2010 thanks to a Richard Naylor brace.
Hull City have won one of their last 12 away league games played on Easter Monday (D5 L6), a 3-2 win at Swansea City back in April 2004 under Peter Taylor.
Leeds United’s ongoing seven game losing league run in games played on Easter Monday is the current longest of any club. The last team to lose more in a row were Leicester City between 1979 and 2003 (10 in a row).