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Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium

It feels like a big day at the Swansea.com Stadium, where the home club are suggesting there could be a new record attendance today.

There have been plenty of sell-outs since Swansea City moved to this ground 21 years ago, but it may be that the highest previous gate of 20,972 - for a Premier League game against Liverpool in 2016 - is surpassed this afternoon.

Tickets have been hard to come by for what on paper looks like one of the games of the season so far in the Championship.

We wait to see if it lives up to that billing.

Paul Mortimer
Former Charlton midfielder on BBC Radio London

I know Millwall are 2-1 down but the game is there for them.

Now they've got to play with a bit more urgency and that is an energy thing as well because Lincoln will start to frustrate.

The quality hasn't been what Millwall will want.

They need to keep that momentum.

So close to a game-killing second for Watford!

Martin Payero peels towards the near post and glances a corner to the near post and Arthur Okonkwo in the Charlton goal beats it away. Soumaila Coulibaly cannot squeeze the rebound in, finding the angle too tight.

Payero, a moment later, curls wide when fed by Iker Bravo. Watford have had chances on the break to finish Charlton off, but it remains 1-0.

Bravo has been replaced, unable to continue, by Rocco Vata.

Paul Mortimer
Former Charlton midfielder on BBC Radio London

I know Millwall are 2-1 down but the game is there for them.

Now they've got to play with a bit more urgency and that is an energy thing as well because Lincoln will start to frustrate.

The quality hasn't been what Millwall will want.

They need to keep that momentum.

Chances at both ends in the space of a minute!

Charlton first. Miles Leaburn gets away down the right hand side and pulls the ball back for Karlan Grant, who you would back to make a clean strike from inside the penalty area, but he gets his contact with the ball all wrong and Watford survive.

The Hornets then venture down the other end. Luca Kjerrumgaard chests the ball smartly into the path of Myron Boadu, but he drags his attempt wide of the far post.

We still await our first goal at Vicarage Road but there are signs that what has been a low-key game is slowly coming to life.

It is Lincoln's turn to threaten with a long throw.

Andrei Coubis is everywhere today, including on the scoresheet and he tosses the throw into the Millwall 18-yard area and the home side sketchily clear it but then concede a free-kick in a dangerous position.

The ball is high into the box again and goalkeeper Filip Marschall crashes into the post as he deals with a difficult situation.

Marschall needs some treatment.

It is Lincoln's turn to threaten with a long throw.

Andrei Coubis is everywhere today, including on the scoresheet and he tosses the throw into the Millwall 18-yard area and the home side sketchily clear it but then concede a free-kick in a dangerous position.

The ball is high into the box again and goalkeeper Filip Marschall crashes into the post as he deals with a difficult situation.

Marschall needs some treatment.

Things could not have gone much worse for Watford, since the resumption of domestic action following the international break.

Alessio Dionisi has seen his side ship nine goals in just two matches - they were hit for four at Vicarage Road a week ago by Burnley, who until that meeting were yet to win a league game.

The Hornets then took another hammering against Cardiff in the Welsh capital in the week, conceding five more. The heavy consecutive defeats have mounted the pressure on manager Dionisi and the club have received plenty of back-lash from a fed-up fan-base.

Needing a positive result, one side who could prove tricky opponents are today's visitors Charlton; they claimed a point when scoring late to draw 2-2 against Burnley at Turf Moor in the week.

The Addicks are actually seven league matches without a win themselves, but they have drawn five of those and head to Hertfordshire buoyed by their midweek point.

Hornets XI

Under-fire Watford boss Alessio Dionisi has rung the changes for his side's crucial meeting with Charlton Athletic at Vicarage Road this lunch-time.

The Hornets have conceded nine goals in their previous two games, including five at Cardiff in the week and, as a result of that, Dionisi has introduced five new faces to his starting XI.

Marc Bola, Krepin Diatta, Iker Bravo, Soumaila Coulibaly and Luca Kjerrumgaard all start, while Othmane Maamma, Martin Payero, Stephy Mavididi and Jordan Zemura are among the substitutes.

Charlton boss Nathan Jones makes a single change to the side who grabbed a dramatic point at Burnley on Tuesday - late scorer Ivan Mesik is rewarded with a start in place of the benched Amari'i Bell.

Addicks XI
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The Riverside ahead of kick-off

You're probably already well aware that the third Saturday in October is International Sloth Day.

Fitting, then, that it also brings a feast of Championship football featuring several teams who are slow to get going, a select few aiming to get to the top of the tree and others who are quite simply aiming to hang around.

We have three tasty lunchtime treats for you first up, with matters at the top and bottom of the table to focus on, before a bumper 15:00 BST schedule with current leaders Swansea against title favourites West Ham top of the bill.

In tribute to the majestic sloth, best get yourself comfortable, with easy access to snacks, and let us bring you up to speed before the first games get under way in half an hour.

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