Hidde ter Avest brought Oxford United’s eight-match winless streak to an end with the winning goal against Hull City on his first start for the club. The summer signing from Utrecht popped up at the far post to convert Greg Leigh’s deep cross, after Tim Walter’s away side had dominated the first half without making the most of their chances.

Follow live coverage as Oxford United face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

The key stats before Oxford United's game with Sheffield United in the Championship on Tuesday.

Follow live coverage as Oxford United face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Since gaining promotion to the Championship last season through the League One playoffs, Oxford United have found themselves at 19th in the English second tier after garnering 14 points from their first 13 matches of the season. The U's face Hull on Tuesday after successive losses to Sunderland and Swansea City.

After the difficulties of Saturday, Hull City are back in action this evening and face a testing trip to Oxford United. For the third game in a row, City face one of the newly-promoted sides having drawn 1-1 with both Derby County and Portsmouth, and they'll arrive at the Kassam Stadium desperate to end a run of five games without victory.

Millwall have only once lost consecutive home league games against Leeds, doing so in defeats in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Leeds are looking to win four consecutive league games against Millwall for the first time since doing so between 2005 and 2008.

The key stats before Bristol City’s meeting with Sheffield United in the Championship on Tuesday.