Goodman’s 10 in 10 preview

Ten EFL games in 10 days will be screened live in December as part of a festive football feast on Sky Sports.

High-flying Huddersfield visit Norwich and there’s the East Midlands derby between Derby and Nottingham Forest, while Brighton, Aston Villa, Newcastle, and in-form League One sides Sheffield United and Bolton will also be in action.

Here, Sky Sports’ EFL pundit Don Goodman looks ahead to the busy 10 days of action…

You enjoy the busy winter period when you’re winning. When you’re going into it in a successful team, when there’s an aim. If you’re stuck in mid-table or down near the bottom you don’t.

It was always an opportunity, because there were so many games. You can either consolidate the good form you have had, or if you were at the wrong end of the table, to dig yourself out of a hole.

Brighton are on twice during the 10 days, and it’s another chance for Chris Hughton to highlight how good a manager he is.

Goodness me, when I think about Hughton, I think about how talented a coach he is, and how he hasn’t got the credit for what he’s achieved.

But also, for the dignity he displayed when he was unfairly sacked by Newcastle, and possibly unfair sacked by Norwich as far as I’m concerned.

Never once did I hear him whinge, complain or feel sorry for himself. He’s now showing not only Brighton fans, but all of us who …

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