We’ve taken a look at every team in promotion contention and their fixtures in December and early January to get an average league position of the sides they will face. Scroll down and click through the pages to take a look at who has the toughest festive fixtures – ranked from hardest to easiest:
9. Gillingham
While they face Ipswich and Portsmouth over December, Gillingham's fixtures could be far worse with the average standing of their opponents also standing at 11.6. Photo: Jack Thomas
10. Sunderland
Things could be much worse for the Black Cats over Christmas, who face teams with an average league standing of 12.25. Photo: Clive Brunskill
11. Coventry City
The Sky Blues face pace-setters Wycombe over Christmas, but their other fixtures are far more favourable - as they prepare to take on teams with an average position of 12.5. Photo: Linnea Rheborg
12. Peterborough United
Peterborough have been handed a very kind run of fixtures. They don't face either of the sides above them in League One and their festive opponents have an average league position of 13.2. Photo: Jordan Mansfield