Ally’s Acca boost: Get 8/1 on Leicester, Barnsley, Southampton and Blackpool all to win with talkSPORT BET

With the Premier League into its first week of the winter break, the EFL shares the spotlight this weekend with several huge matches taking place up and down the country.

And our very own Ally McCoist has made some talkSPORT BET tips for punters on matches on Saturday, and you can add his latest tip straight to your bet slip here.

1. Leicester to win away at Coventry (Sat, 12:30pm)

Leicester make the trip to the West Midlands for the M69 derby having won eight of their last nine matches, drawing the other, and without defeat since November, winning nine of their 11 matches since then.

The Foxes currently sit 10 points clear at the top of the Championship table, while Coventry sit down in eighth place, three points off the top six, and were held in their last home league game, conceding a 93rd minute equaliser against a mangerless Swansea side down in 17th.

Leicester have won the last three meetings between the two sides, including earlier this season on the opening day, losing just once against the Sky Blues in their last 17 games, dating back to 2002.

2. Barnsley to beat Bristol Rovers at home (Sat, 3pm)

Barnsley head into the weekend sixth in the League One table, occupying the final play-off position, but do have a game in hand over Oxford, who sit three points and one place above them.

The Tykes head into Saturday afternoon's match having not tasted defeat in the league since November, eight matches ago, and are unbeaten in their home stadium in all competitions in their last seven.

Bristol Rovers make the trip to South Yorkshire four league positions and nine points behind their opponents, whilst also being winless in their last three games away from home, conceding three goals in each of their last two league games in