We're 15 games into the marathon of a Championship season and there's been plenty of thrills and spills to digest as we enter the final international window of the calendar year.
Birmingham City lead the pack following an exceptional run under Chris Davies which has seen the Blues claim 22 points from a possible 27 since mid-September.
They're level on points with Middlesbrough and Stoke City, with Mark Robins' side winning seven of their previous nine to propel themselves into the automatic promotion picture.
A point further back is Black Country rivals Wolves and West Brom, while Swansea City remain only three points adrift of top spot despite suffering four league defeats in their last five fixtures.
EFL pundit Gab Sutton has been keeping a watchful eye on all of the action in the Championship and he's assembled his Team of the Season as we enter the November break.
GK: Daniel Peretz (Southampton)
Tall, commanding, with Bayern Munich pedigree, and fairly young for a goalkeeper at 26, it’s hard to see a weakness in Peretz’s game. A fantastic shot-stopper with excellent distribution: if the Saints go up, they won’t need to recruit between the sticks.
RB: Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough)
I’ve been an admirer of Callum’s going back to his MK Dons days, so it’s great to see him providing bags of energy and genuine width from right-back for Middlesbrough. Long overdue a crack at the Premier League.
CB: Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City)
As a Bluenose, we knew even in League One that in Christoph Klarer, we were looking at one of the top centre-halves ever to grace St Andrews (or Muntz Street, for that matter!).
He’s got a lovely mix of modernity and tradition about his game: he can ping diagonals to the flank with delightful precision, but he’s not afraid to go in hard when he needs to snuff out an attack at source.
CB: Stephen Welsh (Swansea City)
There was room for a centre-half to break up the long-standing Cabango and Burgess partnership at Swansea, which had become a tad samey.
Welsh has come in and brought some more progressive qualities to the back-line, expanding Vitor Matos’ options in terms of how he wants to play, and it’s reaped maximum rewards.
LB: Rio Cardines (Bristol City)
Bristol City’s assist king can play at left-back, right-back, or on either flank, and will certainly have caught the eye of parent club Crystal Palace, who may look to bring the prospect into the fold, whichever league they reside next season.
CM: Andre (Wolves)
I think Andre has shown his higher-level class in the Championship this season, as somebody who’s been capped 13 times by Brazil in recent years. He’s got that little bit of muscle to stamp his authority on games, and his long-range passing is sublime.
CM: Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough)
Middlesbrough aren’t missing Hayden Hackney in midfield quite as much as they expected, and it’s largely because Aidan Morris has been a pillar of continuity. Tough in the tackle but cultured on the ball, Morris is running the show on Teesside.
RW: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)
Quelle surprise. A player mooted for the England World Cup squad is doing well in the Championship. West Ham haven’t looked great as a collective entity this season but Bowen’s individualism – seven goals and assists apiece – has often carried them through.
CAM: Fer Lopez (Wolves)
Wolves have been masters of transitional play this season, whether that’s baiting the opposition then pouncing, or exploiting turnovers, and Lopez always seems to be at the centre of things. The Spaniard’s decision-making on the move really is top notch, and he knows just how to weight those passes in behind for Adam Armstrong or Rodrigo Gomes.
LW: Liam Millar (Birmingham City)
It’s been a case of quality over quantity for Birmingham’s recruitment this summer, a marked change from last year, and Liam Millar has been a fabulous acquisition. I’ve always liked the Canadian from his time at PNE: he’s skillful, technical, and he seems to find himself in fantastic positions on the flank over and over again.
FW: Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough)
Who else? Lankshear has been the perfect signing in the Championship this season, bringing Middlesbrough that clinical edge in front of goal that proved elusive last season, whilst allowing Tommy Conway to thrive out on the left.
It’s not just his 13 goals in as many games, though: the 21-year-old’s work ethic is relentless, and he gives his heart and soul to any team he plays for. An England #9 in the making.
Manager: James Morrison (West Brom)
I was of the ‘believe it when I see it’ mantra with regards to West Brom and James Morrison in the summer: it’s one thing be the caretaker who lifts the players in crisis, whereas carrying out a successful blueprint from scratch is quite another.
But Morrison has continued Albion’s form into this campaign and, on limited resources, are back among the Championship’s elite.
