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Tuesday and Wednesday night’s brought as a full slate of fixtures in the Championship, so here’s a quick re-cap of the events involving teams at the top and the bottom of the division as the race for promotion along with the fight against relegation heats up, and a look ahead to the pick of the weekend’s fixtures.
It’s a three-horse race for the top two automatic promotion spots…
Let’s take it from the top, starting with Norwich City who reclaimed top spot following their 3-2 home win over Hull City.
Leeds United returned to 2nd place after Norwich’s win over Hull City, but the Yorkshire outfit grabbed another important three points with a 3-0 win at a rejuvenated Reading outfit, with Marcelo Bielsa’s side beginning to look like genuine promotion contenders.
Yorkshire rivals, and 3rd placed Sheffield United also maintained their solid results on Tuesday night with a 2-0 home win against Brentford which has kept them in touch with the top two in the Championship. Saturday’s local derby with Leeds United at Elland Road in the early kick-off promises to be a real cracker.
West Brom were the only other team in the play-off pack to register a win when they despatched Swansea City 3-0 at The Hawthorns, handing The Baggies their first home win in seven matches.
The three teams below them, Middlesbrough (1-2 v Preston North End), Derby County (0-0 v Stoke City) and Bristol City (1-1 v Ipswich Town), all failed to win.
No change at the bottom, but a lifeline for Rotherham United
At the bottom of the Championship, Ipswich Town recorded yet another draw as the Tractor Boys made it 5 draws from their last 6 matches with a 1-1 draw at Bristol City, while second from bottom club, Bolton Wanderers, suffered a fourth defeat in five matches when they lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
Rotherham United enhanced their chances of Championship survival with a much needed 2-1 win away at seemingly disinterested QPR, and The Millers are now level on 36 points with Reading who lost at home to Leeds United.
Millwall also secured a valuable three points with a surprise 2-0 win at Birmingham City, while QPR’s decline continued at Loftus Road.
The pick of the fixtures this weekend…
Without doubt, the Yorkshire local derby between 2nd placed Leeds United and 3rd placed Sheffield United at Elland Road in the lunchtime kick-off, with just 2 points separating the two teams.
Aston Villa (8th) v Middlesbrough (5th)
Rotherham United (22nd) v Norwich City (1st)
Wigan Athletic (21st) v Bolton Wanderers (23rd)
Swansea City and Millwall are not in action this weekend.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | |
| 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | |||
| 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 01 | ||||||
| 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
| 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
| OVERALL TABLE | |||||||
| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2 |
Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 |
West Ham | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
4 |
Birmingham City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
5 |
QPR | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
6 |
West Bromwich | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
7 |
Southampton | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
8 |
Stoke City | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
9 |
Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
10 |
Wolverhampton | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
11 |
Millwall | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
12 |
Bristol City | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
13 |
Charlton Athletic | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -3 |
14 |
Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 |
15 |
Sheffield United | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
16 |
Portsmouth | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 |
17 |
Wrexham FC | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 |
18 |
Lincoln City | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -10 |
19 |
Cardiff City | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
20 |
Norwich City | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -3 |
21 |
Burnley | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -4 |
22 |
Watford | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -11 |
23 |
Derby County | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 |
24 |
Preston North End | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -12 |
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Over 2.5 goals were seen in Khovd FC's last 19 matches in Premier League
Hwacheon KSPO W are undefeated in their last 15 league games
In their last 14 games in Premier League, URA Kampala have a poor record of just 2 wins
Mashal Mubarek are on a losing streak of 10 straight matches in Professional Football League
Sporting Braga have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 6 UEFA Europa Conference League games
The team of FC Nordsjælland have achieved 5 straight wins in UEFA Europa Conference League
Levski Sofia are on an unfortunate streak of 5 Europa League games where they have not managed to score a goal
Ward have lost by 3+ goals their last 4 Premier League games
SL Benfica have won by 2+ goals all of their last 3 Europa League games
There are no losses for Real España in 29 of their most recent 33 games (Liga Nacional)
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
Reims haven't lost any of their last 15 matches in Ligue 2
There have been over 2.5 goals in Eintracht Frankfurt's last 9 all competitions games
Hertha have managed to win 7 consecutive games in 2. Bundesliga
Miercurea Ciuc have lost their last 6 league games
Os Marialvas have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 Taca de Portugal games
Al Sareeh have failed to score a single goal in their last 4 Division 1 games
In their 3 most recent matches of Bundesliga, Rapid Wien have managet to win by 2+ goals
Leganes have been defeated by 2+ goals in their last 3 matches in Segunda Division
Chengdu Qianbao have a good record of 47 undefeated games of their last 55 encounters in Super League
Chernomorets Balchik haven't lost any of their last 31 matches in Third League - North-East
Ponte Preta are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 20 matches in Serie B
In their 11 most recent matches in Championship, Dunfermline have seen under 2.5 goals scored
There have been 11 straight losses in HT/FT in Third League - North-West for Juventus Malchika
There have been 10 staight losses in Super League for Qingdao Jonoon
Stockholm Internazionale have won 10 consecutive games in Div 1 Norra
In Tristán Suárez's last 7 Nacional B matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
Levadiakos have failed to score in their last 7 matches in Super League
FC Differdange 03 have managed to win at HT/FT their last 6 National Division games in a row
Chengdu Qianbao have a good record of 47 undefeated games of their last 55 encounters in Super League
Chernomorets Balchik haven't lost any of their last 31 matches in Third League - North-East
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
Over 2.5 goals were seen in Khovd FC's last 19 matches in Premier League
Barcelona have managed to win by at least 2 goals in their 10 most recent clashes in all competitions
There have been 10 staight losses in Super League for Qingdao Jonoon
Stockholm Internazionale have won 10 consecutive games in Div 1 Norra
In Tristán Suárez's last 7 Nacional B matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
No goals have been scored by Kalmar FF in their last 7 games in Allsvenskan
US Chantilly have lost all of their last 5 league matches by margin of 2+ goals











