Soon after came the news that Coventry had beaten Birmingham City at St Andrews. That keeps Birmingham just 5 points ahead of Cardiff. Saturday's defeat by Wolves saw us drop 9 points behind the leaders. At least Birmingham didn't break away.
League Table:
| Latest match Monday, 3rd November 2008 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | EP | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 34 | +12 | ||||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 30 | +8 | ||||
| 3 | Reading | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 27 | +17 | ||||
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 26 | +3 | ||||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 25 | +10 | ||||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 25 | +6 | ||||
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 21 | +7 | ||||
| 9 | Derby County | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 21 | +2 | ||||
| 10 | Swansea City | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 21 | +1 | ||||
| 11 | Bristol City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 21 | +1 | ||||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Blackpool | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 21 | -2 | ||||
| 14 | Coventry City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Preston North End | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 20 | -2 | ||||
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 19 | -9 | ||||
| 17 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 18 | -3 | ||||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Norwich City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 16 | -5 | ||||
| 20 | Southampton | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 16 | -9 | ||||
| 21 | Watford | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 15 | -4 | ||||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 15 | -6 | ||||
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 10 | -12 | ||||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 9 | -15 | ||||