A home win would see Blackpool go five points ahead of Cardiff but having played two games more. Should Hull win then Cardiff would drop out of the play off places.
The top three of Southampton, West Ham and Reading are all away with West Ham at Cardiff in the game of the weekend on Sunday at Cardiff City Stadium.
The weekend's fixtures:
| Friday 02nd March 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Blackpool | v | Hull City | 19:45 |
| Saturday 03rd March 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Barnsley | v | Nottingham Forest | 15:00 |
| Birmingham City | v | Derby County | 15:00 |
| Crystal Palace | v | Peterborough United | 15:00 |
| Doncaster Rovers | v | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15:00 |
| Ipswich Town | v | Bristol City | 15:00 |
| Leicester City | v | Coventry City | 15:00 |
| Millwall | v | Reading | 15:00 |
| Portsmouth | v | Middlesbrough | 15:00 |
| Watford | v | Burnley | 15:00 |
| Leeds United | v | Southampton | 17:20 |
| Sunday 04th March 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Cardiff City | v | West Ham United | 12:45 |
And the current League table: (before Blackpool v Hull)
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 32 | 62 | +29 | ||||
| 2 | West Ham United | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 61 | +19 | ||||
| 3 | Reading | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 57 | +14 | ||||
| 4 | Blackpool | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 43 | 55 | +13 | ||||
| 5 | Birmingham City | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 30 | 54 | +20 | ||||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 53 | +11 | ||||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 53 | +6 | ||||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 32 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 53 | +4 | ||||
| 9 | Hull City | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 51 | +6 | ||||
| 10 | Leeds United | 33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 49 | +4 | ||||
| 11 | Burnley | 33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 47 | +5 | ||||
| 12 | Leicester City | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 37 | 45 | +6 | ||||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 44 | +3 | ||||
| 14 | Barnsley | 33 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 42 | -7 | ||||
| 15 | Derby County | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 42 | -9 | ||||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 40 | -10 | ||||
| 17 | Watford | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 50 | 40 | -14 | ||||
| 18 | Peterborough United | 32 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 38 | -1 | ||||
| 19 | Millwall | 33 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 45 | 34 | -11 | ||||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 31 | -22 | ||||
| 21 | Bristol City | 33 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 51 | 31 | -23 | ||||
| 22 | Coventry City | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 46 | 28 | -17 | ||||
| 23 | Portsmouth (-10) | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 26 | -1 | ||||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 52 | 25 | -25 | ||||