Actually the action started last night with Middlesbrough's 1 - 0 home win over QPR. The only goal came in the 94th minute from the penalty spot. Grant Leadbitter scored the goal after Leroy Fer was red carded for deliberate handball in the box.
There are ten further games today including City's trip to Derby County. The Rams are in 5th place on 30 points with Cardiff 7th but 5 points behind their hosts.
A draw, in my view, would represent a decent return from today's match.
Today's games:
- Bristol City v Hull
- Birmingham v Charlton
- Brentford v Nottingham Forest
- Derby v Cardiff
- Ipswich v Wolves
- Leeds v Rotherham
- MK Dons v Fulham
- Preston v Blackburn
- Reading v Bolton
- Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield
There is one game on Sunday with Burnley (4th) taking on Brighton (2nd).
Table (inc Middlesbrough 1 - 0 QPR)
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Hull City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 34 | +18 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 34 | +9 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 33 | +13 |
| 4 | Burnley | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 32 | +9 |
| 5 | Derby County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 30 | +11 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 28 | +7 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 25 | +5 |
| 8 | Reading | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 24 | +6 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 24 | +1 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 0 |
| 11 | Brentford | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 21 | -2 |
| 12 | Fulham | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 20 | +1 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 20 | -3 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 19 | -1 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 19 | -3 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | -2 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | -4 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 15 | -7 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 | -9 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 14 | -9 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 13 | -12 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | -12 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 9 | -16 |