The top three sides are away from home with 4th place Middlesbrough at home to Burnley. Just two points seperate the teams. (see table below).
Leaders Southampton go to Forest, West Ham to Pompey while Cardiff are of course at Doncaster.
Today's Championship fixtures:
| Brighton and Hove Albion | v | Bristol City | 15:00 |
| Crystal Palace | v | Leeds United | 15:00 |
| Derby County | v | Coventry City | 15:00 |
| Doncaster Rovers | v | Cardiff City | 15:00 |
| Hull City | v | Peterborough United | 15:00 |
| Ipswich Town | v | Blackpool | 15:00 |
| Leicester City | v | Barnsley | 15:00 |
| Middlesbrough | v | Burnley | 15:00 |
| Millwall | v | Birmingham City | 15:00 |
| Nottingham Forest | v | Southampton | 15:00 |
| Portsmouth | v | West Ham United | 15:00 |
| Watford | v | Reading | 17:20 |
And the current league table
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
| 1 | Southampton | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 47 | +19 | ||||
| 2 | West Ham United | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 47 | +17 | ||||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 45 | +14 | ||||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 45 | +7 | ||||
| 5 | Reading | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 39 | +7 | ||||
| 6 | Hull City | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 39 | +1 | ||||
| 7 | Blackpool | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 38 | +8 | ||||
| 8 | Leeds United | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 38 | +3 | ||||
| 9 | Birmingham City | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 37 | +6 | ||||
| 10 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 37 | -3 | ||||
| 11 | Burnley | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 36 | +4 | ||||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | Leicester City | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 35 | +5 | ||||
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 35 | -2 | ||||
| 15 | Peterborough United | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 33 | +3 | ||||
| 16 | Barnsley | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 33 | -3 | ||||
| 17 | Portsmouth | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 31 | +2 | ||||
| 18 | Watford | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 30 | -7 | ||||
| 19 | Bristol City | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 27 | -10 | ||||
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 27 | -14 | ||||
| 21 | Millwall | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 26 | -4 | ||||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 24 | -18 | ||||
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 22 | -21 | ||||
| 24 | Coventry City | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 19 | -14 | ||||