Cardiff's poor run of late, collecting four points from the last 15, has seen the league table tighten up around them.
City are still 4th but as you can see from the table it's close and teams have games in hand. Cardiff will drop a place tonight and could be outside of the play off places by Saturday evening.
I'd trade the league ambitions this year mind for a Carling Cup final victory. If it doesn't go our way on Sunday though the side is going to have to shape up if they want to stay in promotion contention.
| Tuesday 21st February 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Barnsley | v | Birmingham City | 19:45 |
| Millwall | v | Middlesbrough | 19:45 |
| Blackpool | v | West Ham United | 20:00 |
| Wednesday 22nd February 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Hull City | v | Brighton and Hove Albion | 19:45 |
| Thursday 23rd February 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Derby County | v | Leicester City | 19:45 |
League Table:
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 32 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 32 | 59 | +26 | ||||
| 2 | West Ham United | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 57 | +16 | ||||
| 3 | Reading | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 54 | +12 | ||||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 53 | +11 | ||||
| 5 | Blackpool | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 38 | 52 | +14 | ||||
| 6 | Birmingham City | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 27 | 51 | +19 | ||||
| 7 | Hull City | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 50 | +6 | ||||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 50 | +4 | ||||
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 49 | +3 | ||||
| 10 | Leeds United | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 48 | +4 | ||||
| 11 | Burnley | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 37 | 47 | +7 | ||||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 43 | +3 | ||||
| 13 | Leicester City | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 42 | +5 | ||||
| 14 | Barnsley | 31 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 42 | -4 | ||||
| 15 | Derby County | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 41 | 42 | -8 | ||||
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 57 | 40 | -7 | ||||
| 17 | Watford | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 47 | 40 | -11 | ||||
| 18 | Peterborough United | 31 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 51 | 37 | -1 | ||||
| 19 | Millwall | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 31 | -11 | ||||
| 20 | Bristol City | 32 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 48 | 31 | -21 | ||||
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 49 | 28 | -23 | ||||
| 22 | Portsmouth (-10) | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 25 | -1 | ||||
| 23 | Coventry City | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 25 | -18 | ||||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 51 | 24 | -25 | ||||