The top two of Southampton and Reading are both away from home while 3rd placed West Ham face play off chasing Middlesbrough.
The matches are spread over two nights:
| Tuesday 20th March 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | v | Derby County | 19:45 |
| Bristol City | v | Watford | 19:45 |
| Doncaster Rovers | v | Millwall | 19:45 |
| Hull City | v | Southampton | 19:45 |
| Leeds United | v | Nottingham Forest | 19:45 |
| Peterborough United | v | Reading | 19:45 |
| Portsmouth | v | Birmingham City | 19:45 |
| West Ham United | v | Middlesbrough | 19:45 |
| Crystal Palace | v | Barnsley | 20:00 |
| Wednesday 21st March 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Cardiff City | v | Coventry City | 19:45 |
| Ipswich Town | v | Burnley | 19:45 |
| Blackpool | v | Leicester City | 20:00 |
And the current league table looks like this after City's draw with Burnley
| 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 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 72 | +33 | ||||
| 2 | Reading | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 30 | 70 | +22 | ||||
| 3 | West Ham United | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 67 | +21 | ||||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 36 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 59 | +21 | ||||
| 5 | Blackpool | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 50 | 59 | +12 | ||||
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 59 | +3 | ||||
| 7 | Hull City | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 58 | +9 | ||||
| 8 | Cardiff City | 37 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 47 | 58 | +7 | ||||
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 58 | +6 | ||||
| 10 | Leeds United | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 50 | 54 | +5 | ||||
| 11 | Derby County | 37 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 48 | 52 | -7 | ||||
| 12 | Leicester City | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 51 | +7 | ||||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 50 | +4 | ||||
| 14 | Burnley | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 44 | 49 | +4 | ||||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 48 | -6 | ||||
| 16 | Watford | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 54 | 48 | -12 | ||||
| 17 | Barnsley | 37 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 43 | -15 | ||||
| 18 | Peterborough United | 36 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 60 | 41 | -4 | ||||
| 19 | Millwall | 37 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 53 | 37 | -12 | ||||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 55 | 35 | -22 | ||||
| 21 | Bristol City | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 58 | 35 | -26 | ||||
| 22 | Coventry City | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 50 | 31 | -19 | ||||
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 58 | 31 | -25 | ||||
| 24 | Portsmouth (-10) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 27 | -6 | ||||