City can open up a five point gap over 7th place if they beat Watford on Sunday and still have a game in hand.
If there was ever a chance to grasp the nettle then it's now.
Scores and League table on Saturday March 20th.
Bristol C 2 Newcastle 2
West Brom 3 Preston 2
Nottm Forest 1 P'borough 0
QPR 1 Swansea 1
Doncaster 1 Sheff Utd 1
Middlesbrough 1 Reading 1
Blackpool 2 C Palace 2
Ipswich 1 Barnsley 0
Sheff Weds 0 Derby 0
Scunthorpe 2 Plymouth 1
Latest match Saturday, 20th March 2010 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | EP | |||||||||||||||||
W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
1 | Newcastle United | 37 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 28 | 77 | +43 | ||||
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 42 | 75 | +34 | ||||
3 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 32 | 67 | +21 | ||||
4 | Swansea City | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 61 | +6 | ||||
5 | Leicester City | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 60 | +11 | ||||
6 | Cardiff City | 36 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 45 | 55 | +14 | ||||
7 | Sheffield United | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 50 | 53 | +3 | ||||
8 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 52 | +4 | ||||
9 | Blackpool | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 49 | 51 | +6 | ||||
10 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 43 | 50 | +7 | ||||
11 | Coventry City | 37 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 50 | -7 | ||||
12 | Barnsley | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 56 | 49 | -10 | ||||
13 | Reading | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 48 | -3 | ||||
14 | Preston North End | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 48 | -8 | ||||
15 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 42 | 48 | 47 | -6 | ||||
16 | Bristol City | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 46 | -12 | ||||
17 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 45 | -5 | ||||
18 | Derby County | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 56 | 44 | -11 | ||||
19 | Watford | 35 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 52 | 42 | -6 | ||||
20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 66 | 41 | -23 | ||||
21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 40 | -18 | ||||
22 | Crystal Palace (-10) | 37 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 39 | -2 | ||||
23 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 55 | 34 | -17 | ||||
24 | Peterborough United | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 60 | 30 | -21 |