Only 8 points seperate the top half of the table and just 6 points the teams between 2nd and 12th place. So there's an oportunity to move up (or down) a few places depending on results.
Derby v Southampton will be seen as the match of the day while other top of the table sides meet each other like West Ham v Blackpool (a Premier League fixture last season) and Brighton v Hull.
The weekend's fixtures:
| Friday 14th October 2011 | |||
| npower Championship | BET | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | v | Leeds United | 19:45 |
| Saturday 15th October 2011 | |||
| npower Championship | BET | ||
| Bristol City | v | Peterborough United | 15:00 |
| Burnley | v | Reading | 15:00 |
| Cardiff City | v | Ipswich Town | 15:00 |
| Coventry City | v | Nottingham Forest | 15:00 |
| Derby County | v | Southampton | 15:00 |
| Middlesbrough | v | Millwall | 15:00 |
| Watford | v | Crystal Palace | 15:00 |
| West Ham United | v | Blackpool | 15:00 |
| Portsmouth | v | Barnsley | 17:20 |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | v | Hull City | 17:30 |
| Sunday 16th October 2011 | |||
| npower Championship | |||
| Birmingham City | v | Leicester City | 13:00 |
Top of Championship 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 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 22 | +13 | ||||
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 20 | +8 | ||||
| 3 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 19 | +3 | ||||
| 4 | West Ham United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 18 | +8 | ||||
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 17 | +2 | ||||
| 6 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 16 | +7 | ||||
| 8 | Leicester City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | +4 | ||||
| 9 | Cardiff City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | +3 | ||||
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 16 | -2 | ||||
| 11 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | +2 | ||||
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | +2 | ||||