Cardiff have a big opportunity to tighten their grip on the play off places this weekend. All the teams in 5th - 10th place all playing away.
The top two meet on Friday with the rest of the division playing on Satuday.
| Friday 13th April 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Southampton | v | Reading | 19:45 |
| Saturday 14th April 2012 | |||
| Championship | |||
| Barnsley | v | Cardiff City | 15:00 |
| Birmingham City | v | Bristol City | 15:00 |
| Burnley | v | Coventry City | 15:00 |
| Crystal Palace | v | Ipswich Town | 15:00 |
| Derby County | v | Middlesbrough | 15:00 |
| Doncaster Rovers | v | Portsmouth | 15:00 |
| Leeds United | v | Peterborough United | 15:00 |
| Millwall | v | Leicester City | 15:00 |
| Nottingham Forest | v | Blackpool | 15:00 |
| Watford | v | Hull City | 15:00 |
| West Ham United | v | Brighton and Hove Albion | 15:00 |
League table (after 42 games):
| 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 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 82 | +36 | ||||
| 2 | Reading | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 36 | 82 | +27 | ||||
| 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 45 | 76 | +25 | ||||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 71 | 47 | 70 | +24 | ||||
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 57 | 67 | +15 | ||||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 60 | 51 | 65 | +9 | ||||
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 63 | +6 | ||||
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 62 | +12 | ||||
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 39 | 61 | +1 | ||||
| 11 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 53 | 60 | -6 | ||||
| 12 | Burnley | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 52 | 59 | +7 | ||||
| 13 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 58 | 58 | -9 | ||||
| 14 | Leeds United | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 57 | -4 | ||||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 70 | 56 | -6 | ||||
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 44 | 54 | -3 | ||||
| 17 | Peterborough United | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 67 | 48 | -5 | ||||
| 18 | Millwall | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 54 | 47 | -7 | ||||
| 19 | Barnsley | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 68 | 47 | -20 | ||||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 60 | 46 | -15 | ||||
| 21 | Bristol City | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 63 | 43 | -25 | ||||
| 22 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 57 | 39 | -17 | ||||
| 23 | Portsmouth (-10) | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 51 | 34 | -8 | ||||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 73 | 32 | -37 | ||||