Watford are the highest placed side in action. They play the game in hand they have over City.
A win for the Hornets at Forest could see them move to 11 points behind City and right in the mix for a promotion place.
The full fixtures are:
- Bristol City v Ipswich 15:00
- Burnley v Birmingham 15:00
- Charlton v Sheff Wed 15:00
- Nottm Forest v Watford 15:00
- Wolves v Blackpool 15:00
The League table ahead of the weekend's action reads:
| 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 | Cardiff City | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 60 | +20 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 23 | 50 | +26 |
| 3 | Hull City | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 50 | +8 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 48 | +15 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 39 | 47 | +8 |
| 6 | Watford | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 46 | +16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 42 | +10 |
| 8 | Burnley | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 42 | +3 |
| 9 | Millwall | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 41 | +2 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 41 | +2 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 41 | -5 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 0 |
| 13 | Derby County | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 38 | +1 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 37 | +1 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 42 | 34 | +3 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 34 | -1 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 33 | -6 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 33 | -16 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 49 | 32 | -21 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 31 | -9 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 29 | -12 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 28 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 52 | 26 | -13 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 25 | -15 |
| 24 | Bristol City | 27 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 22 | -17 |