Weekend Championship Preview

Barnsley v Cardiff

- The Tykes are going much better than I had feared this season and I'm going for them to win again tomorrow. Cardiff had a good win at West Brom during the week but Fowler and Hasselbaink aren't the future.

Prediction; 2-1

Burnley v Crystal Palace

- Burnley are another side who I believe are over-performing and they will be confident of beating struggling Palace. I'll go with the draw here because Palace are desperate and Peter Taylor looks like a dead-man-walking.

Prediction; 1-1

Colchester United v Scunthorpe

Yet again, another two sides who are surprising a few people. I can see Colchester edging this one.

Prediction; 2-1

Coventry City v Charlton Athletic

Coventry will be bouyant after their exploits at old Trafford in midweek. Charlton will need to kill the game for 40 minutes if they are to stay in touch and maintain hopes of coming away with something. If they can do this I think they will get a draw because we have a goal in us.

Prediction; 1-1

Hull City v Ipswich Town

Both of these sides are improving and I can see an open game finishing close.

Prediction; 2-2

Leicester City v Stoke City

Great result for Leicester in the Carling Cup winning 1-0 at midland rivals Villa but Stoke have started strongly and I fancy it may be a case of after the Lord Mayors' Show. It's also high time their autocratic Chairman demonstrated his power with another managerial change.

Prediction; 0-1

Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday

Norwich looked poor at the Valley the other week but so too did Wednesday and they have had an appalling start. Wenesday have at least got their first points but I can't seeing them adding to their tally tomorrow.

Prediction; 2-0

Plymouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Mid-table dogfight tomorrow which could go either way. Wolves have been blowing hot and cold whereas Plymouth have been performing better away from home.

Prediction; 1-2

Preston NE v Bristol City

Preston look to be struggling to re-adjust after losing David Nugent. City meanwhile are flying high with several good away results already, the last being an impressive 3-0 result at Coventry.

Prediction 1-2

Sheffield United v Southampton

I can't see either of these sides finishing outside the top 10 come May. Both have picked up encouraging wins in recent weeks and United will be hoping to build on the 5-0 trouncing of Morecombe in midweek. The saints should provide tougher opposition.

Prediction; 1-1

Watford v Blackpool

Championship pace-setters Watford may be without Marlon King and Darius Henderen tomorrow (both flu) so might not find this quite the formality they might have otherwise expected. Blackpool have been very competitive so far and I don't see them getting a hiding.

Prediction; 1-0

West Bromwich Albion v QPR

Looks like a banker home win. Albion will want to prove that their 4-2 home defeat by Cardiff was a fluke. Loftus Road looks to be an unsettled camp and I just hope John Gregory can hang on until they've been beaten at the Valley.

Prediction; 3-1