Weekend Championship Preview

The Championship is back this weekend and we follow-up the Wolves away game with Plymouth and QPR at home; both games I believe we can and will win. A win at Molineau on Saturday would be a bonus and give us a chance of narrowing the gap on Watford who follow-up with tricky away games at Coventry and Palace in the next week.

Barnsley v Burnley

Not much between these sides and both keep it tight. Home advantage to edge it to the Tykes.

Prediction; 2-1

Blackpool v Crystal Palace

Kit Symons made his exit this week as Neil "Me, Me, Me" Warnock begins to unsettle everyone at Selhurst. Blackpool draw a lot of games and Palace have only been beaten by 1-0 scorelines when they have lost this season, so I'm happy to go for more of the same.

Prediction; 1-0

Colchester United v West Bromwich Albion

Two high-scoring sides come together at Layer Road and I can see West Brom winning the shoot-out.

Prediction; 1-3

Norwich City v Bristol City

Norwich are desperate for a result and caretaker manager Jim Duffy's gone for John Hartson to breathe some life back into the Canaries. Bristol City will be wanting to avoid another away defeat following their 3-0 tonking at Barnsley. All points to a stalemate for me.

Prediction; 1-1

Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City

Don't see many goals in this one. Both sides pressing to establish themselves in the top six.

Prediction; 1-1

QPR v Ipswich Town

Crisis club QPR continue down the rocky road. The much-hyped investment is still not there, another decent manager is shown the door and they find themsleves bottom of the table. Real opportunity for Ipswich to pick up the points.

Prediction; 0-2

Scunthorpe v Leicester

After two successive home defeats to Watford and West Brom, I can see Scunny getting back to winning ways. If Leicester get something here I'll change my appraisal of Gary Megson.

Prediction; 1-0

Sheffield United v Preston NE

I've been getting both of these teams wrong all season. United are under-performing badly and Bryan Robson will surely come under intense pressure if his side were to lose for the sixth time this season already. Preston to pile it on and get something.

Prediction; 2-2

Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday

The Sheffield Wednesday revival was short-lived. Stoke to skate this one.

Prediction; 2-0

Watford v Hull City

Home banker. Watford far too strong and confident for City.

Prediction; 3-0

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

I don't think McCarthy's got it right yet at Wolves. Freddie Eastwood is a threat and Jay Bothroyd will be hoping to get on and prove us wrong. However, they aren't great at the back and we can win this if we're up for it. We need to hang on to Watford's coat-tails at the moment.

Prediction; 1-2