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West Brom vs Coventry, Friday 8pm – Live on Sky Sports Football
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Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to West Brom vs Coventry on the Sky Sports Championship Predictions podcast.
West Brom have given themselves a little bit of a gap over the chasing pack in the play-off race, and this is a great chance on Friday night to extend that and put themselves in a really strong position.
Coventry were stunned at home by Preston last time out in the Championship, but they brushed that off quickly with a win over Maidstone in the FA Cup. They can’t really afford a defeat here if they don’t want to fall further away from the top six, but I don’t think they’ll win either.
Prediction: 1-1 (Sky Bet odds)
Friday 1st March 7:30pm
Kick off 8:00pm
Huddersfield vs Leeds, Saturday 12.30pm – Live on Sky Sports Football
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Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to Huddersfield vs Leeds on the Sky Sports Championship Predictions podcast.
That was a fabulous win for Huddersfield Town and Andre Breitenreiter last weekend at Watford. To get off to a good start in this league as a new manager is so important, and it stopped them sliding into the bottom three as well.
This is a tough proposition, though. Leeds just don’t look like they can drop points right now. Even fate was on their side it seemed against Leicester last week. Can they make it 10 wins in a row? It’s hard to back against.
Prediction: 0-2 (Sky Bet odds)
Saturday 2nd March 12:00pm
Kick off 12:30pm
Birmingham vs Southampton, Saturday 3pm
Birmingham put up a good fight at Ipswich last weekend, only to be edged out. There are just three points between themselves and the bottom three now, which may leave them feeling a little edgy.
Speaking of feeling edgy… Southampton have lost three from four and are five points off Leeds heading into the weekend. It looks like the wheels may have come off at the wrong time, and they need to put them back on before arriving at St Andrew’s. I think they’ll just about get back to winning ways.
Prediction: 1-2 (Sky Bet odds)
Leicester vs QPR, Saturday 3pm
Back-to-back defeats for Leicester City! They won’t quite know how they lost against Leeds, but they did and there are now just six points between themselves and third. The gap has not been that small in a long time.
QPR are out of the bottom three, which is huge for them. It is the first time they’ve been above the dotted line since September, and they may be arriving at the King Power at a good time. But Leicester should still be too strong, and they never stay down for long.
Prediction: 3-1 (Sky Bet odds)
Plymouth vs Ipswich, Saturday 3pm
That was some win for Plymouth at Middlesbrough. To take all three points from such a long trip was much needed for Ian Foster and his side, and has given them some real breathing space in the league table.
Ipswich are flying again. Four wins on the bounce and keeping pace with Ipswich. They’ll fancy themselves against their old adversaries from League One. Away win.
Prediction: 1-2 (Sky Bet odds)
Stoke vs Middlesbrough, Saturday 3pm
It is all going wrong for Stoke City. They have sunk into the bottom three and morale feels really low at the bet365 Stadium. You wonder if Steven Schumacher quite realised what he was walking into.
But they face a Middlesbrough side who aren’t in much form themselves. They’ve picked up just one win in six – albeit at Leicester! – and are meandering in mid-table. It is a chance for the Potters and one they need to take. But I think Boro will sneak this.
Prediction: 0-2 (Sky Bet odds)
Remaining Championship predictions (Sat 3pm unless stated)
Bristol City vs Cardiff (Sat 12.30pm): 2-2
Millwall vs Watford: 2-1
Norwich vs Sunderland: 2-1
Preston vs Hull: 2-3
Rotherham vs Sheff Wed: 0-1
Swansea vs Blackburn: 0-1
