LFW Weekend Championship Preview
Thursday, 6th Nov 2008 22:46

LFW takes a look ahead to this weeks fixtures in the Coca Cola Championship.

Welcome back to LFW's look ahead to the weekends action in the Coca Cola Championship and before I go on, a big thanks to Clive for stepping in last week following major PC problems on the home front. Unfortunately, it means your lumbered with me again now and the Evening Sky match is yet another strange choice with Southampton taking on Bristol City at St Marys. Neither side are in blistering form either at the moment, although the Saints go into the game on the back of an excellent 3-2 away win at Preston, coming back from two goals down.

Sundays live game comes from the Liberty Stadium as unbeaten at home, Swansea, take on free falling Watford. The Hornets are hovering just outside the bottom three after a quite wretched run of results, that of which have seen the part company with Manager, Aidy Boothroyd. It isn't all doom and gloom for Watford though, with the news that life President, Elton John has also left the club, resigning today (Thursday) - I am joking of course...

There is yet another Yorkshire derby this weekend, as Barnsley take on Sheffield United at Oakwell, but the game of the day is arguably at Molinuex as leaders Wolves take on 4th placed Burnley. Wolves have a four point lead over Birmingham at the top, but Burnley however have been in great form and are unbeaten in five.

Second placed Birmingham travel to Nottingham Forest who are no longer bottom of the league following 4 points from their last two away games. Birmingham go in to the game on the back of two straight 1-0 defeats.

Doncaster have replaced Forest at the foot of the table and this week have a short trip to Sheffield Wednesday to look forward too. Without a win in 5 games, Charlton have slipped alarmingly into the bottom three and you can't help but think, that anything but a decent result from a very tough looking away game at Plymouth, may see Alan Pardew become another managerial casualty.

LFW Preview of QPR's home clash with Cardiff will be online soon...

Saturday, 8 November, 2008

Barnsley v Sheffield United

Blackpool v Ipswich Town

Coventry City v Crystal Palace

Norwich City v Preston North End

Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

Reading v Derby County

Sheffield Wednesday v Doncaster Rovers

Southampton v Bristol City 17:20