Championship preview

21 August 2009 11:52
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} The Championship table is sure to have new front-runners on Saturday with leaders Cardiff City playing 24 hours later.[LNB] A host of teams are level on seven points, including last season's relegated Premier League trio.[LNB]Middlesbrough, who are yet to concede in the Championship, host a Doncaster side who have yet to win or lose in the league.[LNB]Third-placed Newcastle have a tricky-looking trip to Crystal Palace, although the Eagles will have to keep close tabs on in-form Shola Ameobi.[LNB]Coventry City surprisingly are among the early pace-setters and they will be confident of seeing off Paulo Sousa's lowly Swansea City.[LNB]West Brom have only dropped two points all season while Roy Keane is already under pressure at Ipswich after failing to taste victory in the league so far.[LNB]On Sunday, leaders Cardiff entertain unbeaten Bristol City, who have claimed back-to-back wins after drawing their season opener.[LNB]Preston sit just outside the play-off positions and tackle a Peterborough side who nearly fought back from three-down to claim at draw against West Brom in midweek.[LNB]Leicester City have made a promising start to life back in the Championship and they host rock-bottom Barnsley on Saturday afternoon.[LNB]Winless Nottingham Forest find themselves in the drop zone, but something has to give at Loftus Road when they take on a QPR side who are just one point better off.[LNB]A goalless draw could be on the cards at Reading this weekend as the Royals are yet to score while Sheffield United have conceded just once so far.[LNB]Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to get their campaign up and running when newly-promoted Scunthorpe United make the short trip down the M18.[LNB]Plymouth go in search of their first league win this season against Derby at Pride Park while Watford take on Blackpool at Vicarage Road.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports