Blades Mad's predicted game of the week: Newcastle United vs Cardiff City
The Geordies face a stern Cardiff City side this evening at St James' Park; a win for either side will be valuable as both outfits are vying for automatic promotion. Chris Hughton's outfit haven't lost in 16 games in the league when a double from Martyn Woolford earned Scunthorpe a 2:1 victory over the table-toppers in October. Cardiff, meanwhile, haven't lost since their surprising loss of two points at London Road. The Bluebirds were 0:4 up at half-time, but allowed Posh to pull back an amazing four goals in the second-half. If Newcastle lose, West Brom have the chance to go top!
Elsewhere in this weekend's Championship:
This weekend's Coca-Cola Championship sees West Bromwich Albion travel to lowly Plymouth, play-off hopefuls Swansea and Preston battle it out at the Liberty Stadium, and Forest take on Wednesday. Another game which may raise some eyebrows is Blackpool vs Leicester - Ian Holloway faces his former employer. Three points in this game would go a long way for two teams pipped to make the top six. The Blades, of course, face Derby County at the Lane.
The fixtures in full:
Friday 5th February 2010
Newcastle vs Cardiff
Saturday 6th February 2010:
Barnsley vs Watford
Blackpool vs Leicester
Bristol City vs Coventry
Doncaster vs Reading (Live on Sky Sports)
Ipswich vs Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Wednesday
Peterborough vs QPR
Plymouth vs West Brom
Scunthorpe vs Crystal Palace
Sheffield United vs Derby
Swansea vs Preston
The league table currently stands as follows:
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League Champions |
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Relegation place(s) |
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Team(s) to be transferred |
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Promotion place(s) |
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Play-off place(s) |
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Team(s) set to merge |
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| Points adjustments |
| 28/01/2010 |
Crystal Palace |
Deducted ten points for entering administration. |
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| Position ordering |
| Teams level on both goal difference and goals scored are initially ordered according to the results of any matches played between one another. |
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Championship review - 5/2 - 6/2 will be published over the weekend, | 
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