Fulham are five points ahead of second-place Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. The fight for automatic promotion is tight with Fulham separated from fourth-place Queens Park Rangers by seven points. A midweek slate of fixtures could have a major impact on the automatic promotion race.
Blackpool picked up a 1-1 draw with Fulham in their last Championship match. Now, the Tangerines visit Coventry City in a mid table clash. Blackpool are 13th in the league, while Coventry City are 12th in the division. Both sides are on 40 points and five points off of the promotion playoff places.
Coventry City still have a chance of qualifying for the promotion playoff places. Mark Robins’ team needs to find some consistency to challenge for the top six. Coventry City picked up seven points from the last 18 points available.
Blackpool are in form going into the midweek clash. The Tangerines picked up 10 points from the last 18 points possible. They are unbeaten in four straight league fixtures. Blackpool fell 1-0 earlier this season against Coventry City. Viktor Gyoekeres’ first half goal led to Coventry City’s win.
Fulham are on a five-match unbeaten streak in the Championship. Marco Silva’s side are coming off of a league 1-1 draw with Blackpool, opening the door for the chasing pack. Millwall are 15th in the Championship. Eight points separate them from the promotion playoff places.
The Cottagers claimed a 2-1 win earlier this season versus Millwall. Silva’s team was up 2-0 by the halftime break. Fulham took 13 points from the last 18 points available in the league. They scored a whopping 23 goals from the last six matches.
Millwall took seven points from the last 18 points available in the Championship. The Lions scored five goals and conceded five times across those six fixtures. Millwall failed to defeat Fulham in their last seven meetings.
It is a massive clash at Ewood Park between Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest. Blackburn are second in the league and five points off of first-place Fulham. Nottingham Forest are coming off of a brilliant 4-1 win over Leicester City in the FA Cup. The Reds are two points off of the promotion playoffs.
Blackburn Rovers hit a poor run of form over the course of their last six games. Eight points were picked up from the last 18 points possible in the Championship. Tony Mowbray’s team is winless in back-to-back games in the division.
Nottingham Forest will be full of confidence after eliminating the reigning FA Cup winners from the tournament on Sunday. Now, Steve Cooper’s team could win against Blackburn Rovers and move into the top six. Forest picked up nine points from the last 18 points available.
Middlesbrough won at Old Trafford on penalties on Friday night in the FA Cup. Since taking over the Riverside Stadium club, Chris Wilder has turned Middlesbrough into a promotion contender. Queens Park Rangers are the Championship’s in-form club with 16 points from the last 18 points available.
The Hoops are seven points off of first-place Fulham and two points off of second-place Blackburn Rovers. A win over Middlesbrough and results going their way would send the Hoops into the top two. QPR scored 11 goals and conceded three times across their last six games.
Middlesbrough picked up 15 points from the last 18 points available in the Championship. The Boro scored eight goals and conceded three across their last six games. Middlesbrough lost 3-2 to QPR earlier this season. The Hoops are unbeaten in five straight Championship games versus the Boro.