Today's Championship fixtures
Fulham and QPR kicked off the day’s Championship action at Craven
Cottage, where QPR currently lead 1-0 as the game approaches half-time.
At 3pm, table-toppers Huddersfield Town will take on mid-table side
Ipswich Town at Portman Road, while their nearest rivals Norwich City
will have to wait until 5.30 to try to get over their midweek heartbreak at the hands of Newcastle,
against Wolves at Molineux. Other fixtures of note include third placed
Newcastle’s visit to bottom side Rotherham, while Aston Villa will try
to get their season on the rails after just one win in 10 games with a
victory at Preston. In 20th place in the table with the future of their suspended manager Nigel Pearson very much up in the air
after his falling-out with chairman Mel Morris, Derby County travel to
Reading. We’ll keep you updated with all the news from around the
grounds as we get it.
Today's 3pm (BST) kick-offs
Hull v Chelsea
The last time these sides met, 18 months ago, José Mourinho’s Chelsea
won 3-2 on Humberside on their march towards the title. Much has
changed since, and not just at Chelsea
as Hull were relegated and then promoted under Steve Bruce but he, like
Mourinho, is long gone. After maulings by Arsenal and Liverpool, Mike
Phelan’s lengthy audition to permanently replace him is faltering. Paul Chronnell
West Ham v Middlesbrough
Having lost three of their past four matches at home and five out of
six in total, West Ham need a win against Middlesbrough in order to ease
the growing sense of anxiety in their new ground. However Slaven Bilic
is under pressure. West Ham have lost five of their first six league
matches and Middlesbrough, who are winless since 21 August, will spy an opportunity to put distance between themselves and the bottom three. Jacob Steinberg
Sunderland v West Brom
Tony Pulis has suggested that David Moyes – still seeking his first Premier League
win since succeeding Sam Allardyce on Wearside – will need to
“reinvent” himself as a manager if he is to succeed at Sunderland.
Moyes’s West Brom counterpart said that, although “a top man and a top
manager”, the Scot had not been accustomed to being in charge of teams
that needed “to scrap and fight for points” in order to secure survival
and would have to adjust accordingly. Louise Taylor
Watford v Bournemouth
Four of the past five meetings between these two have ended with the
points being shared, including three 1-1s, so expect something similarly
tight here. Walter Mazzarri will be looking for an improved performance
after the Hornets’ limp showing at Burnley on Monday, while Eddie
Howe’s visitors will be buoyed by handing Everton a first loss of the
season seven days ago. Alan Smith
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