Weekend Championship Odds : Birmingham v Middlesbrough, Bolton v Ipswich, Leicester v Derby, Crystal Palace v Brighton pick in England
Its another hectic weekend in the Championship as Ladbrokes release the latest odds and another new free bets offer on Birmingham v Middlesbrough, Bolton v Ipswich, Leicester v Derby, Crystal Palace v Brighton, Nottingham Forest v Hull, as league leaders Cardiff take on Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.
There is a one game to look forward to on Friday night and it sees Birmingham City host Middlesbrough at St Andrews. Boro have moved into third position in the league and Tony Mowbray will be looking for three points against a Birmingham side that have not won in four.
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Lee Clarke is finding life a little tough in the Midlands with only one win in the last six as Middlesbrough look more than a good bet at 7/4.
On Saturday, the early kick-off is a Yorkshire derby between Huddersfield Town and Leeds United. Just two points separate these two right now and they both need to go on a good run to move into the top six.
Jerome Thomas and Alan Tate have been brought in by Neil Warnock to boost the squad, and the Lilywhites have improved and will look for their third straight win.
Luciano Becchio is back amongst the goals and he can fire Leeds to victory at a tasty 2/1.
Moving into the 3PM games, Wolverhampton Wanderers are looking for their first win in nine matches when they head to Bristol City, who sit in the bottom three. Stale Solbakken is facing a very uneasy time at Molineaux as Wolves look to stop the rot of three straight defeats.
With the side in 18th place a similar December could see a relegation fight, so victory is extremely important to the Black Country side.
The Robins themselves are in a precarious position in the relegation zone, but should be backed at 8/5 to take the home win over a Wolves side very low on confidence and in freefall.
Two of the in-form sides in the league also meet as Millwall, who are unbeaten in twelve take on a Charlton Athletic team that have not tasted defeat in five. The home side have moved up to fifth – so will be expecting another win here.
Crystal Palace take on Brighton & Hove Albion in a battle between second and seventh, so both are desperate for the points in this one.
Hull City then travel to Nottingham Forest and with both sides looking for a top six finish this campaign, this should be a competitive battle.
Ipswich Town will be looking to put together back to back wins when they head to Bolton Wanderers, whilst Peterborough United take on Blackpool.
Watford will be full of confidence after their 4-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday during midweek and they are at home to struggling Barnsley.
The evening kick-off on Saturday is a Midlands derby between Leicester City and Derby County and it is sure to be one of the pick of the ties this weekend with a cracking atmosphere.
Nigel Pearsons’s side tasted defeat to Leeds midweek and will be looking to bounce back with a win at the Walkers Stadium, and the 8/11 should be taken, considering Nigel Clough’s Derby have lost their last three away trips.
There are then two games on Sunday as Burnley take on Blackburn, which is a battle between two Lancashire rivals. The final encounter of the weekend sees league-leaders Cardiff City take on Sheffield Wednesday, who have lost five games in a row.
Cardiff will be expecting all three points here and it should be a fitting way to round off the weekend’s action.
