THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City 4-0 Huddersfield Town
Live on SkySheffield Wednesday 0-2 Reading
18 MARCH 2017
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Preston North End
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Derby County
Birmingham City 0-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Burton Albion 3-5 Brentford
Cardiff City 3-1 Ipswich Town
Fulham 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Norwich City 2-0 Barnsley
Queens Park Rangers 5-1 Rotherham United
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa
Leeds United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Live on Sky THE PREMIER LEAGUE
West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Arsenal Live on Sky
Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford
Everton 4-0 Hull City
Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea
mackems 0-0 Burnley
West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City
AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Swansea City Live on BT
19 MARCH 2017
THE PREMIER LEAGUE
smoggies 1-3 Manchester United Live on BT
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton Live on Sky
Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool Live on Sky
So, only a 3 day weekend this time around! Again it is staggered starts for the 3 teams chasing automatic promotion from the Championship with Huddersfield playing tonight, The Toon with the more traditional 3:00pm Saturday afternoon kick-off and Brighton in the Saturday tea-time slot. Huddersfield should overcome a struggling Bristol City tonight at Ashton Gate although The Robins will be desperate to take all 3 points in their battle against relegation and the other game tonight sees play-off hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday and Reading face each other. The Toons' fortunes will depend on whether they can maintain their away form and, if so, they should easily dispose of Birmingham City who have struggled to hit form under Gianfranco Zola. Brighton face a tough task away to Leeds United who, whilst comfortably in the play-off positions, will still harbour hopes of automatic promotion and I can see the Seagulls dropping points tomorrow evening. The other "stand out" fixture in The Championship is at the City Ground where Nottingham Forest will take on neighbours Derby County with both sets of players looking to impress their new managers and defeat for The Florists could have them in the bottom 3 come Saturday evening.
In the Premier League Chelsea appear to have the title wrapped up so the focus is on the battle for survival. Our North East "cousins" both have tricky home games especially the smoggies who, having dispensed with the services of Aitor Karanka, take on an improving Manchester United. The mackems meanwhile are at home to Burnley who have yet to win away from home this season but surely this run must end tomorrow? Of the other teams in trouble Hull travel to Everton, Palace entertain Watford whilst Bournemouth and Swansea clash in the "six-pointer". Champions League quarter finalists Leicester City are at West Ham but are they really relegation candidates?
