Midweek Championship Round - Up after tonight's games

After jumping from 7^th to 4^th last night, Cardiff City dropped back to 5^th tonight as both of tonight’s final midweek Championship games failed to produce desired results.

Birmingham City who are spluttering more than a 1990’s Skoda managed to secured a result for what seems the umpteenth time, Quedrue grabbing a 87^th minute home winner against form outfit Bristol City. However, for once, it seems that it was no more than the Brummies deserved, the win taking them back to 2^nd spot.

In the night’s other game, Sheffield United continued their recent spurt with a 2-1 success at Coventry, quick-fire eatly 2^nd half goals bringing their success and placing them 2 points ahead of City although they have played 2 games more.

The Top 3 all had shock losses at the weekend but all bounced back with leaders Wolves winning at Crystal Palace while Reading hit back to win for a fortunate and controversial 2-1 success over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

While The Top 5, City included, all triumphed, it was a mixed story for those in the chasing pack as Preston crashed 2-1 to an Earnie (Rob Earnshaw) double at lowly Nottingham Forest , Swansea showed character to come from 2 behind to draw at Derby, Burnley got a last minute winner at Blackpool but Ipswich and QPR slipped away – and possibly out of play-off contention – with bad home defeats to Southampton and Norwich respectively.

The Top of the Championship now reads;

		P	GD	PTS
1	Wolverhampton	36	21	67
2	Birmingham	36	11	64
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3	Reading	34	30	62
4	Sheff Utd	35	16	58
5	Cardiff	33	16	56
6	Preston	36	3	56
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7	Burnley	36	0	55
8	Bristol City	36	6	54
9	Swansea	35	13	53
10	Ipswich	36	7	50
11	QPR	35	0	48
12	Sheff Wed	36	-8	48
13	Coventry	35	-2	47
14	Doncaster	35	-9	46
15	Crystal Palace	34	2	44
16	Derby	34	-4	42
17	Plymouth	36	-11	42
18	Nottm Forest	36	-12	40
19	Watford	34	-6	39
20	Barnsley	34	-12	39
21	Blackpool	36	-15	39
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22	Southampton	35	-15	37
23	Norwich	36	-9	36
24	Charlton	35	-22	27