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The Championship below the Premier League is arguably the more competitive division. Year in and year out you see new clubs fighting for promotion and relegation unlike in the top flight where everyone seems to know their place.

Championship Previews: Back goals at Barnsley and Ipswich

Expect the net to bulge a lot in some of Saturday's Championship games

Home games at Barnsley and Ipswich have produced plenty of goals in recent months, and Andrew French believes that trend will continue when Birmingham and Middlesbrough visit this weekend....

Championship Previews: In-form Brum to beat Saints

Birmingham boss Chris Hughton

Birmingham have won six consecutive games in all competitions says Andrew French and he believes they have an excellent chance of beating promotion-chasing Southampton....

Championship Previews: Burnley to win away from home again

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has his sights set on a play-off place at least

There's a full programme of Championship action in midweek and Andrew French has picked out his best bets including Nottingham Forest's dreadful home form set to continue....

Championship Transfer News: West Ham aim high for a striker

Peter Odemwingie is no longer a certain starter for West Brom after just four in 13 starts this season

A proven goal-getter leads Championship promotion hopefuls West Ham's January wish list, though they don't yet appear close to signing anyone......

Against All Odds: Faltering Saints no certain winners tonight

Can Leicester win Against All Odds tonight?

Should Southampton be considered shoo-ins at home to Leicester? Not for Paul Robinson who makes the Championship promotion chasers his lay of the day....

Championship Previews: Home wins aplenty this weekend

Reading boss Brian McDermott

Andrew French takes a look at Saturday's Championship action and, for different reasons, fancies a trio of home clubs to beat their opponents....

Championship Previews: Rams to make it five wins on the trot

Derby boss Nigel Clough

Andrew French returns from his Christmas break to preview this weekend's Championship action, and he believes in-form Derby will ram another away defeat in Coventry's direction....

Championship Previews: Tractor Boys to cut down Forest

Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray

Mike Norman takes a look at Monday's Championship action and predicts goals at Bloomfield Road, not so many goals in Cardiff, and Nottingham Forest to lose again....

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Mike Norman

1 Jan 2012

Championship Previews: Hammers to ram home another away win

Cardiff boss Malky Mackay

Mike Norman previews the New Year's Eve Championship fixtures and predicts another away win for West Ham, a victory for bottom of the table Coventry, and Cardiff to get back to winning ways....

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Mike Norman

29 Dec 2011

Championship Previews: No easy task for Southampton

Dougie Freedman’s Crystal Palace side are hard to break down

With Andrew French on Christmas vacation, in-form Premier League columnist Mike Norman drops down a division to run the rule over Boxing Day's Championship action....

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Mike Norman

24 Dec 2011

Championship Previews: Upton Park to see plenty of goals

Barnsley boss Keith Hill

West Ham need to get back to winning ways to maintain their promotion push but Andrew French is more confident of seeing goals when an entertaining Barnsley side visit Upton Park on Saturday....

Championship Previews: In-form home clubs to win again

Paul Jewel’s Ipswich side have lost seven on the bounce in the Championship

Barnsley and Burnley are in fine form at the moment, which makes it all the more surprising that they can be backed at odds against at home to struggling clubs says Andrew French....

Championship Previews: Brighton home win a fantastic bet

Bristol City striker Nicky Maynard

Andrew French can't believe the price for Brighton to beat out-of-form Nottm Forest this weekend and makes the Seagulls his nap selection from the three bets advised....

The Championship Betting: Howe Burnley are a good bet

Eddie Howe's Burnley haven't been in fantastic form but they should still be good enough to beat a very poor Ipswich side

Three bets ahead of tonight's action in The Championship including another high-scoring affair for the league leaders and good reasons to side with Burnley....

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