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Championship weekend preview: Nott'm Forest v Leeds live on Sky Sports Football

Stuart Dallas' Leeds beat Eric Lichaj's Nottingham Forest 2-0 back in January - watch the sides meet on Sky Sports Football on Saturday
Image: Stuart Dallas' Leeds beat Eric Lichaj's Nottingham Forest 2-0 back in January - watch the sides meet on Sky Sports Football on Saturday

Heavyweights Nottingham Forest and Leeds meet in front of the Sky Sports cameras on another packed weekend of Sky Bet Championship action.

Forest, have won three out of four - including a Carabao Cup victory over Newcastle - while Leeds, inspired by summer arrival Samuel Saiz, have shrugged off the departure of Chris Wood and remain unbeaten so far this campaign.

"We've made a good start but I don't want the team to relax in any moment," Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen told reporters ahead of the game.

"It will be another tough game. I believe Forest could be up there challenging at the end of the season."

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The weekend's Championship action kicked off on Friday evening as Hull thrashed Bolton 4-0 and Aston Villa hit back to draw 1-1 at Bristol City in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

Saturday's 3pm schedule sees early pacesetters Cardiff and Ipswich welcome west London opposition as they bid to extend their perfect starts to the league campaign.

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Neil Warnock faces one of his old clubs as Cardiff - top of the fledgling table on goal difference - host QPR, while Mick McCarthy's Ipswich take on a Fulham side looking to bounce back from a home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.

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Warnock has transformed Cardiff since taking over from Paul Trollope last October and the 68-year-old has heaped praise on his players ahead of a reunion with the side he took to the Premier League in 2011.

Cardiff maintained their 100 per cent start at Molineux
Image: Cardiff are top of the early table and boss Neil Warnock will be reunited with former club QPR on Saturday

"I had a fabulous year at QPR when we won the Championship (2010-11), one of the best in my life really," Warnock said. "It was similar circumstances to here, took over when they were struggling and turned it around in the summer.

"We had a fantastic season and I still get plenty of messages from the QPR fans. I had a good group and a nice blend, it takes some beating. It's probably the best team and best team spirit since I was at QPR."

Wolves head to bottom-placed Brentford looking to keep up at the top after seeing their own fine start halted by the Bluebirds and another intriguing clash pits in-form Derby County against a Sheffield United side that have won both their league games at Bramall Lane so far.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Leo Bonatini (right) celebrates scoring his side's first goal
Image: Wolves will be looking to rally from last weekend's defeat after making a fine start to the season

Garry Monk's Middlesbrough, beaten by Forest last time out, take on Preston and north-east rivals Sunderland go to Barnsley looking for a first win in three.

Elsewhere, Birmingham - boosted by Arsenal loanees Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall - take on Reading, Sheffield Wednesday travel to Burton and Millwall go in search of their first win of the season against Norwich.

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Re-live our pick of the goals from last time out in the Sky Bet EFL on Saturday

Weekend fixtures

Bristol City v Aston Villa (Fri, 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports Football)

Hull v Bolton (Fri, 7.45pm)

Barnsley v Sunderland (3pm)

Birmingham v Reading (3pm)

Brentford v Wolves (3pm)

Burton v Sheff Wed (3pm)

Cardiff v QPR (3pm)

Ipswich v Fulham (3pm)

Middlesbrough v Preston (3pm)

Millwall v Norwich (3pm)

Sheff Utd v Derby (3pm)

N Forest v Leeds (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports Football)

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