Championship preview

Hughton: Clear at the top

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Cardiff v Peterborough
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Crystal Palace v Swansea
Derby v Newcastle
Leicester v Doncaster
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Preston v Sheff Utd
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Reading v Plymouth
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Newcastle United look to maintain their three-point lead at the top of the Championship table on Tuesday.

The impressive Magpies, who have not lost a match since October, face a trip to Derby County, who are just four points off the bottom four.

West Brom are the form team in the division with three wins on the bounce and they will look to continue that run as they host Scunthorpe United at the Hawthorns.

Nottingham Forest are just a point further back and they face a trip across the Midlands to Coventry on Wednesday.

Welsh rivals Cardiff and Swansea are only separated by goal difference in fourth and fifth, and both will look to close the gap on the top-three.

The Bluebirds host bottom-of-the-table Peterborough, while the Swans are on the road with a trip to Crystal Palace.

Leicester moved into the play-off picture at the weekend and they will look to maintain their place in the top-six as they entertain Doncaster at the Walkers Stadium.

Sheffield United were the side Leicester overtook after they were surprisingly held at home by Derby and Kevin Blackwell will hope his side can get back to winnings ways at Preston.

Blackpool remain in touching distance of the play-offs, but they will need to shrug off two successive defeats as they travel to Sheffield Wednesday.

Barnsley moved above Middlesbrough over the weekend and they will hope to stay there as they face a trip to The Riverside.

Both Watford and Bristol City have been out-of-sorts in recent weeks, and they clash at Vicarage Road.

Queens Park Rangers are on a dismal run of form having lost their last three games and they will look to put a halt to their alarming slide as they welcome Ipswich to Loftus Road.

And there is a real relegation six-pointer at the Madejski Stadium as third from bottom Reading host second bottom Plymouth Argyle.