Championship preview

Lions and Rs eager to maintain 100 per cent starts

Last updated: 20th August 2010   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Championship preview

All eyes on Bellamy

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Saturday
Bristol City v Barnsley
Burnley v Leicester
C.Palace v Ipswich
Cardiff City v Doncaster
Coventry v Derby
Hull City v Watford
Leeds Utd v Millwall
Norwich v Swansea City
Preston NE v Portsmouth
QPR v Scunthorpe
Reading v Nottm Forest

Sunday
Middlesbrough v Sheff Utd

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Championship pair Millwall and QPR will be looking to maintain their 100 per cent starts this weekend against Leeds and Scunthorpe respectively.

Newly-promoted Millwall have made a blistering start to the campaign following comprehensive wins over Bristol City and Hull City.

They now take on fellow new-boys Leeds at Elland Road in an early kick-off looking to continue their excellent run of form over the Whites after securing a league double last season.

QPR have been equally emphatic in dispatching Yorkshire pair Barnsley and Sheffield United and now welcome Scunthorpe to Loftus Road.

Coventry take on Derby in a keenly-anticipated Midlands derby at the Ricoh Arena, a match that can been seen live on Sky Sports 2 and HD 2.

Roy Keane's Ipswich were held by Burnley last time out and they take on a Crystal Palace side now free from administration at Selhurst Park.

Two teams on four points meet at the Cardiff City Stadium, although much of the focus in Cardiff's clash with Doncaster will be on the loan signing of Craig Bellamy.

The Wales international joined from Manchester City on a season-long loan deal this week with huge expectations now on the 31-year-old's shoulders.

Watford find themselves in the play-off positions early doors, although Hull City will be eager to put to bed their 4-0 drubbing at Millwall by returning to winning ways on home soil.

Burnley are unbeaten in their two outings so far and they entertain a Leicester City side looking for their first Championship success this season at Turf Moor.

Swansea will be looking to make it two wins on the bounce at Norwich after avenging their 2-0 loss at Hull City by putting early strugglers Preston to the sword. The Canaries won at Scunthorpe last weekend thanks to Grant Holt's last-gasp winner.

Preston currently prop up the table having lost both of their games while Darren Ferguson's side have yet to bag a league goal. Things are unlikely to get any easier when they host ex-Premier League side Portsmouth.

Reading and Nottingham Forest go in search of their first league wins of the campaign at the Madejski Stadium. Reading drew at Portsmouth in their last game while Forest were held at home by Leeds.

Bristol City drew at Doncaster in their last outing and new manager Keith Millen will be hoping they go one better this weekend when Barnsley make the trip to Ashton Gate.

Sunday sees Gary Speed cut his teeth in football management when Sheffield United travel to the North East to take on highly-fancied Middlesbrough at The Riverside. Speed was named United's new manager following Kevin Blackwell's exit.