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Di Matteo: Promotion aim

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Roberto Di Matteo's West Brom will attempt to regain a place in the Championship's automatic promotion places when they host relegation zone-occupants Sheffield Wednesday.

Swansea travel to Watford, Cardiff visit Ipswich, rock-bottom Peterborough welcome Sheffield United and Plymouth go to Queens Park Rangers.

Doncaster make the trip to Preston and financially-stricken Crystal Palace see Bristol City arrive at Selhurst Park.

West Brom slipped out of the top two over the weekend as a result of their defeat to QPR and so Di Matteo will demand a response against Wednesday, who bounced back from their thrashing from Reading with a shock win over Leicester.

Swansea are optimistically chasing Newcastle, weekend-conquerors Nottingham Forest and the Baggies to leave three points against mid-table Watford at Vicarage Road a necessity.

Cardiff are struggling off the field, but remain in the play-off places and boss Dave Jones will hope that continues against Roy Keane's inconsistent Ipswich at Portman Road.

Peterborough manager Jim Gannon has as good as accepted relegation after Saturday's defeat to Coventry and it is therefore unlikely he will be overly confident when Sheffield United arrive to continue their fluctuating pursuit of the top six.

Plymouth sit six points above Posh in 23rd place and the South West side have yet to throw in the towel, although they will need to address a run of one win in eight matches when facing former boss Neil Warnock and a relatively reinvigorated QPR.

Crystal Palace, the club Warnock left for Rangers, are only out of the relegation zone on goal difference, but new boss Paul Hart oversaw a surprise win against Sheffield United and he will be desperate for a repeat against Bristol City.

Doncaster, fresh from their 5-2 win at City, play Preston at Deepdale with mid-table pride and faint play-off aspirations at stake.