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Canaries face Terriers; Leeds visit Southampton; Exeter six-pointer

By Danny Wright   Last updated: 12th March 2010   Subscribe to RSS Feed

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Norwich: Looking for fourth straight win

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Brentford v Milton Keynes Dons
Brighton v Swindon
Bristol Rovers v Tranmere
Carlisle v Chester
Huddersfield v Norwich
Leyton Orient v Walsall
Millwall v Charlton
Oldham v Wycombe
Southampton v Leeds
Southend v Exeter
Stockport v Gillingham
Yeovil v Hartlepool

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Norwich will look to maintain their four point gap over Leeds at the top of the League One table when they travel to face Huddersfield at the Galpharm Stadium.

Three successive victories have seen Paul Lambert's men reach the division's summit, and their unrelenting progress in their bid to return to the Championship shows no sign of abating.

They face a Huddersfield side who were recently felled by struggling Gillingham and thrashed by Southampton, with a third successive defeat at the hands of the Canaries sure to severely dent their hopes of making the play-offs.

Simon Grayson takes his Leeds United charges to Southampton for a tricky looking encounter, although the Whites got back to winning ways in mid-week by seeing off Tranmere 4-1.

It was the Yorkshire club's first win in three and Grayson will look to reproduce the early season run of victories that made his side look unstoppable in their bid to earn automatic promotion.

Touching distance

The title remains in touching distance, but United will have to match Norwich's pace in the final 11 matches.

Charlton and Millwall meet at the New Den, with the visitors needing the points to keep in touch with second placed Leeds. Millwall can hamper the Addicks' attempts of reaching second with a win that would also strengthen their place in the top six.

Swindon have the opportunity to put distance between themselves and Huddersfield when they face Brighton at the Withdean.

Two points separate Town and the 7th placed Terriers, and should both outfits read from the form book, a win over Brighton and defeat for Lee Clarke's men would increase the gap to five points.

The Robins also have a game in hand to help book a play-off place.

Paul Ince will hope his Milton Keynes Dons can take advantage of Brentford's inconsistent form to reignite a fading promotion push.

Colchester have a similarly inviting opportunity to record three points against mid-table opposition, with a trip to Carlisle awaiting Aidy Boothroyd's team.

Desperately searching

Down at the bottom, Exeter visit Southend in a six-pointer that sees both teams desperately searching for a win to keep their heads above water.

The Grecians sit in 21st - United in 22nd - and a win for either team would slash the four point deficit on safety to one.

An equally crunch encounter comes at Boundary Park, where Wycombe's faint hopes of escaping the drop can be improved by beating Oldham, another side still in the mire.

Gillingham's surprise win over Huddersfield at the Priestfield Stadium puts them in good stead to see off bottom club Stockport, who look all but doomed.

County would need a barnstorming run in their final 12 games to have any hope of climbing from the foot of the table.

Leyton Orient can aid their quest to remain in League One by seeing off mid-table Walsall, meanwhile Tranmere face a tricky tie against in-form Bristol Rovers.

Yeovil entertain Hartlepool at Huish Park in a battle for pride in the mid-table positions.