Derby County vs Swansea, Coventry vs Huddersfield and Reading vs Norwich City live across Sky Sports on Wednesday night. Other three games live on Red Button and Sky Sports app.
Wednesday 16 December 2020 22:23, UK
Who is David Prutton tipping for victory in the Sky Bet Championship in the midweek round of fixtures? Find out here...
It's five games unbeaten for Rams interim boss Wayne Rooney now, with no indication of when or if he might be replaced by a permanent successor. He has picked up seven points from five games and it doesn't look as though it'll be too long before they exit the bottom three.
I'm not sure it'll be on Wednesday, though. Swansea looked good as they recorded a comfortable win over Cardiff in the South Wales derby and are keeping pace with early favourites Norwich and Bournemouth. Away win.
Prutton predicts: 1-2 (Sky Bet odds)
Keep an eye on Coventry. Mark Robins' side found points hard to come by in the first two months of the season but since the November international break, something has clicked. They've not lost in well over a month and have shipped just four goals in their last seven games.
Huddersfield might have been second favourites against Bournemouth but they certainly won't have expected to ship five goals in the manner they did at the Vitality Stadium. I think they might feel a little bruised so I'll back the Sky Blues here.
Prutton predicts: 2-1 (Sky Bet odds)
Now this is a match-up! The early leaders, who looked eager to run away with the title at one point, versus the team currently top of the pile. Reading are generating plenty of momentum following that blip in November and have lost just one of their last five outings.
It's a sign of a good team that Norwich are dealing with whatever comes their way at the moment. They came from behind to beat Sheffield Wednesday and have since scored second-half winners after being pegged back against Forest and Blackburn. However, I think Reading will take the points here.
Prutton predicts: 3-2 (Sky Bet odds)
Middlesbrough vs Luton (Wed 7pm): 2-2 (Sky Bet odds)
