Championship Fixtures + Results - April 8

Blackpool v West Brom

West Brom travel to Blackpool in the evening and it is a game West Brom need to win cause if they do, they will go on top with 70pts and a decent goal difference. Blackpool on the other hand are down the bottom, bottom half i should say and a win would be good for them as they will slowly move up.


Blackpool are set to name an unchanged side for the visit of West Brom.

Keith Southern and defender Michael Jackson are fit after hamstring injuries but after two good away draws the side is unlikely to be changed.

West Brom have no new selection worries after their FA Cup semi-final defeat by Portsmouth at Wembley.

Luke Moore, who was cup-tied anyway, returns after a ban, with Filipe Teixeira the only absentee, after a season-ending knee ligament injury.



Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed

The derby this evening and im going for Sheffield Utd after an easy win on the weekend face an easy opponent Sheffield Wednesday who must win there remaining games if they want to play Championship football next season.


Sheffield United will give late fitness tests to Rob Hulse (groin) and Paddy Kenny (back) ahead of the derby match.

Neither played in Saturday's 3-0 win over Leicester when they were replaced by Ian Bennett and James Beattie.

Wednesday will leave it late to decide on the fitness of Mark Beevers (knee), who missed out last time out.

On-loan midfielder Frank Songo'o also needs a late test on a thigh problem while Wade Small is a doubt with a groin injury.

Blackpool often seem to pull results out of the bag when they need to against better opposition so I'm going to be pretty bold and go with a Blackpool win tonight. The derby at Bramall Lane I can see being a strong win for United, with James Beattie in form.

Blackpool 1-3 (HT 1-0) West Brom

Burgess 35
---------------------------Phillips (pen) 81
---------------------------Phillips 84
---------------------------Miller 87

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Sheff Utd 2-2 (HT 0-1) Sheff Wed
Wood o.g. 62
Beattie 85
---------------------------Bolder 39
---------------------------Bolder 56

Looks like I was wrong on both counts. Thats exactly the kind of result the Baggies needed after their defeat in the Semi Final at the weekend, and they are now sitting at the top of the table once again. Decent point for Sheffield Wednesday, they may not be winning games but these points seem to be helping them edge further away from the relegation zone.