| Sheffield United cut Reading's lead at the top of | | | | Championship's top goalscorer, took his tally to 13 |
| the Championship to just seven points with a | | | | goals while a Jason Koumas free kick ensured an |
| convincing 3-1 win against relegation-threatened | | | | away win at odds of 7/4. |
| Brighton & Hove Albion. The Blades were 1/2 | | | | Wolves lost ground on the play-off pack with a |
| good things to win their twelfth match of the | | | | goalless draw at bottom-but-one side Millwall, their |
| season before kick-off. | | | | 13 draw out of the 30 matches played this |
| Despite Reading being four points and 25 points | | | | season, something which will have been picked up |
| clear of Crystal Palace the bookmakers found it | | | | on by shrewd punters who backed the 9/4 draw |
| difficult to separate them. Andy Johnson opened | | | | odds. |
| the scoring for Palace with a 78 minute penalty, | | | | Former Cardiff City striker Alan Lee, netted both |
| but James Harper earned the Royals a draw with | | | | goals for new club Ipswich Town and earned the |
| a goal just two minutes later. | | | | Tractor Boys an unlikely 5/2 win against |
| Third placed Leeds United were victorious in their | | | | Southampton. |
| Yorkshire derby against Sheffield Wednesday. | | | | Two first half goals did Plymouth Argyle's |
| Two from former Owls striker Richard Cresswell | | | | relegation battle the power of good, earning a 15 |
| eased Leeds to a comfortable 8/11 home victory. | | | | 8 victory at bottom club Crewe Alexandra. |
| Fourth in the table Watford looked set to slip | | | | The stand-out match of the day was Coventry |
| further behind Leeds until a 90 minute winner | | | | City's 6-1 demolition of vs Derby County which |
| earned them a 3-2 away victory at Norwich City | | | | put the Sky Blues nine points clear of the drop |
| at odds of 2/1. | | | | zone but edged the Rams further into trouble. It |
| Cardiff City stayed within touching distance of the | | | | was 2/1 shots Derby who found an opening goal |
| play-offs with a 2-1 win at Leicester. Cameron | | | | in the first minute, but six goals in reply made the |
| Jerome, 5/1 to finish the season as the | | | | 5/4 appear the safest bet of the day. |