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Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth are winless in their last five league games against Sheffield Wednesday (D2 L3) since a 3-1 win in November 2002.
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last four away league visits to Portsmouth (W2 D2) since losing 2-1 in 2000-01.
Portsmouth have failed to win any of their five home games in the Championship this season (D3 L2), last going on a longer wait for a league win at Fratton Park from the start of a campaign in 2005-06 in the Premier League (failed to win first 7).
Sheffield Wednesday have won four of their last eight away league games (D1 L3), as many victories as they managed across their previous 20 Championship matches on the road (D1 L15).
Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last 13 league games played on a Friday, the longest ongoing streak on that day of any team in England’s top four tiers (W7 D6).
Bristol City v Leeds United
Bristol City have lost their last four home league matches against Leeds since beating the Whites 1-0 back in September 2016.
Leeds United have won 15 of their last 18 league games against Bristol City (D2 L1), winning each of their last six in a row against the Robins.
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last 10 home league games (W6 D4), their longest streak at Ashton Gate since a run of 15 games between February and November 2014 under Steve Cotterill.
Leeds United have averaged 1.64 points per away game in the Championship under Daniel Farke (P28 W13 D7 L8), the joint-best average of any Whites’ manager in their league history, level with David O’Leary (P72 W33 D19 L20 - converting to three points for a win).
Wilfried Gnonto has provided three assists in his last two away league matches (1 v Norwich, 2 v Sunderland) and could provide an assist in three consecutive away league matches for the first time in his Leeds United career.
Coventry City v Luton Town
This is the first meeting between Coventry and Luton Town since the 2023 Championship play-off final, a 1-1 draw with the Hatters winning 6-5 on penalties to reach the Premier League.
Luton Town are unbeaten in their last five league visits to Coventry (W2 D3) since losing seven in a row between 1988 and 2007.
Coventry City have lost eight home league games in 2024 (15 games), last losing more such matches in a calendar year in 2011 (9) – the Sky Blues only lost three home matches in the whole of 2023 (24 games).
Luton Town have lost their last two away games in the Championship and could lose three consecutive away matches outside of the top-flight for the first time since February 2020 (11 in a row).Coventry’s Haji Wright has been involved in 13 goals in his last 15 home starts in the Championship (9 goals, 4 assists), while overall, he could score in successive league games for the first time since March.
Watford v Blackburn Rovers
Watford have won four of their last seven league meetings with Blackburn Rovers (D1 L2), beating them 2-1 in the most recent game last December.
Blackburn are looking for consecutive away league wins against Watford for the first time in their history, having won 1-0 last season.
Watford are unbeaten in their last nine home league games (W5 D4), last going 10 unbeaten at Vicarage Road in August 2021.
Blackburn Rovers are winless away from home in the Championship this season (D3 L2), their worst run from the start of a campaign on the road since 2015-16 (six without a win).
Blackburn’s Ryan Hedges has netted two goals in his three Football League appearances against Watford, including the winner in this exact fixture last season.
Burnley v Queens Park Rangers
Burnley have only lost two of their last 13 league games against Queens Park Rangers (W7 D4), though they lost 2-1 in the most recent meeting in April 2023.
QPR are looking for consecutive league wins over Burnley for the first time since December 2007.
Burnley have lost only one of their last 21 Championship games against teams from London (W16 D4), but it did come in their most recent such match, losing 2-1 at home to upcoming opponents Queens Park Rangers in April 2023.
Queens Park Rangers lost their most recent two away games 2-0 to Blackburn and Derby, last losing three in a row on the road in the league in October 2023, in Garth Ainsworth’s last three away games in charge.
Scott Parker (W3 D2) is looking to become the fifth Burnley manager to avoid defeat in each of their first six home league games in charge of the Clarets after Arthur Sutcliffe (1893), John Haworth (1911), Chris Waddle (1997) and Vincent Kompany (2022).
Derby County v Hull City
Derby have won eight of their last 10 matches against Hull City in all competitions (D1 L1), including the last three in a row.
Hull have lost their last five away league games against Derby since a 2-1 win in December 2012.
Derby County have won 10 of their last 11 home league games (L1) and could win their 14th league match at Pride Park in 2024, something they haven’t done in a calendar year since 2014 (16).
Hull City have conceded in each of their last seven away league games (12 goals conceded), last going longer on the road without a clean sheet in July 2020, when they conceded 32 goals in 10 away games under Grant McCann.
Only against Peterborough United (4) has Derby County’s Jerry Yates scored more EFL goals versus than Hull City (3), netting twice in League One with Blackpool and once against the Tigers last season in the Championship with Swansea.
Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End
Plymouth are winless in their last five league meetings with Preston North End (D2 L3) since a 1-0 win in October 2008.
Preston are looking to record consecutive away league victories at Plymouth Argyle for the first time since a run of three between 1963 and 1965.
Plymouth Argyle have won each of their last three home league games and could win four in a row at Home Park in the second tier for the first time since April 2007, the last of which came against Preston.
Preston North End are winless in their last 10 away league games (D3 L7) since a 1-0 win at Plymouth in March; PNE last went longer without a win on the road in August 2017 (14 in a row).
Plymouth Argyle will be the 63rd different opponent Paul Heckingbottom has faced in the league during his managerial career; he is however winless in his last eight inaugural meetings with an opponent, losing the last five in a row (Watford, Man City, West Ham, Man Utd, Oxford Utd).
Sheffield United v Stoke City
Sheffield United have won six of their last 10 home league games against Stoke City (D2 L2), winning each of the last two.
The home team has won each of the last four league meetings between Sheffield United and Stoke City.
Sheffield United have won their last four home league games without conceding and could win five a row at Bramhall Lane while also keeping a clean sheet in each victory for the first time since March 2019 (7).
Stoke City have failed to score in their last three away league games (D1 L2), last going goalless in four successive away matches in the same season in April 2017 in the Premier League.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder is unbeaten in six previous league meetings with Stoke City (W2 D4) with AFC Wimbledon (12) the only team he has faced more often in league matches without losing as a manager.
Sunderland v Oxford United
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last 13 matches against Oxford United in all competitions (W6 D7) since a 3-2 defeat at Roker Park in April 1994.
The last time Oxford visited Sunderland in a second tier league match was in September 1998, losing 7-0 with three different Black Cats player scoring a brace in the game (Bridges, Dichio, Rae).
Sunderland are unbeaten in their five home league games this season (W4 D1), last going longer at the Stadium of Light without losing in the same Championship season in 2006-07 when they won promotion to the Premier League.
Oxford United are winless in their five Championship away games this season (D2 L3), last going longer without victory on the road at the beginning of a league campaign in 2019-20 in League One (first 16 games).
17-year-old Chris Rigg has opened the scoring in two of Sunderland’s last three home league games with each of his four total goals for the Black Cats coming at the Stadium of Light.
Swansea City v Millwall
Swansea are winless in their last three home league games against Millwall (D2 L1).
Millwall have won two of their last three league meetings with Swansea City (L1), more than in their previous 11 against the Swans (W1 D4 L6).
Swansea City are unbeaten at home in the Championship so far this season (W3 D2) whilst they haven’t conceded more than once in any of their last 11 home games (6 clean sheets), their longest such streak since February 2021 under Steve Cooper (13 games).
Millwall are winless in their five away league games this season (D3 L2), since a 1-0 at Swansea on the final day of last season; their opening away game in 2024-25 saw seven goals scored (lost 4-3 at Bristol City) but the four since have seen just three goals scored (1F 2A).
Swansea have failed to score in any of their last four league games, only enduring a longer such run in the Football League in February 1996 (6 games).
West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City
West Brom are unbeaten in their last six league games against Cardiff City (W3 D3) since a 2-1 defeat back in January 2020.
Cardiff City have won just one of their last 13 league visits to West Bromwich Albion (D6 L6), a 2-0 win in December 2009.
West Bromwich Albion have recorded a clean sheet in five of their last six home games, though could go three successive matches at the Hawthorns without a win (D1 L1) for the first time since April 2023 (D2 L1).
Since the start of October, no side has won more Championship points than Cardiff (10), who could keep three successive clean sheets in the league for the first time since November 2023.
West Bromwich Albion are the only opponent Cardiff City’s Anwar El Ghazi has scored more than twice against in English league football (5), with all five of El Ghazi’s goals against the Baggies coming during his time with Aston Villa.