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There were a few moments last weekend when Sheffield United looked like being in pole position for the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship.

However, they let a lead slip and lost to Bristol City, while closest challengers Leeds came from behind to beat Millwall.

Can they get back on track at Deepdale?

Preston's long unbeaten run ended at Reading a week ago, denting their play-off hopes, but they're still well in contention for a top-six finish.

When it's in the middle of Griffin Park apparently...

Good spot by BBC Radio Derby's Ed Dawes - although it's difficult to miss to be honest.

Having lost their past two games and sitting third from bottom a point behind Millwall, Rotherham will be desperate for something out of this one and will hope Millwall slip up against West Brom to climb out of the relegation places.

The Millers are without a clean sheet in 13 home Championship games, the longest run in the division.

They face a Nottingham Forest side who still have their sights on a play-off place and will be hoping striker Daryl Murphy continues his good form against Rotherham. The Forest striker has scored five goals in his past five league appearances against them.

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Steve Bruce comes up against Aston Villa, the club which sacked him in October, at Hillsborough today.

Former Manchester United captain Bruce took Villa to the Championship play-off final last season, but was dismissed by the club after a run of only one win in nine matches.

Initially, results did not drastically improve under his successor Dean Smith, but Villa took maximum points from their five league games in March to climb into a play-off position.

The Owls still have play-off aspirations themselves - they will start today's match four points below sixth-placed Villa with seven games remaining this season.

Second-placed MK Dons host leaders Lincoln in League Two today.

Third-placed Bury have had a difficult week off the field, with reports of financial trouble coming out of Gigg Lane. The Shakers make the trip north to Carlisle today.

At the bottom, Notts County and Macclesfield have massive home games and Yeovil - who are only outside the drop zone on goal difference - go to Swindon.

• Carlisle United v Bury
• Cheltenham Town v Exeter City
• Colchester United v Oldham Athletic
• Crawley Town v Forest Green Rovers
• Grimsby Town v Stevenage
• MK Dons v Lincoln City
• Macclesfield Town v Morecambe
• Mansfield Town v Cambridge United
• Newport County v Tranmere Rovers
• Notts County v Northampton Town
• Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra
• Swindon Town v Yeovil Town

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We can confirm that Bolton's game with Ipswich is definitely ON, having looked in doubt on two occasions in the past few days.

Firstly, the region's Safety Advisory Group (SAG) issued a ban on fans entering the ground and that was only retracted once the SAG was satisfied that adequate safety provisions would be in place.

Then on Friday a "critical IT failure" at the University of Bolton Stadium put the game in question again, but all has been sorted and we can actually start talking about football again.

It's 23rd v 24th - Ipswich are all but down, while Bolton gave themselves some hope of survival by beating QPR last weekend.

Luton will hope to extend their seven-point lead at the top of the table and their massively long unbeaten run when they host Blackpool today.

Second-placed Barnsley are at Burton, while closest challengers Sunderland and Portsmouth are also away from home.

Bradford are adrift at the bottom, but only seven points separate the 12 teams immediately above them.

• AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley
• Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers
• Burton Albion v Barnsley
• Fleetwood Town v Southend United
• Luton Town v Blackpool
• Peterborough United v Gillingham
• Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic
• Rochdale v Sunderland
• Shrewsbury Town v Scunthorpe United
• Walsall v Oxford United
• Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

There's a fair bit of pressure on Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis, whose side have lost their past five matches in the Championship.

The travelling fans I spoke to outside the Liberty Stadium earlier are pessimistic about their team's chances of making the play-offs, having slipped down to eighth in the table, two points adrift of the top six.

The mood is even bleaker among Swans supporters following a season of drastic cost-cutting and fears of further such action this summer.

They still have a notional chance of making the play-offs but, with 10 points to make up, few seem to think that's realistic.

Here's some of the key team news across the Championship fixtures that kick-off at 15:00 BST today:

• Birmingham welcome back Maikel Kieftenbeld after missing the loss to West Brom, while Leeds keeper Kiko Casilla returns after suspension.
• Ex-Villa boss Steve Bruce starts Steven Fletcher for Sheffield Wednesday as they host Aston Villa, who have Henri Lansbury back on the bench.
• Bristol City are without Korey Smith and Andreas Weimann, with Matty Taylor starting, while Wigan bring in Josh Windass and Cedric Kipre.
• Preston make two changes to their side from last weekend with Alan Browne and Ryan Ledson both starting. Sheffield United make one change as Mark Duffy comes in for Jack O'Connell, who failed a late fitness test.

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Bidding to move back to within five points of leaders Norwich after the Canaries' win earlier are second-placed Leeds, who face a tough-looking test of their promotion credentials in the West Midlands.

But their hosts Birmingham lost all five of their games in March and that bad streak - coupled with a nine-point deduction for breaching financial rules - sees Garry Monk's men occupy a nervy position in 18th, just five points above the relegation places.

That's not where they wanted to be ahead of back-to-back games against Leeds and Sheffield United, who are the next visitors to St Andrew's on Wednesday.

We know the Grand National is taking place later but it's a big day in the Championship before all of that - by the time the race starts the Championship table could be looking somewhat interesting.

You can follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.

Here are today's 15:00 BST kick-offs:

• Birmingham City v Leeds United
• Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City
• Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
• Brentford v Derby County
• Bristol City v Wigan Athletic
• Hull City v Reading
• Millwall v West Bromwich Albion
• Preston North End v Sheffield United
• Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest
• Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa
• Swansea City v Middlesbrough

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There's a big game at Deepdale today, where the weather is pretty perfect for football.

Can third-placed Sheffield United respond after promotion rivals Norwich's flying display?

BBC Red Button

Keep up to date with the latest around the grounds in England and Scotland on Final Score, which is available to watch now on the Red Button and also by clicking on the play button at the top of this page.

Jason Mohammad is joined in the studio by two former internationals - Paul Ince and Jonathan Walters.

Now time to focus on today's 15:00 BST kick-offs in the Championship, League One and League Two.

Tom Garry and Deepak Mahay have joined me to guide you through the rest of today's action.

Here's the report on events at Carrow Road...

Norwich striker Teemu Pukki told Sky Sports: "We were the better team today. I'm really proud (to have 26 league goals). It's been a unbelievable season for me.

"We still need to do our best in the final six games and we can't start celebrating anything yet. We need to be consistent every day."

Midfielder Kenny McLean: "We knew it was going to be a tough game. QPR are a good team and they're still not safe.

"But if we can play like that, I don't think anyone can hurt us. When the front four play like that, teams will struggle to live with us."

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All over. Norwich thump QPR to go eight points clear at the top of the Championship table.

It's now eight straight wins for the Canaries. Four more victories from their final six matches will see them into the Premier League next season.

Reaction from Carrow Road on the way...

Another late change for the hosts - Jordan Rhodes is on for Tom Trybull, who has picked up a knock in the final couple of minutes.

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And now he's off.

Two-goal Teemu Pukki will watch the final few moments from the bench, leaving to a standing ovation as he's replaced by Moritz Leitner late on.