Two clubs in the top half of the English League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Derby County and Watford. The second-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Pride Park Stadium in Derby. Information on how and where to stream the match can be found here.
With Leicester City and Burnley qualifying for automatic promotion to the Premier League, Derby County must now prepare themselves for a playoff battle. If the club is earn promotion at season's end, manager Steve McClaren believes his men will have to be more ruthless moving forward (h/t to the Daily Star). "We need to be more ruthless and it nearly cost us [against Barnsley]." McClaren said.
"It could have been a harsh lesson, but in the end it was just a lesson. I could not fault anything apart from not getting a third goal, but we should have killed them," he added.
"You're not going to get as many chances as we did to score in the playoffs."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Few strikers in the English Championship have been as productive this season as Chris Martin. The 25-year-old has been in sensational form, scoring 19 goals and assisting on eight others.
Derby County's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Grant; Forsyth, Buxton, Keogh, Wisdom; Bryson, Thorne, Hendrick; Russell, Martin, Bamford
Watford's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Almunia; Ekstrand, Angella, Cassetti; Riera, Tözser, Battocchio, McGugan, Pudil; Deeney, Ranégie
Championship Table
|
POS |
TEAM |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
PTS |
|
|
1 |
Leicester City |
44 |
29 |
9 |
6 |
80 |
43 |
37 |
96 |
|
|
2 |
Burnley |
44 |
25 |
14 |
5 |
69 |
35 |
34 |
89 |
|
|
3 |
Derby County |
44 |
24 |
9 |
11 |
79 |
49 |
30 |
81 |
|
|
4 |
Queens Park Rangers |
44 |
22 |
10 |
12 |
56 |
41 |
15 |
76 |
|
|
5 |
Wigan Athletic |
43 |
20 |
10 |
13 |
57 |
42 |
15 |
70 |
|
|
6 |
Reading |
44 |
18 |
13 |
13 |
65 |
53 |
12 |
67 |
|
|
7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion |
44 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
51 |
39 |
12 |
66 |
|
|
8 |
Nottingham Forest |
44 |
16 |
17 |
11 |
65 |
58 |
7 |
65 |
|
|
9 |
Ipswich Town |
44 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
58 |
52 |
6 |
65 |
|
|
10 |
Blackburn Rovers |
44 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
63 |
58 |
5 |
64 |
|
|
11 |
Bournemouth |
44 |
17 |
12 |
15 |
63 |
64 |
-1 |
63 |
|
|
12 |
Watford |
43 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
70 |
53 |
17 |
60 |
|
|
13 |
Middlesbrough |
44 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
55 |
48 |
7 |
58 |
|
|
14 |
Bolton Wanderers |
44 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
54 |
57 |
-3 |
55 |
|
|
15 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
44 |
13 |
14 |
17 |
61 |
60 |
1 |
53 |
|
|
16 |
Leeds United |
44 |
15 |
8 |
21 |
55 |
65 |
-10 |
53 |
|
|
17 |
Huddersfield Town |
44 |
13 |
11 |
20 |
54 |
62 |
-8 |
50 |
|
|
18 |
Charlton Athletic |
43 |
11 |
12 |
20 |
34 |
57 |
-23 |
45 |
|
|
19 |
Doncaster Rovers |
44 |
11 |
11 |
22 |
38 |
66 |
-28 |
44 |
|
|
20 |
Millwall |
44 |
10 |
14 |
20 |
44 |
73 |
-29 |
44 |
|
|
21 |
Birmingham City |
43 |
11 |
10 |
22 |
55 |
68 |
-13 |
43 |
|
|
22 |
Blackpool |
44 |
10 |
13 |
21 |
36 |
63 |
-27 |
43 |
|
|
23 |
Barnsley |
44 |
9 |
12 |
23 |
41 |
71 |
-30 |
39 |
|
|
24 |
Yeovil Town |
44 |
8 |
13 |
23 |
43 |
69 |
-26 |
37 |
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