Two clubs in the bottom half of the English League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City. The second-division clash scheduled for 7:15 a.m. ET will be held at Reebok Stadium in Bolton and can be live streamed here free.
Though Birmingham City enter today's match facing relegation—the club is one point from reaching safety—Bolton manager Dougie Freedman remains on high alert. Complacency will not be an issue facing his club this weekend. For Freedman, pushing forward and ending the season on a high note is of the utmost importance (h/t to the Bolton News). "Six weeks ago people asked how I was going to go about the end of the season after we were safe and I said I'd be professional and win every game," he said.
"This one is no different. I'll put a team out there who will try to win a game for the football club," he added.
"That's how I run my life. I want to win games of football, and I want to finish this season at the Reebok with a win instead of a draw."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bolton Wanderer's Jay Spearing has been a versatile midfielder for the club this season. The 25-year-old has held the responsibility of defending and joining the attack from the central part of the midfield. With 17 of his 44 appearances coming with the responsibility of pushing forward, Spearing has provided two goals and six assists.
Bolton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Bogdan; Ream, Wheater, Mills, Knight; Trotter, Spearing; Danns, Chung-Yong, Jutkiewicz; Beckford
Birmingham's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Randolph; Hancox, Spector, Mullins, Caddis; Huws, Adeyemi; Novak, Macheda, Burke; Zigic
Championship Table
|
POS |
TEAM |
PLD |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
PTS |
|
|
1 |
Leicester City |
45 |
30 |
9 |
6 |
82 |
43 |
39 |
99 |
|
|
2 |
Burnley |
45 |
26 |
14 |
5 |
70 |
35 |
35 |
92 |
|
|
3 |
Derby County |
45 |
25 |
9 |
11 |
83 |
51 |
32 |
84 |
|
|
4 |
Queens Park Rangers |
45 |
22 |
11 |
12 |
57 |
42 |
15 |
77 |
|
|
5 |
Wigan Athletic |
45 |
21 |
10 |
14 |
58 |
44 |
14 |
73 |
|
|
6 |
Reading |
45 |
19 |
13 |
13 |
68 |
54 |
14 |
70 |
|
|
7 |
Brighton and Hove Albion |
45 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
53 |
39 |
14 |
69 |
|
|
8 |
Blackburn Rovers |
45 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
66 |
59 |
7 |
67 |
|
|
9 |
Bournemouth |
45 |
18 |
12 |
15 |
67 |
65 |
2 |
66 |
|
|
10 |
Ipswich Town |
45 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
58 |
53 |
5 |
65 |
|
|
11 |
Nottingham Forest |
45 |
16 |
17 |
12 |
66 |
62 |
4 |
65 |
|
|
12 |
Middlesbrough |
45 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
58 |
49 |
9 |
61 |
|
|
13 |
Watford |
45 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
73 |
60 |
13 |
60 |
|
|
14 |
Bolton Wanderers |
45 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
57 |
58 |
-1 |
58 |
|
|
15 |
Leeds United |
45 |
16 |
8 |
21 |
58 |
66 |
-8 |
56 |
|
|
16 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
45 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
62 |
63 |
-1 |
53 |
|
|
17 |
Huddersfield Town |
45 |
13 |
11 |
21 |
54 |
64 |
-10 |
50 |
|
|
18 |
Charlton Athletic |
45 |
12 |
12 |
21 |
38 |
61 |
-23 |
48 |
|
|
19 |
Blackpool |
45 |
11 |
13 |
21 |
38 |
63 |
-25 |
46 |
|
|
20 |
Millwall |
45 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
45 |
74 |
-29 |
45 |
|
|
21 |
Doncaster Rovers |
45 |
11 |
11 |
23 |
39 |
69 |
-30 |
44 |
|
|
22 |
Birmingham City |
45 |
11 |
10 |
24 |
56 |
72 |
-16 |
43 |
|
|
23 |
Barnsley |
45 |
9 |
12 |
24 |
42 |
74 |
-32 |
39 |
|
|
24 |
Yeovil Town |
45 |
8 |
13 |
24 |
43 |
71 |
-28 |
37 |
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