English Football League table after Friday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
The Championship
Newcastle 15 9 3 3 22 9 30
West Brom 15 8 4 3 29 13 28
Cardiff 15 8 3 4 31 16 27
Leicester 15 7 6 2 18 12 27
Bristol City 15 6 7 2 18 14 25
QPR 15 6 6 3 27 16 24
Blackpool 15 6 6 3 22 16 24
Middlesbrough 15 7 3 5 22 16 24
Preston 15 6 6 3 23 20 24
Nottm Forest 15 6 6 3 17 14 24
Swansea 15 5 7 3 11 10 22
Watford 15 5 6 4 22 26 21
Crystal Palace 15 4 7 4 15 17 19
Sheff Wed 15 4 5 6 22 23 17
Sheff Utd 15 4 5 6 23 26 17
Coventry 16 4 5 7 18 25 17
Derby 16 5 2 9 19 27 17
Barnsley 15 5 2 8 18 26 17
Scunthorpe 15 5 2 8 19 28 17
Doncaster 15 2 9 4 18 20 15
Reading 15 3 4 8 14 24 13
Plymouth 15 3 3 9 14 26 12
Peterborough 15 2 5 8 18 25 11
Ipswich 15 1 8 6 16 27 11
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