Promotion race hots up
Albion can tonight take a major stride forward in the play-offs battle helping to make this the Championship's greatest ever promotion race. Albion can tonight take a major stride forward in the play-offs battle helping to make this the Championship's greatest ever promotion race. Victory at Burnley for Tony Mowbray's team would take them four points clear of the thickening pack of clubs jostling for a top six finish – and just one win from cementing their place in the play-offs. But the twists and turns provided by the full-throttle battle to claim the Premiership jackpot means League bosses will still be looking forward to one of the most extraordinary rounds of fixtures this weekend. The congested promotion battle and furious struggle for survival in the division's basement means means EVERY Championship fixture will have a price on its head in the furious fight to stay in touch with the staggering £40m jackpot now on offer in the Premiership. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
Victory at Burnley for Tony Mowbray's team would take them four points clear of the thickening pack of clubs jostling for a top six finish – and just one win from cementing their place in the play-offs.
But the twists and turns provided by the full-throttle battle to claim the Premiership jackpot means League bosses will still be looking forward to one of the most extraordinary rounds of fixtures this weekend.
The congested promotion battle and furious struggle for survival in the division's basement means means EVERY Championship fixture will have a price on its head in the furious fight to stay in touch with the staggering £40m jackpot now on offer in the Premiership.
Stand-out fixtures will be staged either side of the Black Country – with leaders Birmingham hosting one of the form teams of the division Sheffield Wednesday while Stoke tackle Colchester.
Their defeat of Sunderland not only knocked Roy Keane's men off the top but also ensured they have a real play-off chance.
Wednesday remain in touch and Blues manager Steve Bruce acknowledges the danger to his team.
"They are the form team of the Championship and have come up on the rails with an incredible run," said Bruce after his team's dramatic Molineux victory yesterday put the tail on another compelling weekend of Championship football.
