English Championship Betting - Odds, Previews and Betting Tips

Well, time to look at the story of the Championship promotion race, following QPR securing a tentative spot back in the Premier League. Now the attention in the league turns to the  story of promotion hopefuls  Norwich and Cardiff, and what they need to do to follow QPR up. The two big matches are Portsmouth v Norwich City and Cardiff v Middlesbroug…
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In 2004, Leeds United finished 19th in the Premier League and worse was to follow in 2007 when the Yorkshire club found themselves in League One. Over-ambitious board members had led this famous outfit to financial ruin, although there has been no looking back since Simon Grayson took charge. Leeds were promoted back to the Championship last season and now s…
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    Scottish Premier League English Championship Coventry City v Middlesbrough The big freeze has hit British Football earlier than normal with a whole host of games already called off. One game to survive the cold, for now, is one taking place at the Ricoh Arena as Coventry host a struggling Middlesbrough side in desperate need of points. Aidy Bo…
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Saturday 23^rd October English Championship Burnley v Reading Both Burnley and Reading have tasted top flight action in recent years and will be determined for points tomorrow in an effort to return to the Premier League. Brian Laws had a pretty disastrous spell when taking over from Owen Coyle at the start of the year. Three wins from 19 premier league games m…
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Once again, there are three golden tickets to the Premier League up for grabs this season, with QPR currently in the box seat to be one of the promoted clubs from the Championship. Neil Warnock couldn’t have imagined that his team would enjoy such a near-perfect start, which has seen the Super Hoops drop just four points to leave them six points clear of t…
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While his former team-mates travel to Romania for the first leg of their Europa League play-off match, Craig Bellamy has returned to a place he calls home and the Cardiff supporters will be delighted to have seen the Welshman agree to join the Bluebirds on a season-long loan. The news broke on Tuesday and the odds on Cardiff City winning the Championship began…
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There’s often some tremendous value to be gleaned from the Top Goalscorer markets outside of the Premier League. While the bookmakers know the English top flight very well (and a player from a big club nearly always wins the Golden Boot), the same cannot always be said of the Championship which is a much more competitive division. Season after season,…
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With the start of the new Football League season just over two weeks away, it might be time to weigh up how the npower Championship might develop over the next nine months. Unlike recent seasons when the Premier League parachute payments have tilted factors heavily in favour of some relegated teams, this year’s promotion race looks like being fought o…
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There are only six teams that can realistically win the Premier League, although there are at least a dozen sides who have the potential to finish top of the Championship. While Newcastle cruised to the title last season, it looks set to be more competitive this time around, with fifteen teams currently trading at 20/1 or lower. It’s Middlesbrough who…
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Saturday 22^nd May English Championship Blackpool v Cardiff City The richest game in football takes place on Saturday at Wembley Stadium as Blackpool take on Cardiff with both sides vying for a place in the English Premier League. Ian Holloway as has done a superb job this season in getting a traditionally unattractive club such as Blackpool to this stage. He…
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