Before the suspension in March, Marcelo Bielsa’s table-toppers were seven points clear of third-place – but will they see their promotion challenge through?
As ever, with some key games to watch out for, we preview the main talking points ahead of this weekend's fixture list. Scroll and click through the pages:
1. Relegation scene setter
Just four points separate 17th place Stoke City and Charlton in 22nd, meaning the Potters, Huddersfield Town who play Wigan Athletic, Middlesbrough, Hull City and the Addicks are right in the thick of it. Luton and Barnsley haven’t given up hope of survival yet. Photo: Gareth Copley
2. Biggest game of the weekend?
Every game in the Championship this weekend carries its own magnitude but Hull (21st) against Charlton (22nd) surely takes it? Three points for Lee Bowyer’s side and they’re out the bottom three. A win for Grant McCann and co opens up an important five-point gap. Photo: Ashley Allen
3. This could get interesting at Boro
Middlesbrough boss Jonathan Woodgate has SEVEN first-team players due to be out-of-contract on June 30, however excluding Daniel Ayala, he is hopeful those individuals will commit until the end of the campaign. Photo: Lewis Storey
4. The play-off picture
The race for 6th is wide open and there could also be some defining fixtures that take place this weekend with teams close to each other in the table going head-to-head - including Blackburn vs Bristol City and Millwall vs Derby. Photo: Nathan Stirk
5. ‘We owe Sheffield Wednesday one’
Play-off chasing Nottingham Forest are targeting revenge at Sheffield Wednesday after their 4-0 win at the City Ground in December. “We owe them one,” says defender Joe Worrall. He added: “Hillsborough is a great stadium to go to.” Photo: Paul Harding
6. A new (sort of) era begins
Nathan Jones is hoping to mark his second managerial debut with relegation-threatened Luton by collecting three points versus Preston - and Sky Sports pundit David Prutton is backing him to do so in a 1-0 win. Photo: George Wood