Saturday, October 22 Blackpool (8) v Nottm Forest (20) Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has no new injury concerns but may consider promoting Thomas Ince and Callum McManaman to his starting line-up after they impressed in the midweek win over Doncaster. Striker Lomana LuaLua will be hoping to make his first start since penning a deal with the club which runs until the end of the season.

Steve Cotterill has no new problems to contend with as he prepares for his first away game in charge of Forest. Chris Cohen, Dexter Blackstock, Garath McCleary (all knee), Paul Anderson (hamstring) and George Boateng (ankle) remain on the sidelines.

Last season: No corresponding fixture Last five league matches: Blackpool L D W L W; Nottm Forest W L L L W Top scorers (all competitions): Kevin Phillips (Blackpool) 5; Ishmael Miller, Robbie Findley & Lewis McGugan (Nottm Forest) 4 Match odds: H 1-1 A 11-5 D 11-5 Referee: Jock Waugh (South Yorkshire).

Cardiff (13) v Barnsley (15) Kenny Miller (groin) is likely to return for Cardiff, but fellow frontman Rudy Gestede is out having been substituted with a hamstring injury in the 4-3 defeat to Peterborough on Tuesday. Manager Malky Mackay will also be looking to resolve problems in defence having leaked six goals in the last two matches.

Barnsley manager Keith Hill must decide whether to retain striker Craig Davies, who made his first start since August in the midweek win over Burnley after recovering from a groin injury but is still not fully match fit. Defenders Bobby Hassell (groin) and Jay McEveley (unspecified) remain doubtful while winger Matty Done and striker Danny Haynes are not yet ready to return following their respective hamstring injuries.

Last season: Cardiff 2 Barnsley 2, Barnsley 1 Cardiff 2 Last five league matches: Cardiff D W L D L; Barnsley D D W L W Top scorers (all competitions): Don Cowie (Cardiff) 5; Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley) 4 Match odds: H 8-13 A 7-2 D 5-2 Referee: Scott Mathieson (Cheshire).

Coventry (19) v Burnley (17) Coventry striker Cody McDonald is hoping to push himself into manager Andy Thorn's plans. McDonald has struggled with fitness since arriving from Norwich and has only made one league start this season, but he did impress as a substitute in Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Leeds. Midfielder Gary McSheffrey (back) may feature in the squad but his fitness will be assessed on Saturday having narrowly missed out against his former club on Tuesday.

Burnley boss Eddie Howe has named an unchanged side. He has striker Martin Paterson (thigh) and defender Michael Duff (knee) back in training but both are still a few weeks away from returning to action.

Last season: Burnley 2 Coventry 2, Coventry 1 Burnley 0 Last five league matches: Coventry D D L W D; Burnley D W W L L Top scorers (all competitions): Lukas Jutkiewicz (Coventry) 5; Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) 8 Match odds: H 7-5 A 8-5 D 21-10 Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire).

Hull (12) v Watford (21) Striker Martyn Waghorn (hamstring) is back in contention for Hull and will compete with Aaron Mclean for a starting place. Midfielder Corry Evans is also available again after shaking off a dead leg but winger Martin Pusic is struggling with a hip injury, while Nick Barmby was sidelined last week with a calf strain and faces a race to prove his fitness.

Watford boss Sean Dyche is likely to be without on loan midfielder Michael Kightly who limped out of Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Leicester with a muscle injury. Defender Lee Hodson remains in contention after recovering from a knee complaint. Fellow defender Martin Taylor will not feature as he continues to recover from a collarbone problem.

Last season: Watford 1 Hull 2, Hull 0 Watford 0 Last five league matches: Hull W D D W D; Watford L W L L L Top scorers (all competitions): Matt Fryatt & Robert Koren (Hull) 2; Marvin Sordell (Watford) 3 Match odds: H 4-5 A 11-4 D 23-10 Referee: Gary Sutton (Lincolnshire).

Ipswich (6) v Crystal Palace (5) Defender Ibrahima Sonko (hamstring) is doubtful, as is Jason Scotland, with Nathan Ellington likely to get a first start in an Ipswich shirt. Jewell faces a choice between Ivar Ingimarsson and Damien Delaney, who replaced Sonko on Tuesday, to start against the Eagles should the Senegalese fail to make it.

Palace have midfielder Owen Garvan back in training after a knee injury and he faces a fitness test. Former Ipswich trio David Wright, Darren Ambrose and Lewis Price will feature. Wright should partner Ambrose in midfield while goalkeeper Price will be on the bench.

Last season: Ipswich 2 Crystal Palace 1, Crystal Palace 1 Ipswich 2 Last five league matches: Ipswich D W W D W; Crystal Palace L W D W W Top scorers (all competitions): Keith Andrews & Michael Chopra (Ipswich) 5; Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) 5 Match odds: H 5-6 A 11-4 D 11-5 Referee: David Phillips (West Sussex).

Leicester (9) v Millwall (22) Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has no new problems as Leicester prepare to host Millwall. Sean St Ledger replaced suspended captain Matt Mills at the centre of defence against Watford in midweek and Eriksson is unlikely to alter his back four after a clean sheet, with Mills set to serve the second game of his three-match ban.

Therry Racon could return to the Millwall squad. He has been sidelined since suffering an ankle injury on his debut in August but now has two reserve games under his belt. Striker John Marquis is still sidelined following a hernia operation so Jay Simpson continues in attack after his goal against Brighton.

Last season: Leicester 4 Millwall 2, Millwall 2 Leicester 0 Last five league matches: Leicester D D W L W; Millwall L L L D D Top scorers (all competitions): Jeffery Schlupp (Leicester) 5; Hamer Bouazza, Liam Feeney, Liam Trotter & Darius Henderson (Millwall) 2 Match odds: H 8-13 A 7-2 D 11-5 Referee: Eddie Ilderton (Tyne & Wear).

Middlesbrough (3) v Derby (4) Middlesbrough midfielder Barry Robson will miss out through suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the season at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday evening. Manager Tony Mowbray also has a series of injury doubts with central defensive duo Rhys Williams and Matthew Bates having missed the 2-0 defeat at the City Ground with groin and foot injuries respectively, with keeper Carl Ikeme and midfielder Kevin Thomson also doubtful.

For Derby, Nathan Tyson will be absent again after a groin problem flared up, leading scorer Steven Davies is out for around six weeks with a skull fracture and John Brayford has a slight thigh muscle tear. Left-sided player Kevin Kilbane featured for the reserves as he continues to regain fitness after a hamstring injury.

Last season: Middlesbrough 2 Derby 1, Derby 3 Middlesbrough 1 Last five league matches: Middlesbrough D D D D L; Derby W D L D D Top scorers (all competitions): Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) 8; Steve Davies (Derby) 5 Match odds: H 8-11 A 3-1 D 12-5 Referee: Carl Boyeson (E Yorkshire).

Peterborough (7) v Leeds (11) Posh manager Darren Ferguson has to decide whether to stick with a winning side or freshen up his starting line-up. Paul Taylor could be one player to force his way into Ferguson's thinking after climbing off the bench to score the winning goal in injury time against Cardiff in midweek. Fellow forward David Ball, midfielders Ryan Tunnicliffe and Daniel Kearns and defender Josh Thompson are also options for Ferguson.

Leeds are without first-choice goalkeeper Andy Lonergan for at least six weeks with a fractured so Paul Rachubka continues at Peterborough, anxious to make up for his stoppage-time fumble, which gifted Coventry their equaliser in a 1-1 midweek draw at Elland Road. Manager Simon Grayson will name teenage goalkeeper Alex Cairns on the substitutes' bench again.

Last season: No corresponding fixture Last five league matches: Peterborough L W L W W; Leeds W D W W D Top scorers (all competitions): David Ball (Peterborough) 7; Ross McCormack (Leeds) 10 Match odds: H 23-20 A 17-10 D 5-2 Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire).

Portsmouth (18) v Doncaster (23) Benjani Mwaruwari (hamstring) is a doubt, so Dave Kitson looks set to keep his place alongside Luke Varney in attack. Goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is still keeping Jamie Ashdown, who started the season as Pompey's first choice, out of the side.

Doncaster are without keeper Chris Kirkland, who has ended his two-month loan spell from Wigan after suffering a back spasm. Ryan Mason, another loanee from Tottenham, missed Doncaster's last-gasp defeat to Blackpool on Tuesday with a stomach bug and is a doubt as he continues to feel unwell. Midfielder John Oster has strained his neck while defender James O'Connor is struggling with a toe injury but striker Jon Parkin should return after recovering from flu.

Last season: Doncaster 0 Portsmouth 2, Portsmouth 2 Doncaster 3 Last five league matches: Portsmouth W L L W L; Doncaster W D W L L Top scorers (all competitions): David Norris & Luke Varney (Portsmouth) 3; Billy Sharp, Kyle Bennett & James Hayter (Doncaster) 2 Match odds: H 5-6 A 11-4 D 11-5 Referee: Fred Graham (Essex).

Reading (14) v Southampton (1) Reading will welcome Jobi McAnuff back into the side after the winger missed his side's 2-2 draw with Derby with an ankle injury. Jay Tabb who is still recovering from concussion suffered in the 1-0 win over Burnley, but boss Brian McDermott has has an otherwise fully-fit squad to choose from.

Leaders Southampton will check on Adam Lallana, who has missed the last two matches with a foot injury. Fellow midfielder Jack Cork dropped to the bench for Tuesday's 1-0 win over West Ham and may return to the starting line-up.

Last season: No corresponding fixture Last five league matches: Reading D W D W D; Southampton D L W D W Top scorers (all competitions): Adam Le Fondre (Reading) 8; Richard Lambert (Southampton) 11 Match odds: H 7-4 A 5-4 D 11-5 Referee: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire).

Sunday, October 23 Bristol City (24) v Birmingham (16) New Bristol City manager Derek McInnes could welcome some of the squad's fringe players into his starting line-up for his first game in charge. Liam Fontaine (ankle) featured for the reserves in midweek but this game may come too early for the defender, while long-serving centre-back Louis Carey (knee) is a major doubt and fellow defender James McAllister (ankle) is sidelined.

Pablo Ibanez is out after suffering concussion in Birmingham's win over Club Brugge, but fellow defenders Stephen Carr and Curtis Davies (both knee) are back in contention. Midfielder Wade Elliott and full-back David Murphy both have knocks and will be assessed before the game, while Jordan Mutch (ankle) and Enric Valles (foot) are long-term absentees.

Last season: No corresponding fixture Last five league matches: Bristol City D L L L L; Birmingham W L D W W Top scorers (all competitions): Nicky Maynard (Bristol City) 3; Chris Wood (Birmingham) 9 Match odds: H 13-8 A 13-10 D 11-5 Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire).

Monday, October 24 Brighton (10) v West Ham (2) Brighton boss Gus Poyet could give a debut to Chile international Gonzalo Jara Reyes, who signed on loan from West Brom and can play either in midfield or defence. Midfielder Will Buckley is back in training after his hamstring injury but defender Tommy Elphick (Achilles) will miss the rest of the season after suffering a setback.

West Ham are hopeful James Tomkins (groin) could return for the trip after missing their midweek defeat to Southampton. Goalkeeper Robert Green (knee), midfielder Gary O'Neil (ankle) and winger David Bentley (knee) are all long-term absentees.

Last season: No corresponding fixture Last five league matches: Brighton D L L D D; West Ham W L D W L Top scorers (all competitions): Ashley Barnes (Brighton) 7; Sam Baldock (West Ham) 8 Match odds: H 13-8 A 13-10 D 11-5 Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).