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Image: Nigel Adkins: His Southampton side sit top of the table

The Championship's top two Southampton and West Ham United are both at home on Tuesday evening.

Saints and Hammers both at home

The Championship's top two Southampton and West Ham United are both at home on Tuesday evening. The table-topping Saints are three points clear at the summit and they will look to maintain their unbeaten home record as they entertain Peterborough United at St Mary's. West Ham will hope to continue their excellent run of form as they welcome bottom-of-the-table Bristol City to Upton Park. Third placed Crystal Palace are also at home as Portsmouth are the visitors to Selhurst Park. Middlesbrough dropped to fourth at the weekend after losing at Southampton and they will be aiming to show their bouncebackability at Doncaster - who could give a debut to El-Hadji Diouf. Hull City will look to maintain their place in the top six as they travel across Yorkshire to face Barnsley. Out-of-sorts Brighton are looking for their first win since mid-September as they travel to face Watford - who climbed out of the bottom three at the weekend. Watford's win at the weekend meant Coventry City took their place in the relegation zone and they will be looking for an upturn in fortunes as they face Millwall in the capital. Burnley and Leicester are locked together in mid-table and they tackle each other at Turf Moor. Finally, Steve Cotterill is looking to return to winning ways at new club Nottingham Forest as they entertain Reading at the City Ground.