Watford boss Slavisa Jokanovic
Mike Norman previews this weekend's non-televised Championship action and recommends three wagers for you to consider...
Millwall 2.747/4 v Huddersfield 2.8615/8; The Draw 3.45n/a
Millwall got a much needed win last weekend when they beat Nottm Forest - a result that brought an end to Stuart Pearce's reign at the East Midlands club - by a single goal at the City Ground.
Ian Holloway has since brought in Michael Tonge from Leeds and Tottenham goalkeeper Jordan Archer on loan, but just two wins in 16 league and cup outings, and not a single home win since October, isn't exactly the form you want to take into a crucial relegation encounter.
And it's that form at the Den that is the big worry. Holloway's men have suffered some heavy defeats in front of their own fans of late and they conceded 19 goals in the seven games that preceded their 0-0 draw with Reading 10 days ago.
Huddersfield are seven points ahead of Millwall in the table and a win here will give them some vital breathing space with just over a third of the season to go.
Chris Powell's men have won three of their last five in the league, including wins over in-form Bolton and Watford as well as an away win at Wigan, and their overall form in recent weeks suggests they are a cut above Saturday's opponents.
Recommended Bet
Back Huddersfield to Win @ 2.8615/8
Rotherham 3.1511/5 v Ipswich 2.486/4; The Draw 3.55/2
Ipswich are favourites to win this game, and rightly so, but their form in recent weeks has definitely dipped a little, and even though Rotherham don't win often they don't lose many either and I can see this game ending all-square.
In fact, Mick McCarthy's men have more than dipped recently; they've won just one of six league and cup games in 2015 and that was against hapless Millwall. True, two of those games were against Premier League highflyers Southampton but their most recent two results, a loss at Brighton and a home draw to Wigan, were far from encouraging.
Rotherham are struggling down in 20th in the table following just two wins since October, but it was only 10 days ago that Steve Evans' men put four past an in-form Bolton side to record a crucial league win on home soil.
The Millers have drawn seven of their last 12 Championship games including three of their last five at the New York Stadium and I believe we're getting a good price about this game ending all-square also.
Recommended Bet
Back The Draw @ 3.55/2
Watford 2.01/1 v Blackburn 3.9n/a; The Draw 4.03/1
Watford were denied the chance to test league leaders Bournemouth last Friday night when they had defender Gabriele Angella ridiculously sent off after just 26 seconds. Well done to the FA for correctly overturning that dismissal, allowing the 25-year-old to play against Rovers on Saturday.
Prior to last week's defeat the Hornets had been in very good form, winning six of their previous eight league games and scoring plenty of goals in the bargain. Slavisa Jokanovic's men scored four at Cardiff just after Christmas and in their last two games at Vicarage Road they scored a total of 12 goals - five against Charlton and seven against Blackpool (all seven coming in the second half).
Blackburn will undoubtedly provide a tougher test but Gary Bowyer's men have hardly been in great form recently, especially on the road. In fact Rovers have failed to win a league game away from home since October, their only triumph on their travels in recent months coming at Charlton in the FA Cup.
Watford will want to get back on track immediately as they aim to keep up pace with the top five and stay in the hunt for automatic promotion, and even though I don't expect them to score five or six like they have done in recent home games, I still expect them to score enough to record the win.
Recommended Bet
Back Watford to Win @ 2.01/1 (best bet)
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Championship 2014/15 Season P/L
Staked: 100 pts
Returned: 120.10 pts
P/L: + 20.10 pts
*based on 1pt each bet, 2pts best bet
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