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Rivalries renewed in bumper Championship midweek

The Championship season might only be seven games old but already the nip-and-tuck nature of the division is prevalent once again.

League leaders West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland both lost at the weekend while Blackburn and Leeds were the only two top-six sides to pick up victory.

Tightly-contested promotion and relegation battles are starting to take shape and there is a bumper midweek round of fixtures upon us.

A few rivalries will be renewed, so here's the pick of what you've got to look forward to on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Farke visits familiar friends

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Daniel Farke has won his previous two games against Norwich as Leeds manager

Daniel Farke is no stranger to Carrow Road having spent four years in the dugout there, including guiding Norwich City to the Premier League in 2019.