Championship stats, August 11

Saturday, August 11.

Barnsley v Coventry Bobby Hassell (knee), Marciano Bruma (broken hand) and Robbie Williams (broken leg) are all out for Burnley. New goalkeeper Heinz Muller may be included in the squad while there could be debuts for any of Lewin Nyatanga, Andy Johnson, Kayode Odejayi, Dominik Werling, Miguel Mostto, Rohan Ricketts, Rob Kozluk and Dennis Souza.

Captain Arjan De Zeeuw (knee), Ellery Cairo (groin) and David McNamee (calf) are definitely out for Coventry while ex-Saints striker Leon Best, Kevin Thornton and Donovan Simmons are doubts. Summer signings Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Gary Borrowdale, Michael Hughes and Julian Gray could make debuts.

Last season: Coventry 4 Barnsley 1, Barnsley 0 Coventry 1.

Last five league matches: Barnsley W W W L L; Coventry D L L L W.

Match odds: H 6-4 A 6-4 D 21-10.

Referee: S Mathieson (Cheshire).

Bristol City v QPR.

City duo Jamie McCombe (shin) and Ivan Sproule (suspension) are both missing. Stephen Henderson, Michael McIndoe, Tamas Vasko, Lee Trundle and Marvin Elliott are in contention for debuts.

QPR are without Simon Walton (broken leg), Pat Kanyuka (thigh), Gareth Ainsworth (broken leg) and Ray Jones (foot) through injury and Chris Barker and Sampsa Timoska due to suspension. Lee Camp, John Curtis, Daniel Nardiello and Ben Sahar are set to come in.

Last season: No corresponding fixture.

Last five league matches: Bristol City L W W L W; QPR W L W L D.

Match odds: H 1-1 A 11-5 D 11-5.

Referee: K Stroud (Hampshire).

Burnley v West Brom.

New Burnley signings Robbie Blake, Stephen Jordan and Gabor Kiraly are set to start with Albanian forward Besart Berisha on the bench. Wayne Thomas (back) faces a fitness check.

Pele is set to go straight into the West Brom side after moving from Saints this week. Fellow summer signings Craig Beattie, Leon Barnett, Miguel Tininho, Filipe Teixeira, Bostjan Cesar, Carl Hoefkens and James Morrison are also set to play a part. Robert Koren (eye) and Shelton Martis (ankle) are doubts but Neil Clement is fit after illness.

Last season: Burnley 3 West Brom 2, West Brom 3 Burnley 0.

Last five league matches: Burnley L W W L L; West Brom W L L W W.

Match odds: H 6-4 A 6-4 D 21-10.

Referee: E Ilderton (Tyne & Wear).

Cardiff v Stoke.

Star signing Robbie Fowler (thigh) is struggling to make the Cardiff starting line-up but rookie goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, on loan from Middlesbrough, looks set to feature.

Stephen Wright and Richard Cresswell are set for Stoke debuts while Rory Delap, still Saints' record signing at £4m back in the summer of 2001, could return for the first time since breaking his leg last October.

Last season: Cardiff 1 Stoke 1, Stoke 3 Cardiff 0.

Last five league matches: Cardiff L D L L L; Stoke W D D W D.

Match odds: H 19-20 A 23-10 D 9-4.

Referee: S Tanner (Somerset).

Charlton v Scunthorpe.

Luke Varney (ankle) and Matt Holland (knee) are missing for Charlton, who must choose between Marcus Bent, Svetoslav Todorov, Chris Iwelumo and Izale McLeod in attack. Nicky Weaver, Yassin Moutaoukil, Patrick McCarthy and Jose Semedo are set for debuts.

Matt Sparrow (foot) is in the Scunthorpe squad despite no featuring in pre-season. Ian Morris (knee) is the only major injury absentee while on-loan Kelly Youga will not face his parent club.

Last season: No corresponding fixture.

Last five league matches: Charlton L D L L D; Scunthorpe L W W L W.

Match odds: H 1-2 A 5-1 D 12-5.

Referee: T Kettle (Berkshire).

Hull v Plymouth.

Dean Windass will spearhead the Hull attack with a deal for Henrik Pedersen not concluded. New signings Richard Garcia and Bryan Hughes could feature but Wayne Brown (hamstring) may not be risked.

Plymouth youngster Dan Gosling is on England Under-17 duty but Nick Chadwick (groin) is back in action and will vie for a starting spot in attack with Barry Hayles, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Rory Fallon, Reuben Reid and youngster Ashley Barnes.

Last season: Hull 1 Plymouth 2, Plymouth 1 Hull 0.

Last five league matches: Hull L D D W L; Plymouth W W W W W.

Match odds: H 21-20 A 21-10 D 11-5 Referee: G Laws (Tyne & Wear).

Ipswich v Sheff Wed.

Ipswich midfielder Gavin Williams (ankle) has been ruled out for four months but Sylvain Legwinski (foot) has a chance of featuring.

Francis Jeffers goes straight into the Wednesday side but Deon Burton (knee) is doubtful. Chris Brunt is still available before suspension while new signings Lee Grant and Richard Hinds could feature.

Last season: Sheff Wed 2 Ipswich 0, Ipswich 0 Sheff Wed 2.

Last five league matches: Ipswich L W D D W; Sheff Wed W W W L W.

Match odds: H 11-10 A 2-1 D 11-5.

Referee: R Beeby (Northamptonshire).

Leicester v Blackpool.

Gareth McAuley (calf) and Joe Mattock (hip) are both fit to play for Leicester but new signings Hossein Kaebi (thigh), Carl Cort (hamstring) and Patrick Kisnorbo (suspended) are out.

Blackpool are awaiting FIFA clearance over winger Wes Hoolahan after Scottish club Livingston claimed the Tangerines reneged on a payment during his season-long loan last term. However, new signings Paul Rachubka, Michael Flynn, John Hills, ex-Saints defender Stephen Crainey and Gary Taylor-Fletcher are all available.

Last season: No corresponding fixture.

Last five league matches: Leicester L L W W L; Blackpool W W W W W.

Match odds: H 4-6 A 7-2 D 23-10.

Referee: A D'Urso (Essex).

Preston v Norwich.

New signings Billy Jones, Karl Hawley, Kevin Nicholls and Darren Carter are set for Preston debuts. Paul McKenna and Patrick Agyemang (both groin) are out.

Darren Huckerby (groin) is a doubt for Norwich and Chris Brown (broken nose) is also set to miss out. Jamie Cureton will partner David Strihavka in attack with Jon Otsemobor and Julien Brellier set for debuts.

Last season: Preston 2 Norwich 1, Norwich 2 Preston 0.

Last five league matches: Preston L W L L W; Norwich W L D L L.

Match odds: H 19-20 A 23-10 D 9-4.

Referee: P Taylor (Hertfordshire).

Sheff Utd v Colchester.

Skipper Chris Morgan (calf) is an injury doubt for Sheffield United while Rob Hulse is recovering from a broken leg. New signings James Beattie, the former Saints star, Billy Sharp, Gary Naysmith, Lee Hendrie and David Carney are set to feature. It wil be Beattie's first ever league game outside the Premiership.

Teddy Sheringham is expected to begin his Colchester career on the bench with new signings Clive Platt and Kevin Lisbie set to lead the attack. Kevin Watson (Achilles) is a doubt and Bela Balogh (broken nose) is out.

Last season: No corresponding fixture.

Last five league matches: Sheff Utd L D W L L; Colchester W D W L L.

Match odds: H 4-7 A 4-1 D 5-2.

Referee: M Jones (Cheshire).

Saints v Crystal Palace.

Youssef Safri goes straight into the Saints side while loanees Gregory Vignal, Alan Bennett and Adam Hammill, despite a slight calf problem, should also feature. Claus Lundekvam (ankle) and Darren Powell (suspended) are missing so Chris Makin plays in defence alongside Bennett. Kelvin Davis and Bartosz Bialkowski vie for the goalkeeping spot.

Palace are likely to be without Paul Ifill (hamstring), Mark Kennedy (groin) and Carl Fletcher (hamstring). Tony Craig and Jeff Hughes are set for starting debuts while Jose Fonte, a loan capture from Benfica, is likely to be on the bench.

Last season: Southampton 1 Crystal Palace 1, Crystal Palace 0 Southampton 2.

Last five league matches: Southampton L L W W W; Crystal Palace L D L W W.

Match odds: H 10-11 A 5-2 D 11-5.

Referee: L Probert (Gloucestershire).

Wolves v Watford.

Wayne Hennessey takes over in Wolves' goal from Matt Murray, who has a serious knee injury. Matt Jarvis (thigh) is unlikely to feature and Mark Davies (knee) is out after surgery.

Watford's summer signing Jobi McAnuff and fellow wide man Tommy Smith could be out after suffering knocks in training. Mart Poom and Matt Jackson are likely to make debuts.

Last season: No corresponding fixture.

Last five league matches: Wolves W D L W W; Watford L D L W D.

Match odds: H 11-10 A 21-10 D 21-10.

Referee: N Swarbrick (Lancashire).