Championship Postponed Games Preview:
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Dates: Tuesday 3rd February
Number of Fixtures: 4
Hull City: HOME vs Watford (Tuesday 3rd Feb, 19:45)
Replay of Postponed Games of the Sky Bet Championship is here. Rescheduled games are being played tonight including a vital playoff battle.
3rd February – Stats & Historical Data
All Fixtures – Head to Head, xG Form & Historical Positions
Championship Fixtures - Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Season 2025-26 | Includes rescheduled/postponed fixtures
Sheffield Utd17th
Oxford United23rdxGF: 7.9 | xGA: 6.5 (+1.4)
xGF: 9.1 | xGA: 5.8 (+3.3)
3 Feb 2026 - 2025-26
Hull City6th
Watford12thxGF: 6.0 | xGA: 8.0 (-1.9)
xGF: 4.7 | xGA: 8.9 (-4.2)
3 Feb 2026 - 2025-26
Blackburn20th
Sheffield Wednesday24thxGF: 3.3 | xGA: 7.4 (-4.1)
xGF: 4.3 | xGA: 12.6 (-8.4)
3 Feb 2026 - 2025-26
Matchday 0 - Historical Insights
Current Championship Table
Championship Table
Championship Table
Hull City Historical Comparison
Hull City at 3rd Feb – Through The Years
Historical Position Comparison
Hull City - Tuesday 3rd February 2026
| Season | Pos | Pts | GD | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 (now) | 6th | 68 | +4 | - |
| 2024-25 | 22nd | 23 | -11 | 21st |
| 2023-24 | 7th | 39 | +4 | 7th |
| 2022-23 | 16th | 33 | -10 | 15th |
| 2021-22 | 22nd | 27 | -7 | 20th |
| 2019-20 | 9th | 39 | +6 | 24th |
Data from 6 Championship seasons (2019-2025)
BTP Analysis & Verdicts
Key Storylines This Week
- Hull City On Fire: The Tigers have rattled off five consecutive wins across all competitions and sit firmly in third. With games in hand on some of the teams around them, Hull have a genuine window to push towards the top two — and Tuesday night’s fixture against a Watford side in complete disarray could be the perfect opportunity to stamp their authority on the title race.
- Watford In Total Chaos: The manager resigned on Sunday afternoon, plunging the club into their third managerial change of the season. Reports of feuding between the ownership and coaching staff have been doing the rounds, and now caretakers Charlie Daniels, Dan Gosling, and Adrian Maranapa are tasked with picking up the pieces — starting Tuesday night. It couldn’t be worse timing.
Match of the Week: Hull City vs Watford
This is the rescheduled fixture that was originally called off just 20 minutes before kickoff after the technical area was found to be frozen over. When this game was first due to be played, Hull were already red hot — and they have only gotten better since, now on five straight wins in all competitions. Meanwhile, Watford couldn’t be in worse shape: manager gone, ownership and coaching staff at loggerheads, and a caretaker setup thrown together at the last minute. It’s a fixture absolutely dripping with storyline, and on current form it looks like a serious mismatch.
One thing to keep in mind though: because this is a postponed fixture, any new signings Hull picked up on deadline day yesterday won’t be eligible to play. So this is the squad that was already getting the job done — no reinforcements allowed. That said, given the form they’re in, it’s hard to see that mattering much on Tuesday night.
Player to Watch: Imrân Louza (Watford)
Watford are in complete disarray, but Louza is the one player who could still give them some semblance of quality on the pitch. The Morocco international and club captain has been outstanding this season — six goals and six assists in 25 Championship appearances, with a goal involvement rate that puts him among the very best midfielders in the division. He’s been widely tipped as too good for this level, with Premier League clubs reportedly sniffing around all January. The big question on Tuesday night is whether Louza can be the talisman that pulls a demoralised, managerless Watford side together — or whether the chaos behind the scenes will drag even him down. Against a Hull side in the best form of their season, it’s a tough ask, but if Watford are going to get anything from this game, it’ll be through him.
Imrân Louza
Watford • M • 2025-2026 Season
BTP Predictions Summary
| Match | BTP Pick | Reader’s Pick |
| Blackburn vs Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Hull City vs Watford | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| Portsmouth vs Ipswich | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Sheffield United vs Oxford | 2-0 | 3-1 |
Final Thoughts
Four games, but big storylines running through all of them. Hull vs Watford is the undisputed headline fixture — a rescheduled game that’s only become more one-sided as the weeks have gone by. Sheffield United’s home game at Bramall Lane against Oxford is also a must-watch: the Blades are brilliant at home and need to keep winning if they’re going to keep their play-off push alive. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday’s extraordinary inability to score makes the Blackburn fixture must-win territory for Wednesday — and a genuine test of whether Rovers can grind out another three points despite their own off-pitch chaos with the kit manufacturer situation.
Best case for Hull City: A dominant, statement-making performance in front of the home fans that stretches the winning run to six, sends a clear message to the rest of the Championship, and puts genuine daylight between Hull and the pack chasing them in the race for automatic promotion.
Worst case: Five straight wins is a punishing run of fixtures, and fatigue could creep in at the edges. If Hull don’t bring their very best, Watford’s backs-against-the-wall mentality — even under a hastily assembled caretaker setup — could produce something scrappy and competitive. A dropped point here and the pack starts reeling Hull back in just as they were beginning to pull away.
Check back after the midweek fixtures for our full Gameweek 31 review with xG analysis!
