English Football League table after Tuesday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 39 24 6 9 64 40 78 Hull 40 22 5 13 56 46 71 Watford 40 21 7 12 76 51 70 Crystal Palace 40 18 11 11 67 54 65 Nottingham Forest 40 16 14 10 59 51 62 Brighton 40 15 16 9 56 40 61 Leicester 40 17 8 15 59 37 59 Bolton 40 15 12 13 58 53 57

Updated draw for the English FA Cup semi-finals after Monday's quarter-final replay: Millwall v Wigan Chelsea v Manchester City Ties to be played on the weekend of April 13/14. afp13

Manchester City capitalised on a stumble from Chelsea to tighten their grip on second place in the Premier League on Saturday, after Manchester United took another stride towards the title. United's 1-0 win at Sunderland had given them an 18-point lead but City cut their advantage back to 15 points ahead of the forthcoming Manchester derby by crushing Newcastle United 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Rafael Benitez insists Chelsea can still claim second place in the Premier League ahead of a trip to Southampton on Saturday that marks the start of a testing run of fixtures for the Blues. Benitez's third placed side will attempt to increase the pressure on Manchester City, who sit five points ahead in second spot, with victory over the relegation-threatened Saints at St Mary's. That marks the first of six games in a 16-day period for Chelsea, with the FA Cup sixth round replay against Manchester United next up just 48 hours later.