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Sports Mole's Championship Team of the Week

Sports Mole picks out those who impressed during gameweek 15 in the Championship.

Almost a third of the way into the Championship season and Watford are the new league leaders.

The Hornets have gone two clear of the pack after their 3-1 win over Millwall on Saturday, with previous leaders Derby County stunned by a late Brentford winner at Griffin Park.

On-fire Bournemouth won their fifth league game in a row - a 3-2 triumph against Brighton & Hove Albion - to climb up to the dizzy heights of second.

At the bottom, Blackpool are being left behind and couldn't improve their fortunes under new manager Lee Clark, who watched his side fall 2-0 to Ipswich Town.

Here, Sports Mole chooses its best XI from the weekend, in a traditional 4-4-2 formation, as well as highlighting the biggest numpty and best goal.

David Forde (Millwall)
Millwall might have gone down 3-1 at Vicarage Road, but it would have been worse had Forde not made some spectacular saves.

Moses Odubajo (Brentford)
Usually plays further forward, but did a good job filling it a right-back as the Bees shocked Derby. It was his low cross that set up Stuart Dallas for the injury-time winner.
Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City)
The Gabonese defender has been mighty for Cardiff this season and scored his first goal for the club with a well-directed header in the 3-1 victory over Leeds United.
Joel Lynch (Huddersfield Town)
Huddersfield's fine form continued with a comfortable 3-0 win over floundering Nottingham Forest. Lynch scored the first with a towering header and also managed to keep a clean sheet.
Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City)
After last week's 8-0 drubbing at home to Bournemouth, Birmingham managed to shut out Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grounds was also a threat going forward.

Royston Drenthe (Sheffield Wednesday)
Scored one of the best goals of the weekend with a storming solo effort. It wouldn't be enough for all three points, though, as Charlton Athletic fought back for a point.
Ted Bishop (Ipswich Town)
Set up both of Ipswich's goals in the victory over Blackpool. His twinkle-toed run and cutback for the second was particularly impressive.
Roger Espinoza (Wigan Athletic)
Scored one and set up another in the barnstorming 3-3 draw with Fulham.
Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers)
Becoming one of Blackburn's most important players. Had a hand in all three goals in the 3-1 win over Reading, curling home the second with an inch-perfect free kick.

Rudy Gestede (Blackburn Rovers)
Gestede is a dominant force in the air and must love playing with Marshall. He scored the other two against the Royals with a bullet header and controlled left-foot finish.
Grant Holt (Huddersfield Town)
Enjoying himself on loan with the Terriers, scoring one and setting up another in the convincing victory over Forest.

Numpty of the Week

Gordon Greer: Brighton are now 11 games without a win in the league and weren't helped by Greer's odd decision to head a low cross into his own net. You could see what he was trying to do - head it out for a corner - with Bournemouth players arriving behind, but he got it so wrong.

Goal of the Week

Yanic Wildschut (Middlesbrough) vs. Rotherham United: Our favourite strike this week came from Wildschut, who produced a lovely bit of skill on the edge of the box to evade a Rotherham challenge before rifling home on his first Boro start.

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3Leeds UnitedLeeds43269876344287
4Southampton42259884543084
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7Hull City421811136254865
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9Middlesbrough43189166156563
10Preston North EndPreston43189165660-463
11Cardiff CityCardiff43185204860-1259
12Bristol City431610175046458
13Sunderland43168195250256
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16Millwall431311194255-1350
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn431310205771-1449
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth431212195866-848
19Queens Park RangersQPR431211204057-1747
20Stoke CityStoke431211204160-1947
21Birmingham CityBirmingham43129224864-1645
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield43917174770-2344
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds43128233667-3144
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