| League position: | 3 | Home league form: | WLWW | Overall league form: | WWWLWWWW | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
| | Line-ups | Jacob WIDELL ZETTERSTRÖM | 5½ | 1 | 6½ | Przemyslaw TYTON | Ben JOHNSON | 7 | 2 | 7½ | RICARDO de Sousa ESGAIO | Nathan TJOE-A-ON | 7 | 3 | 6½ | Harry KYPRIANOU | Lewis TRAVIS | 6½ | 4 | 7 | Valon BERISHA | Harry SOUTTAR | 7 | 5 | 6½ | Denis POLYAKOV | Jimmy DUNNE | 6 | 6 | 7 | Gabriel TAMAS | Ephron MASON-CLARK | 6 | 7 | 7 | Alexander RING | Rodrigo RIQUELME | 7½ | 8 | 7 | Ayanda PATOSI | (c,p)Carlton MORRIS | 6½ | 9 | 6½ | Georgios SAMARAS(p) | (f)Ched EVANS | 6½ | 10 | 5½ | Bobby ZAMORA(c,f) | Vakoun BAYO | 7½ | 11 | 6 | Jon WALTERS | | Manager | | Luka RACIC | | 12 | | Philipp HOSINER | Alex CAIRNS | | 13 | | Boy WATERMAN | Carl JOHNSTON | | 14 | | Salif SANÉ | Josh EARL | | 15 | | RAFINHA | Ashley HUNTER | | 16 | 7 | Gino PERUZZI |
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| | | League position: | 14 | Away league form: | LXWL | Overall league form: | XLWXLLWL | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
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