Just one of Saturday's ten Championship three o'clock kick-offs sees third place Middlesbrough travel to lowly Fulham, with the Cottagers wanting to capitalise on Blackburn dropping points in midweek against Derby.

'Boro, who have up to two games in hand on the sides around them, can go back to the summit tomorrow with a victory, providing other results go their way.

Currently just outside of the automatic promotion spots and three points off the top, Aitor Karanka's side will be hoping that ending their five-game winless streak on Tuesday will boost them to another victory on Saturday.

The home side, however, will be looking to put more distance between themselves and the relegation zone - currently at ten points. Their recent upturn of form, losing just one of their last four, has raised them to 18th place and they have been playing some good football, losing only to Blackburn Rovers in that time.

So, this game is important at both ends of the table.

Here are THREE things you should look out for during Saturday's match at Craven Cottage:

1) It's getting interesting at the top

At the top of the Sky Bet Championship, there are four teams separated by just four points.

Leaders Hull City have 64 points from 33 games, whilst Sean Dyche's Burnley trail by just two points after the 33 matches. Then comes 'Boro with 61 points from 31 fixtures, before we find surprise package Brighton in fourth with 60 points in their 33 games.

As we come to the business end of the season, all four will feel that their chances of playing in the Premier League are very good. But, as we know, only two can go up automatically, with one more via the play-offs.

Should Middlesbrough win on Saturday, their odds would shorten once more and they would have come out of their bad spell in a very good position, possibly first or second.

Who is going to come out on top?

2) Fulham are finally showing the potential they should have at the start of the season.

It's fair to say that if Fulham had played like they have in February throughout the whole season, then they would definitely not be looking over their shoulders now.

The recent form of Tom Cairney, with four goals and two man of the match performances in his last four games, has been spectacular, and they can finally knuckle down with business knowing the long-term future of their star man Ross McCormack is settled after the former Leeds man signed a long-term deal on Thursday.

Their young side is starting to perform now under Slavisa Jokanovic, who achieved promotion to the Premier League with Watford last season. Considering the turn around that Brighton have seen, and Leicester in the top flight, then Jokanovic has the potential to build a very good side at Craven Cottage with the core of his current Fulham XI.

But they need to solely focus on this season for now, and the game against Middlesbrough. If they play well, who knows what might happen.

Can Fulham pull of what would definitely be a massive shock?

3) Will Jordan Rhodes finally live up to his price tag?

The Scottish international has scored just once since his move to the Riverside, after starting twice and coming on from the bench twice for Karanka's men.

Yes, it isn't easy to relocate, especially in the middle of the season and be expected to fire your team to the league title straight away. But now he has been at the club for almost four weeks, will we see the Jordan Rhodes for Blackburn and Huddersfield finally show up for 'Boro?

There is no doubt that he has the potential to do so - after scoring ten goals for Rovers so far this term with questionable support from his team-mates. With the skill that Middlesbrough have the middle of the park, Rhodes should sooner or later start to fire in the goals again.

Fulham have a poor defensive record this season - despite the recent improvements - so Saturday's game could be the perfect tie for Rhodes to start breathing some confidence into his game.

Can Rhodes earn his team three points on Saturday?

Fulham and Middlesbrough fans...What are your predictions for the match? Can Cairney and McCormack inspire victory against Boro? Will Jordan Rhodes fire Boro back into the top two? Let us know what you think in the comments below!