With simply 11 video games remaining within the 2024/25 season, the race for promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is hotting up as soon as once more.
Leeds prepared the ground on the high of the desk and are on a 17-game unbeaten run that stretches all the way in which again to the beginning of December, however Daniel Farke’s facet are removed from dwelling and dry simply but.
Sheffield United and Burnley are scorching on their heels, three and 5 factors behind respectively, whereas Sunderland are hanging on simply behind them, hoping to safe a top-two end that seemed a certainty within the first few months of the season.
This is a have a look at the Championship kind desk…
This is a have a look at the common place of the highest 4’s subsequent 5 opponents…
And here is a more in-depth have a look at the front-runners for promotion to the Premier League…
1st – Leeds, 76 factors
Naturally harm by final season’s play-off closing defeat to Southampton, Leeds have barely put a foot mistaken in attempting to safe a return to the Premier League this time period. Farke’s facet have one of the best dwelling document within the Championship, the third-best away document and are on the right track to complete the season with 100 factors.
With 72 targets scored, they’re the best scorers within the high 4 divisions of English soccer and although they’ve misplaced three league video games, every has been by a 1-0 scoreline – and the final defeat was all the way in which again on November 30.
2nd – Sheffield United, 73 factors
An unbiased fee handed Sheffield United a two-point deduction final April after the membership defaulted on funds to different golf equipment throughout their promotion season in 2022/23 – however that deficit was worn out on the opening day and the Blades have been flying thereafter. After 15 wins from the primary 22 matches, they have been high at Christmas.
With the margins so nice at this degree, defeats to Burnley and Sunderland, in addition to a draw with West Brom, noticed them give that lead up rapidly and invite Leeds in. Eight wins within the final 10 has accomplished them the world of excellent, however they can’t afford to – and won’t – relaxation on their laurels.
third – Burnley, 71 factors
There have been no indicators of a hangover after relegation from the Premier League final time period for Burnley. A gap 4-1 win over Luton, then a 5-0 victory over Cardiff confirmed that, and, because the begin of September, Scott Parker’s facet haven’t dropped out of the highest 4.
Central to their success has been their unimaginable defensive document, which has seen them preserve 25 clear sheets and concede simply 10 league targets, one in all which got here within the 2-1 midweek win over Cardiff. That dropped at an finish a run of just about 19 hours with out conceding.
4th – Sunderland, 65 factors
Sunderland led the way in which on the high of the Championship within the early months after 9 wins from their first 12, however choosing up 16 factors from a attainable 36 by way of November and December knocked them right down to fourth, the place they’ve sat ever since.
The Black Cats’ momentum was hit by defeats to Leeds and Hull in February – the primary time that they had misplaced back-to-back video games all season – however a precious win over Sheffield Wednesday final trip has nearly stored them within the automated promotion hunt.
The play-off race
Seven groups beneath the highest 4 are within the race to complete within the play-off locations come Could, with automated promotion primarily out of attain at this level.
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Frank Lampard’s Coventry are fifth on 53 factors, having received eight of their final 9 video games, whereas West Brom, Bristol Metropolis and Blackburn sit sixth, seventh and eighth respectively, every on 52 factors.
Middlesbrough are nonetheless within the image in ninth on 50 factors after two straight wins ended a run of 5 defeats in succession, whereas nonetheless nearly clinging on are Watford in tenth with 49 factors and Norwich in eleventh with 48.
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