Sheffield United's 2022/23 promotion chances compared to Middlesbrough, Sunderland, West Brom and rest of rivals

And the announcement of the schedule, which will see Sheffield United begin their new campaign on Monday, August 1 away at recently-relegated Watford, has also seen changes in the sides bookmakers are predicting will challenge for promotion and suffer relegation in 2022/23.

For the Blades, they are looking to go one better than last season, which saw them fall at the play-off semi-final hurdle after defeat to Nottingham Forest in a penalty shootout.

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The three relegated sides – Burnley, Watford and Norwich City – are expected to once again be strong, while Chris Wilder will fancy a crack at promotion in his first full season at Middlesbrough after some decent summer recruitment so far.

So, how do the bookmakers expect the 22/23 Championship to finish? Based on SkyBet’s odds to win the title, we compiled a predicted table … (Odds correct at time of publishing)

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