A general view of the Sky Bet Championship trophy that Fulham will surely lift come the end of the season (George Wood/Getty Images)placeholder image
A general view of the Sky Bet Championship trophy that Fulham will surely lift come the end of the season (George Wood/Getty Images)

Where Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, West Brom and Co. finish in predicted Championship table

Danny Hall
By Danny Hall

Football writer

Published 1st Mar 2022, 13:23 GMT
Updated 1st Mar 2022, 13:31 GMT

With just a point separating them and sixth-placed Luton Town, and games in hand on three of the four teams currently in the play-offs, Sheffield United’s hopes of securing an immediate return to the Premier League remain very much alive.

The Blades have reignited their season thanks to a serious run of form since Paul Heckingbottom took charge back in November, when their hopes of promotion from the Championship looked dead and buried.

They face play-off rivals Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough at Bramall Lane in their next two games, with two clashes against QPR still to come this season and home matches against current top two sides Fulham and Bournemouth.

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Data experts at FiveThirtyEight crunched the numbers following the latest round of Championship games to predict every club's finishing position, final points tally and chances of being promoted and relegated.

Here's how, in reverse order, they believe the Championship table will finish come the end of the season …

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Final points: 66. Chances of making play-offs: 6 per cent. Chances of promotion: 2 per cent

13. 12th Coventry City

Final points: 66. Chances of making play-offs: 6 per cent. Chances of promotion: 2 per cent Photo: Harry Trump

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Final points: 66. Chances of making play-offs: 8 per cent. Chances of promotion: 3 per cent

14. 11th West Brom

Final points: 66. Chances of making play-offs: 8 per cent. Chances of promotion: 3 per cent Photo: Mark Thompson

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Final points: 68. Chances of making play-offs: 15 per cent. Chances of promotion: 3 per cent

15. 10th QPR

Final points: 68. Chances of making play-offs: 15 per cent. Chances of promotion: 3 per cent Photo: Jacques Feeney

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Final points: 69. Chances of making play-offs: 15 per cent. Chances of promotion: 3 per cent

16. 9th Millwall

Final points: 69. Chances of making play-offs: 15 per cent. Chances of promotion: 3 per cent Photo: Shaun Botterill

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