Following a dramatic international break, the focus has returned to the Championship, with games coming thick and fast for all 24 sides in the second tier.
We’re already 11 games into the season, which for many will be a good gauge of where each team is in terms of progress, albeit there’s still a long way to go. Not only that, but fortunes can shift in an instant.
Just ask Swansea City, who have won four games in a row after going seven games without a win, the most recent at Plymouth Argyle. Michael Duff’s team hasn’t lost a game since losing to Cardiff City in the South Wales derby, amassing 13 points in their past five games.
The Swans are currently only two points behind their opponents, who, after picking only one point in their last two games, are still only one point out of the play-offs. Both teams will believe they have a legitimate shot at finishing in the top six. However, the bookmakers are plainly not convinced. Oddschecker experts predict Leicester City will win the Premier League and Ipswich Town to finish second.
Leeds United are expected to lose out and will have to settle for a play-off spot alongside Russell Martin’s Southampton, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough, according to the bookmakers.
Cardiff and Swansea are not projected to even make the top half of the standings.
