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Tom Coleman

How the Championship play-offs are expected to finish as Swansea City given little hope behind Bournemouth, Brentford and Barnsley

It wasn't quite as dramatic as last time, but Swansea City are in the Championship play-offs for the second time in as many seasons.

Hopes will understandably be high that Steve Cooper's men can improve on last term's semi-final defeat to Brentford, but it's clear that they will head into the post-season schedule as massive underdogs.

The Bees have secured a top six spot themselves, alongside former Premier League side Bournemouth and, for the first time in 21 years, Barnsley.

And the bookies don't seem all that convinced by the Swans' promotion credentials compared to their play-off rivals.

According to SkyBet, Swansea are the least likely of the four teams to be playing Premier League football next season, and are 9/2 to be promoted.

Brentford are the favourites to go up at 13/8, while Bournemouth's hopes of bouncing back to the top flight at the first time of asking have been ranked at 2/1.

Interestingly, despite losing both games and not netting a single goal against the Swans in the regular season, sixth-placed Barnsley are backed ahead of Cooper's men at 7/2.

The first leg of the play-off semi-finals will be held on Monday, May 17 with the second legs taking place five days later ahead of the showpiece final at Wembley on Saturday, May 29.

Odds in full

Brentford 13/8

Bournemouth 2/1

Barnsley 7/2

Swansea 9/2

(Odds courtesy of SkyBet and correct at time of publishing)

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