Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Leeds Live
Leeds Live
Sport
Josh Challies

Supercomputer predicts changes at the top for Leeds United and their Championship rivals

We are now well into the Championship campaign and a thrilling season is on the cards following a dramatic first few months.

Leaders West Brom are just six points ahead of seventh-placed Sheffield Wednesday, with the play-off and automatic promotion picture shifting every week after the latest batch of matches.

Meanwhile, the bottom of the table has managerless Stoke City struggling to find their footing, while Middlesbrough and Huddersfield Town are among the heavy-hitters floundering at the wrong end of the standings.

With things being extremely tight, it is very difficult to predict the final outcomes but that is exactly what TalkSport has done with their latest supercomputer - which issues the final verdict for all 24 clubs.

In the end, it’s good news for Leeds United and West Brom, both of whom earn promotion to the Premier League, leaving Fulham, Swansea City, Preston and Nottingham Forest battling it out in the play-offs.

Marcelo Bielsa is looking to go one better this season (Andrew Kearns/CameraSport)

Unfortunately, that means there will be no post-season drama for the likes of Bristol City, Brentford and Sheffield Wednesday, all of whom finish outside of the top six.

At the other end of the table, Huddersfield, Middlesbrough and Stoke are all predicted to escape the threat of relegation, with Luton Town, Reading and Barnsley all suffering a drop to the third-tier of English football.

You can see the full table below.

Predicted table

1 - Leeds United

2 - West Brom

3 - Fulham

4 - Swansea City

5 - Preston

6 - Nottingham Forest

7 - Bristol City

8 - Brentford

9 - Sheffield Wednesday

10 - QPR

11 - Charlton

12 - Cardiff City

13 - Derby County

14 - Blackburn Rovers

15 - Stoke City

16 - Hull City

17 - Birmingham City

18 - Huddersfield Town

19 - Middlesbrough

20 - Millwall

21 - Wigan Athletic

22 - Luton Town

23 - Reading

24 - Barnsley

Visit our  dedicated Leeds United page  for the latest news, views and analysis from Elland Road.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.