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Nottingham Post
Sport
Tom Leach

Supercomputer predicts final Championship table and it's good news for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Cardiff City

Nottingham Forest's start to the season under French boss Sabri Lamouchi has turned heads in the Championship.

After replacing Martin O'Neill at the helm with little time to prepare for the new season, Lamouchi has steered the Reds well into the play-off places and, if they can make the most from their game in hand, within touching distance of the automatic promotion places.

And their strong early season form has been enough for InfoGol's supercomputer to predict that a top six finish is well in sight come May.

The table, which is put together using in-game statistics to predict how each club will fair during the second half of the season, has predicted that Forest will cruise to a fifth placed finish in the second tier behind only Leeds Untied, crowned champions, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham and, surprisingly, Brentford.

And it is Saturday's City ground opponents Cardiff City who snatch the final play-off spot, pipping fierce rivals Swansea to the spot.

Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi (Dan Westwell)

Derby County's predicted finishing position will also put a smile on faces on Trentside.

Despite the imminent arrival of England legend Wayne Rooney at Pride Park, Phillips Cocu's side are forecast to finish down in 16th in the Championship just twelve months on from suffering play-off final defeat.

Here is the predicted table in full:

1) Leeds United

2) West Bromwich Albion

3) Fulham

4) Brentford

5) Nottingham Forest

6) Cardiff City

7) Swansea City

8) Preston North End

9) Sheffield Wednesday

10) Hull City

11) Bristol City

12) Millwall

13) Blackburn Rovers

14) Birmingham City

15) Queens Park Rangers

16) Derby County

17) Huddersfield Town

18) Charlton Athletic

19) Middlesbrough

20) Stoke City

21) Reading

22) Wigan Athletic

23) Luton Town

24) Barnsley

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