A mark of a top team is their ability to recover and come back from a losing position.
So it comes as no surprise that five clubs inside the final top six in the Championship this season also finished the campaign with the most points from comeback performances.
Only promoted Sheffield United were not included, sitting 13th in the comeback table instead, clearly showing another strength, that they regularly went ahead and stayed ahead.
The Blades were replaced in the top six of the comeback table by brave Bristol City who fell just short of making the real play-offs to sit in eighth after the final set of games on Sunday.
In the comeback league Aston Villa earned five points more than any other side whilst trailing a match. According to Transfermarkt's findings, they fought back 17 out of a possible 26 times to earn 29 points, that without, they would have finished just five points above the bottom four.
Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers were the only teams not to win a game this season from losing positions.
Here is the Championship table, based on points earned after falling behind, courtesy of Transfermarkt.
Table of points earned from losing positions:
1. Aston Villa 29
=2. Norwich City 24
=2. Leeds United 24
=2. West Bromwich Albion 24
5. Derby County 21
6. Bristol City 20
7. Swansea City 17
8. Brentford 16
9. Hull City 15
10. Millwall 14
11. Birmingham City 13
12. Nottingham Forest 12
=13. Sheffield United 11
=13. Rotherham United 11
=13. Ipswich Town 11
16. Middlesbrough 9
=17. Preston North End 8
=17. Queens Park Rangers 8
=17. Reading 8
20. Wigan Athletic 7
=21. Sheffield Wednesday 6
=21. Blackburn Rovers 6
=21. Stoke City 6
24. Bolton Wanderers 3
