Swansea City lead the Championship table with 17 points, 2 points clear of West Ham United after 8 games. Cyle Larin leads the scoring charts with 7 goals; Will Lankshear has 6 for Middlesbrough. Southampton's matches have hit BTTS in 100% of fixtures — the league's highest rate. Below: standings, team statistics, BTTS and corners trends, longest current streaks, and our model's power rankings.
Championship returns this weekend with 457 upcoming fixtures. Across the season, BTTS hit-rates and corner totals have been the standout markets — see our BTTS and Corners pages for full team-by-team data, or the Power Rankings for our model's view of relative team strength. For player-level analysis, the Stats Leaders page tracks goal scorers, assist providers and defensive contributors across the Championship season. The Streaks page shows the longest active stat streaks for shots, shots on target, tackles and fouls — useful for player-prop betting and fantasy football decisions.
24 teams compete in the Championship in 2026/2027, playing 552 matches between them across the season. 95 matches have been played so far, leaving 457 still to come.
A Championship season contains 552 matches in total, with each of the 24 clubs playing 46: once at home and once away against every other side. 95 have been completed in 2026/2027 and 457 remain.
The 2026/2027 Championship season runs from 14 August 2026 to 1 May 2027. 95 of its 552 matches have been played so far.
Yes. Three teams were relegated from the Championship at the end of 2025/2026, and three were promoted into it for 2026/2027. Three more went up out of the division, and three came down into it.
Lincoln City, Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City were promoted to the Championship for the 2026/2027 season. Lincoln City have made the strongest start of the three, sitting 12th.
Oxford United, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2025/2026 season, finishing 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Their places were taken by Lincoln City, Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City.
Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City were promoted out of the Championship at the end of the 2025/2026 season, finishing 1st, 2nd and 6th.
West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley were relegated into the Championship for the 2026/2027 season, dropping down from the division above.
Coventry City won the Championship in 2025/2026, finishing on 95 points, eleven clear of Ipswich Town in second. They scored 97 goals and conceded 45 across their 46 matches.
The last five Championship titles were won with between 90 and 101 points, an average of 97. Fulham took the 2021/2022 title with the lowest of those, and Burnley the 2022/2023 title with the highest.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Last five results | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | W D L W W | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | W W W W D | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | D W W D D | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | W L D W W | 14 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | D W W D L | 14 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | W L D D D | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | W W D W W | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | W W L L W | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | D L D D L | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | D D L W D | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | L W L D D | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | D D W W L | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | D D W W L | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | W D D L W | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | L L L W W | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | D L L W D | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | L W W L L | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | W L W L L | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | L L W D D | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | L L W L L | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | L L D L W | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | W L L L D | 5 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | L W L L D | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | D L D L D | 4 |