{"id":1476508,"date":"2026-07-30T12:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1476508"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:01:48","slug":"championship-predicted-table-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/championship-predicted-table-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship 2026\/27 predicted table: West Ham backed to bounce straight back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Championship<\/a> returns on Friday 14th August, when Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> host Blackburn Rovers<\/a> at Molineux. We have crunched the numbers across all 24 clubs to project the final table before a ball is kicked. Our model blends betting market prices, last season’s results and summer transfer business into one strength score per club.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the Squawka projection works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The model builds a blended score for every club, then ranks the division from one to 24. Market strength counts for 50%, taken from bet365’s outright title odds. Form counts for 30%, based on each club’s 2025\/26 points. Net recorded transfer spend counts for 20%, covering fee-known deals announced since 1st June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Form scores use on-pitch points only, so deductions are excluded. Clubs relegated from the Premier League carry an uplift. Promoted clubs carry a downgrade. Both adjustments follow a fixed formula. This is a Squawka projection, not a certainty. Treat it as a data-led starting point for the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The predicted table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pos<\/strong><\/th>Club<\/strong><\/th>Zone<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>West Ham United<\/td>Automatic promotion<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Middlesbrough<\/td>Automatic promotion<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Southampton<\/td>Play-offs<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Wolves<\/td>Play-offs<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Millwall<\/td>Play-offs<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Burnley<\/td>Play-offs<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Wrexham<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Birmingham City<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Norwich City<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Derby County<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Sheffield United<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Bristol City<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Stoke City<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Swansea City<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>West Bromwich Albion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Queens Park Rangers<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Watford<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Preston North End<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Cardiff City<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Blackburn Rovers<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Portsmouth<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Lincoln City<\/td>Relegation<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Charlton Athletic<\/td>Relegation<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Bolton Wanderers<\/td>Relegation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The title race<\/h2>\n\n\n