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English League Championship · 2026-2027 season

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Championship schedule and scores — 2026-2027

Updated 10:21 AM

2025-2026 season

Championship standings

Official SportsDB table · Updated 10:22 AM
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1 Coventry City 4628117+5295 W W W D D
2 Ipswich Town 4623158+3384 W D D W D
3 Millwall 46241111+1583 L D W D W
4 Southampton 46221410+2680 W D W D D
5 Middlesbrough 46221410+2580 L L D D W
6 Hull City 46211015+473 W W D W L
7 Wrexham 46191413+471 D L W W L
8 Derby County 4620917+869 L W L W L
9 Norwich City 4619819+765 L D W W L
10 Birmingham City 46171316+164 D W W D W
11 Swansea City 46181018-264 W D W L W
12 Bristol City 46171118062 W L D L D
13 Sheffield United 4618622060 W L L W W
14 Preston North End 46151516-760 L W L L W
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020-1258 L L L L D
16 Watford 46141517-1257 L L L L L
17 Stoke City 46151021-555 L L L L D
18 Portsmouth 46141319-1555 D W L W W
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419-1453 L W L D L
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320-1452 L W D L D
21 West Bromwich Albion 46131419-1051 L D W W D
22 Oxford United 46111421-1447 L W L L W
23 Leicester City 46121618-1046 W D D L L
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4621232-600 W L L D D

Qualification, elimination and the bubble

Championship promotion race

Live cutline math

The top two earn automatic promotion. Clubs in third and fourth advance to the play-off semi-finals, while fifth through eighth enter the eliminator round. The bottom three are relegated.

8 places

League table

1Coventry City 95 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
2Ipswich Town 84 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
3Millwall 83 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
4Southampton 80 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
5Middlesbrough 80 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
6Hull City 73 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
7Wrexham 71 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
8Derby County 69 pts0 remaining Clinched by available mathCannot fall below this cutline on the supplied schedule.
9Norwich City 65 pts0 remaining Eliminated by available mathMaximum possible: 65 pts.
10Birmingham City 64 pts0 remaining Eliminated by available mathMaximum possible: 64 pts.
11Swansea City 64 pts0 remaining Eliminated by available mathMaximum possible: 64 pts.
Relegation line →
Sheffield Wednesday0 ptsIn relegation places · Current rank: 24.
Leicester City46 ptsIn relegation places · Current rank: 23.
Oxford United47 ptsIn relegation places · Current rank: 22.
West Bromwich Albion51 ptsAbove the drop line · Current cushion: 4 pts.
Blackburn Rovers52 ptsAbove the drop line · Current cushion: 5 pts.
Charlton Athletic53 ptsAbove the drop line · Current cushion: 6 pts.
How the line and tiebreakers work

EFL table ties are ordered by goal difference, goals scored and the competition's subsequent tie procedures. Equal points in this view are therefore not a guaranteed place.

Cutline and guarantee math uses the current SportsDB table plus scheduled games remaining. Equal records still require the official tiebreaker; provider schedule gaps can change the estimate.

Competition profile

English League Championship

The EFL Championship is the second tier of English football and is contested by 24 clubs over 46 league matches. In 2026-27 the top two earn automatic promotion, third and fourth enter the play-off semi-finals, fifth through eighth enter an eliminator round, and the bottom three are relegated.

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