The excitement, the tension, the most unpredictable league to predict. The championship returns on the 8th of August when Birmingham play Ipswich at St Andrews.
The EFL Championship is hard to predict due to its financial parity, frequent managerial changes, intense fixture congestion, and unpredictable form swings. Teams are often evenly matched, and surprise results are common.
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— EFL (@EFL) July 18, 2025
🏆 Predicted 2025/26 EFL Championship Table
1 Southampton - Strongest squad, automatic promotion
2 Ipswich Town - Consistent performers, solid defence
3 Leicester City - Strong push but just miss automatic spots
4 Sheffield United - Experienced squad, playoff contenders
5 Middlesbrough - Playoff qualification, good attacking play
6 Hull City - Strong tactical team, playoff qualifiers
7 Birmingham City 🆕 - Good recruitment, narrowly miss playoffs
8 Wrexham AFC 🆕 - Big investment, strong debut season
9 Coventry City - Competitive but miss playoffs
10 Millwall - Consistent mid-table team
11 Watford - Some highs and lows, settle mid-table
12 Preston North End - Steady season, outside playoff push
13 Norwich City - Mid-table finish after inconsistent spells
14 West Bromwich Albion - Declining form, avoid relegation
15 Queens Park Rangers - Slight improvement, safe from drop
16 Stoke City - Functional but unspectacular
17 Swansea City - Inconsistent, fight for survival
18 Blackburn Rovers - Defensive problems, lower mid-table
19 Sheffield Wednesday - Rely on home form to avoid relegation
20 Charlton Athletic 🆕 - Survive relegation battle
21 Portsmouth - Struggle but just avoid relegation
22 Oxford United - Relegated due to weak squad
23 Bristol City - Poor season leads to relegation
24 Derby County - Overwhelmed by Championship level, relegated
Playoff Winners:
- 🆙 Sheffield United (win playoffs over Leicester)
Teams to watch: Birmingham City, Swansea, Derby County.
Birmingham City: under manager Chris Davies, the club have recruited well respected players such as Tommy Doyle from Wolves, Kyogo Furuhashi from Stade Rennais, Kanya Fujimoto from Gil Vicente, Bright Osayi-Samuel from Fenerbahce and also former premier league winner Demarai Gray, Birmingham City smashed league one with 111 points have backing from NFL star Tom Brady. Fans are thinking they will surprise people by finishing around the play offs.
Swansea City AFC: under manager Alan Sheehan have recruited very well so far this summer. With Famous celebrity backing of 2018 ballon d'or winner Luka Modric and Musician Snoop Dog. There are good vibes around the club right now and everyone seems very excited going into the new season 2025/26.
Swansea City is delighted to announce global rap superstar and multi-platinum selling artist @SnoopDogg has become the club’s latest high-profile co-owner and investor.
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) July 17, 2025
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Derby County: While the 2024/25 was an underwhelming season for the club. John Eustace is a very well respected manager and has been linked with many big clubs such as Rangers and Coventry City.
Personal Thoughts
23 Bristol City: Although Liam Manning left to join Norwich City, I believe they have enough quality players such as Scott Twine, Anis Mehmeti, Max Bird and Rob Dickie to push on this season and maintain the high standards set last season.
8 Wrexham AFC: Although Wrexham have had an amazing rise to success and they are backed by Celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. I don't think there squad is nowhere near good enough to challenge for play offs.
6 Hull City: Hull City have some talented players, however they are not performing well enough to push play offs. 4 points from 5 games in the final games of the season as the club finished in 21st. many Championship Clubs have better squads than Hull City and many fans are predicting them to be outclassed by many championship club this season.
