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England · 2026/27

Championship lineups 2026/27

Predicted Championship lineups

Matchday 13
Norwich City vs Watford

Predicted lineup for Norwich City: Grimshaw, Chrisene, Darling, McConville, Stacey, Mattsson, Wright, Schwartau, Makama, Brooks, Kvistgaarden

Predicted lineup for Watford: Ravaglia, Bola, Mlacic, Pollock, Keben, Diatta, Bravo, Kayembe, Vata, Maamma, Doumbia

Stoke City vs Preston North End

Predicted lineup for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Lawal, Wilmot, Bombino, Galbraith, Soumaré, Johnson, Devenny, Hirst, McGlynn

Predicted lineup for Preston North End: Iversen, Hughes, Storey, Offiah, Vukcevic, Potts, Leroy, Mills, Devine, Lang, Kenny

Lincoln City vs Birmingham City

Predicted lineup for Lincoln City: Wickens, Reach, Towler, Elerewe, Coubiș, McGrandles, Konak, Jefferies, House, Hackett-Fairchild, Ladefoged

Predicted lineup for Birmingham City: Beadle, Cochrane, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Solís, Iwata, Millar, Bird, Roberts, Stansfield

Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers

Predicted lineup for Southampton: Peretz, Manning, Schlotterbeck, Stephens, Bree, Jander, Ward-Prowse, Scienza, Azaz, Matsuki, Dobbin

Predicted lineup for Queens Park Rangers: Charles, Kemper, Edwards, Dunne, Adamson, Vale, Kamara, Varane, Poku, Smyth, Kone

Burnley vs Portsmouth

Predicted lineup for Burnley: Coudert, Pires, Julio, Ekdal, Roberts, Hatate, Alleyne, Ramazani, Laurent, Edwards, Hountondji

Predicted lineup for Portsmouth: Schmid, Meghoma, Dia, Poole, Swanson, Mohamed, Pack, Kavuma-McQueen, Segečić, Kamara, Milovanović

West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion

Predicted lineup for West Ham United: Hermansen, Scarles, Kilman, Mavropanos, Walker-Peters, Solomon, Engels, Mukasa, Bowen, Castellanos, Piroe

Predicted lineup for West Bromwich Albion: O’Leary, Styles, Campbell, Mepham, Pereira, Price, Diakite, Molumby, Nzingoula, Heggebø, Morgan

Millwall vs Derby County

Predicted lineup for Millwall: Crocombe, Sturge, Cooper, Taylor, Crama, Mazou-Sacko, Metcalfe, Lisbie, Cundle, Neghli, Dykes

Predicted lineup for Derby County: Zetterström, Hedges, Robinson, Nyambe, Ward, Ozoh, Clark, Salvesen, Szmodics, Brewster, Morris

Bolton Wanderers vs Bristol City

Predicted lineup for Bolton Wanderers: Bazunu, Famewo, Brunt, Toal, Larrazabal, Simons, Sheehan, Gale, Rodrigues, Dong, Bair

Predicted lineup for Bristol City: Collins, Eissat, McNally, Tanner, Pring, Yah, Williams, Knight, Cardines, Bell, Ballard

Middlesbrough vs Charlton Athletic

Predicted lineup for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Borges, Malanda, Phillips, Brittain, Berhalter, Morris, Conway, McGree, Cozier-Duberry, Lankshear

Predicted lineup for Charlton Athletic: Okonkwo, Mesik, Koumetio, Jones, Ramsay, Rankin-Costello, Coventry, Leaburn, Carey, Campbell, Kelman

Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers

Predicted lineup for Swansea City: Vigouroux, Tymon, Cabango, Seelt, Lissah, Eom, Stamenic, Just, Widell, Vipotnik, Eustaquio

Predicted lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Pickering, McLoughlin, Carter, Alebiosu, Baradji, Garrett, Afolayan, Cantwell, Fevrier, Gudjohnsen

All Championship injuries and suspensions, by club

Championship results

Matchday 13

Championship fixtures

Matchday 13

Table

# Club P W D L GF GA Goal difference Pts Form
1 Middlesbrough 12 7 4 1 27 17 +10 25 DWWDW
2 Swansea City 12 7 2 3 16 13 +3 23 WWWLL
3 West Ham United 12 6 4 2 32 15 +17 22 DDWWL
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 6 3 3 20 16 +4 21 LLWDW
5 West Bromwich Albion 12 6 3 3 16 13 +3 21 LLWWD
6 Southampton 12 7 3 2 24 12 +12 20 LWWDW
7 Birmingham City 12 5 5 2 20 12 +8 20 DWWWL
8 Queens Park Rangers 12 5 5 2 20 12 +8 20 DDWLW
9 Stoke City 12 6 2 4 18 16 +2 20 WWLWD
10 Sheffield United 13 5 4 4 17 15 +2 19 WLWDW
11 Blackburn Rovers 12 5 3 4 19 16 +3 18 DWWLW
12 Portsmouth 12 5 3 4 16 15 +1 18 LWWDW
13 Millwall 12 4 3 5 19 20 -1 15 DWLDL
14 Bristol City 12 4 3 5 12 15 -3 15 WDLLD
15 Lincoln City 12 4 3 5 13 20 -7 15 LLLDW
16 Cardiff City 12 3 5 4 19 17 +2 14 WLWDW
17 Wrexham 13 3 5 5 15 19 -4 14 DLWLL
18 Bolton Wanderers 12 4 2 6 16 23 -7 14 WLWDL
19 Charlton Athletic 12 3 5 4 11 18 -7 14 LDDLL
20 Norwich City 12 4 0 8 20 22 -2 12 LLLLW
21 Watford 12 3 2 7 10 20 -10 11 LLLWL
22 Burnley 12 1 5 6 17 25 -8 8 DWDLL
23 Derby County 12 1 4 7 10 21 -11 7 DDLLD
24 Preston North End 12 1 2 9 10 25 -15 5 DLLLD
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Middlesbrough 1 · 25 pts Swansea City 2 · 23 pts West Ham United 3 · 22 pts Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 · 21 pts West Bromwich Albion 5 · 21 pts Southampton 6 · 20 pts Birmingham City 7 · 20 pts Queens Park Rangers 8 · 20 pts Stoke City 9 · 20 pts Sheffield United 10 · 19 pts Blackburn Rovers 11 · 18 pts Portsmouth 12 · 18 pts Millwall 13 · 15 pts Bristol City 14 · 15 pts Lincoln City 15 · 15 pts Cardiff City 16 · 14 pts Wrexham 17 · 14 pts Bolton Wanderers 18 · 14 pts Charlton Athletic 19 · 14 pts Norwich City 20 · 12 pts Watford 21 · 11 pts Burnley 22 · 8 pts Derby County 23 · 7 pts Preston North End 24 · 5 pts

Championship statistics

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Expected goals

xG adds up the scoring probability of each shot. A team scoring more goals than its xG is converting its chances at a higher rate than expected.

Club xG Goals Difference xG against Goals conceded xG p/m
Middlesbrough 26.03 27 +0.97 15.04 17 2.17
West Ham United 23.54 32 +8.46 15.32 15 1.96
Cardiff City 23.19 19 -4.19 18.73 17 1.93
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20.48 20 -0.48 14.40 16 1.71
Queens Park Rangers 19.58 20 +0.42 16.14 12 1.63
Southampton 19.07 24 +4.93 19.34 12 1.59
Norwich City 18.79 20 +1.21 16.42 22 1.57
Portsmouth 18.31 16 -2.31 14.99 15 1.53
Birmingham City 18.19 20 +1.81 15.97 12 1.52
Bolton Wanderers 17.88 16 -1.88 19.65 23 1.49
Millwall 17.86 19 +1.14 16.46 20 1.49
Derby County 17.48 10 -7.48 20.21 21 1.46
Burnley 17.34 17 -0.34 19.61 25 1.45
Bristol City 17.12 12 -5.12 15.27 15 1.43
Wrexham 17.11 15 -2.11 17.95 19 1.32
West Bromwich Albion 16.78 16 -0.78 16.67 13 1.40
Sheffield United 16.54 17 +0.46 20.72 15 1.27
Swansea City 16.32 16 -0.32 14.50 13 1.36
Watford 15.87 10 -5.87 21.10 20 1.32
Blackburn Rovers 15.68 19 +3.32 20.64 16 1.31
Preston North End 15.60 10 -5.60 20.85 25 1.30
Lincoln City 15.56 13 -2.56 21.22 20 1.30
Stoke City 14.67 18 +3.33 19.82 16 1.22
Charlton Athletic 13.71 11 -2.71 21.67 18 1.14

Possession and passing

Club Passes/match Accuracy (%) Possession Shots On target
Middlesbrough 530 87.1% 59.2% 240 80
Swansea City 530 82.7% 56.3% 141 52
West Bromwich Albion 518 85.2% 55.9% 147 44
Southampton 494 86.0% 56.0% 181 55
Cardiff City 494 84.2% 60.7% 206 71
West Ham United 486 85.7% 57.8% 207 78
Wolverhampton Wanderers 455 84.8% 54.9% 202 50
Burnley 442 81.3% 47.8% 165 50
Wrexham 438 80.1% 50.2% 157 43
Queens Park Rangers 432 83.4% 47.9% 175 61
Norwich City 424 78.9% 52.5% 168 60
Blackburn Rovers 411 79.9% 48.0% 139 49
Bolton Wanderers 405 80.5% 49.3% 163 56
Birmingham City 393 75.1% 51.5% 158 55
Derby County 385 78.4% 48.9% 150 46
Portsmouth 385 77.6% 52.4% 172 45
Watford 381 80.1% 45.8% 147 48
Stoke City 363 79.2% 45.8% 136 42
Bristol City 359 75.2% 45.8% 163 48
Sheffield United 350 72.9% 44.1% 140 50
Millwall 347 75.0% 49.1% 165 47
Charlton Athletic 330 74.0% 41.5% 120 36
Preston North End 311 71.7% 40.4% 151 32
Lincoln City 267 69.0% 38.8% 148 37

Corners and cards

Per-match averages, split between home and away. Differences in card counts can offer clues about how a team’s approach changes away from home.

Club Corners for Corners against Cards Home Away
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7.1 3.8 1.8 2.2 1.3
Cardiff City 6.8 5.0 2.0 1.8 2.2
West Ham United 6.8 4.5 2.2 1.3 3.0
Middlesbrough 6.3 4.8 1.0 1.0 1.0
Blackburn Rovers 6.3 6.1 2.5 2.8 2.2
Portsmouth 5.9 4.8 1.6 1.5 1.7
Millwall 5.8 6.0 2.1 2.3 1.8
West Bromwich Albion 5.8 5.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
Derby County 5.7 5.4 2.4 2.2 2.7
Queens Park Rangers 5.6 3.8 2.0 1.5 2.5
Birmingham City 5.5 4.4 2.1 2.0 2.2
Bristol City 5.5 5.3 1.3 1.7 1.0
Southampton 5.1 4.9 2.1 2.0 2.2
Bolton Wanderers 5.1 5.8 1.8 1.5 2.2
Wrexham 5.1 4.5 1.2 1.3 1.1
Preston North End 4.8 5.9 2.3 2.2 2.3
Burnley 4.7 4.6 2.0 2.3 1.7
Norwich City 4.4 3.9 2.3 2.5 2.0
Stoke City 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.7 2.7
Charlton Athletic 4.4 6.2 2.1 1.3 2.8
Swansea City 4.3 4.7 1.7 1.3 2.0
Sheffield United 3.9 6.3 2.0 1.7 2.3
Watford 3.5 6.5 2.8 2.3 3.2
Lincoln City 3.5 7.8 2.8 2.3 3.3