BREAKING NEWS: Final Championship table predicted as Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday face huge fight

Bookmakers have predicted the final Championship league table

The summer transfer window saw a flurry of activity in its closing days as Championship sides up and down the land scrambled to get late business done in an effort to give themselves the best chance for the long haul that awaits.

We may be five games into the new campaign, but that means there’s still a long slog ahead for clubs, with 41 matches remaining in the quest to reach the promised land of the Premier League. There was varying degrees of success on the transfer front for clubs, with some struggling to get the players in they wanted.

It proved a busy window for Sheffield Wednesday. They signed 12 new players, including Jeff Hendrick and John Buckley on deadline-day.

 

As for Huddersfield Town, Neil Warnock was left frustrated after failing to land a striker. The veteran boss added four new faces: Chris Maxwell, Tom Edwards, Delano Burgzorg and Ben Wiles.

Relegated sides Leicester City and Southampton, meanwhile, splashed the cash this summer and are the leading favourites to make a return to the Premier League, followed by Leeds United. It’s not all about how much you spend though, as we have seen in previous years and current leaders Preston North End, along with Ipswich Town will certainly hope that’s not the case.

 

Now that the window has closed, how has that affected the odds for promotion? Experts at Oddschecker are backing Leicester and Southampton to claim the automatic promotion places, with Boro tipped to miss out on a top-six finish.

The expected final Championship table, according to bookmakers

Leicester City – 5/2

Southampton – 11/2

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Leeds United – 8/1

Ipswich – 10/1

Norwich – 12/1

West Brom – 25/1

Coventry City – 33/1

Watford – 33/1

Sunderland – 33/1

Preston – 40/1

Stoke City – 40/1

Millwall – 40/1

Birmingham City – 50/1

Middlesbrough – 50/1

Blackburn – 50/1

Hull City – 66/1

Bristol City – 66/1

Swansea – 125/1

Cardiff – 200/1

Plymouth – 250/1

Sheffield Wednesday – 250/1