Sheffield United picked up six points from wins over Lincoln City and Bristol City, but with a defeat at Portsmouth sandwiched in between.
That moved them up into the top half of the table but where do data experts Opta predict they will finish after deploying their supercomputer to predict how the final Championship table will look.
Middlesbrough are up to third after picking up seven points from their three games in a week. Where are they predicted to finish?
Following the latest twists and turns, data experts Opta have
Let’s take a look...


22. 4th - Wolves
4th - Wolves - relegated from the Premier League last season and finishing comfortably inside the 6-team play-off places with 76.21 points projected Photo: Brett Patzke - WWFC

23. 3rd - Swansea
3rd - Swansea City - set to fly into third with 77.07 points Photo: James Fearn

24. 2nd - Middlesbrough
2nd - Middlesbrough - currently 3rd, but Boro are backed by Opta to finish 2nd and snag the last automatic promotion spot with 81.59 points projected Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe


