Supercomputer's Championship prediction after Hull City boost and blows for Sheffield United & Middlesbrough FC

Data experts Opta have predicted where the likes of Middlesbrough, Hull City and Sheffield United will finish in the Championship table.

Middlesbrough are still second in the Championship table but dropped two points against bottom-half Blackburn Rovers at the weekend.

Hull sit fifth and returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield United have been looking to make a late surge into the play-off picture but stumbled again, losing 2-1 to Wrexham on home turf.

Away from Yorkshire, promotion hopefuls Ipswich Town and Millwall could not be separated in a 1-1 draw and Queens Park Rangers completed a 6-1 rout of Portsmouth.

Southampton’s strong form continued with a 2-0 victory over Oxford United, Watford drew 0-0 with Leicester City and Coventry City brushed Swansea City aside.

Bristol City were defeated by West Bromwich Albion, Derby County edged past Birmingham City and Preston North End overcame Stoke City.

Following the latest twists and turns, Opta have rebooted their supercomputer to predict how the final Championship table will look.

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