Very rarely does the second tier of English football fail to surprise and this season has been no exception.
Sheffield United were one game away from Premier League football last term, but are now battling to avoid the drop into League One.
Down in the relegation zone with them are their Steel City rivals Sheffield Wednesday, who sit on a tally of -4 points after entering administration.
Middlesbrough are the highest-ranked of the Championship’s Yorkshire clubs, although have lost head coach Rob Edwards to Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club sit second, with only Coventry City above them.
Hull City had to contend with a transfer embargo over the summer but still recruited well enough to enable them to rise to fifth. The Tigers sit in a play-off place along with Stoke City, Preston North End and Millwall.
With Championship football set to resume this weekend following the international break, here is how the Opta supercomputer expects the campaign to play out.
