Who is top of the Championship?

It is tight at the summit: Middlesbrough have 25 points after matchweek 12, with Swansea City 2 points back.

When is the next Championship matchweek?

It starts on Friday 30 October with Sheffield United v Wrexham at 20:00 (UK time).

Who is the Championship top scorer?

Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough), with 11 goals.

Who is in the Championship relegation zone?

Burnley, Derby County and Preston North End, from 22nd to 24th.

How many goals per game are scored in the EFL Championship?

416 goals in 144 games: 2.89 per game.

Championship 2026/27: fixtures, results and table

Matches of the day

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Upcoming fixtures

UK time

Fri 30 Oct

20:00Sheffield UtdWrexham

Sat 31 Oct

12:30Lincoln CityBirmingham

12:30Norwich CityWatford

12:30StokePreston

15:00BoltonBristol City

15:00BurnleyPortsmouth

15:00BoroCharlton

15:00MillwallDerby

15:00SouthamptonQPR

15:00SwanseaBlackburn

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Sat 24 Oct

FTWolves1Watford0

FTWest Ham2Southampton3

FTStoke0Bristol City0

FTQPR5Swansea0

FTPreston1West Brom1

FTLincoln City4Burnley1

FTCardiff1Birmingham0

FTBlackburn2Wrexham0

FTSheffield Utd1Derby1

FTPortsmouth2Millwall1

Table 2026-27

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Boro	12	7	4	1	27	17	+10	25	DWWDW
2	Swansea	12	7	2	3	16	13	+3	23	WWWLL
3	West Ham	12	6	4	2	32	15	+17	22	DDWWL
4	Wolves	12	6	3	3	20	16	+4	21	LLWDW
5	West Brom	12	6	3	3	16	13	+3	21	LLWWD
6	Southampton	12	7	3	2	24	12	+12	20	LWWDW
7	Birmingham	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20	DWWWL
8	QPR	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20	DDWLW
9	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18	16	+2	20	WWLWD
10	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	19	16	+3	18	DWWLW

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Top scorers

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1Will LankshearMiddlesbrough11
2Andri GudjohnsenBlackburn Rovers8
3Cyle LarinSouthampton7
4Jarrod BowenWest Ham United6
5Jack MoylanCardiff City6
6Kieffer MooreWrexham5
7Konstantinos MavropanosWest Ham United5
8Fernando LópezWolverhampton Wanderers5

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7 Oct, 12:55

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Championship table after eight games: Swansea lead, Burnley still without a win

Swansea top the Championship on 17 points, two clear of West Ham and Middlesbrough. Burnley, Preston and Derby fill the bottom three after eight games.

7 Oct, 12:42

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West Ham host QPR on Friday 9 October at 8pm BST. Second plays sixth, and QPR may lose Glen Kamara after Finland's FA said the club pulled him from camp.

7 Oct, 12:40

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7 Oct, 12:55

Sat 24 Oct

FTWolves1Watford0

FTWest Ham2Southampton3

FTStoke0Bristol City0

FTQPR5Swansea0

FTPreston1West Brom1

FTLincoln City4Burnley1

FTCardiff1Birmingham0

FTBlackburn2Wrexham0

FTSheffield Utd1Derby1

FTPortsmouth2Millwall1

FTCharlton1Norwich City3

Fri 23 Oct

FTBolton1Boro5

Tue 20 Oct

FTWolves1Portsmouth1

Sat 17 Oct

FTWrexham4Preston1

FTWest Brom3Blackburn2

FTSwansea0West Ham1

FTSouthampton0Bolton0

FTNorwich City0Portsmouth1

FTDerby0Stoke1

FTBristol City0Sheffield Utd1

FTBirmingham3QPR0

FTWatford2Charlton0

FTMillwall2Lincoln City2

FTBoro2Cardiff2

Fri 16 Oct

FTBurnley1Wolves2

Wed 14 Oct

FTLincoln City0West Ham6

FTQPR4Derby1

FTPortsmouth3Sheffield Utd2

FTNorwich City0Southampton1

Tue 13 Oct

FTStoke2Boro3

FTBirmingham4Preston0

FTBristol City0Blackburn1

Sun 11 Oct

FTSouthampton1Portsmouth0

Sat 10 Oct

FTWatford0Burnley4

FTSheffield Utd3Lincoln City0

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Fri 30 Oct

20:00Sheffield UtdWrexham

Sat 31 Oct

12:30Lincoln CityBirmingham

12:30Norwich CityWatford

12:30StokePreston

15:00BoltonBristol City

15:00BurnleyPortsmouth

15:00BoroCharlton

15:00MillwallDerby

15:00SouthamptonQPR

15:00SwanseaBlackburn

15:00West HamWest Brom

15:00WolvesCardiff

Tue 3 Nov

19:45BlackburnStoke

19:45CharltonBolton

19:45DerbyNorwich City

19:45PortsmouthSwansea

19:45PrestonSheffield Utd

19:45QPRBurnley

19:45WatfordLincoln City

20:00BirminghamMillwall

20:00West BromSouthampton

Wed 4 Nov

19:45CardiffWest Ham

19:45WrexhamBoro

20:00Bristol CityWolves

Fri 6 Nov

20:00DerbyBolton

Sat 7 Nov

12:30Bristol CityNorwich City

12:30PortsmouthStoke

12:30WrexhamWolves

15:00BirminghamSwansea

15:00BlackburnWest Ham

15:00CardiffBurnley

15:00CharltonSheffield Utd

15:00PrestonSouthampton

15:00QPRLincoln City

15:00WatfordBoro

15:00West BromMillwall

Sat 21 Nov

12:30MillwallQPR

12:30Norwich CityCardiff

12:30SouthamptonDerby

15:00BoltonPortsmouth

15:00Lincoln CityWrexham

15:00BoroBristol City

15:00Sheffield UtdWatford

15:00StokeBirmingham

15:00SwanseaWest Brom

15:00West HamPreston

15:00WolvesCharlton

Sun 22 Nov

12:00BurnleyBlackburn

Tue 24 Nov

19:45Bristol CityWrexham

19:45CardiffPreston

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Boro	12	7	4	1	27	17	+10	25	DWWDW
2	Swansea	12	7	2	3	16	13	+3	23	WWWLL
3	West Ham	12	6	4	2	32	15	+17	22	DDWWL
4	Wolves	12	6	3	3	20	16	+4	21	LLWDW
5	West Brom	12	6	3	3	16	13	+3	21	LLWWD
6	Southampton	12	7	3	2	24	12	+12	20	LWWDW
7	Birmingham	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20	DWWWL
8	QPR	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20	DDWLW
9	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18	16	+2	20	WWLWD
10	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	19	16	+3	18	DWWLW
11	Portsmouth	12	5	3	4	16	15	+1	18	LWWDW
12	Sheffield Utd	12	4	4	4	16	15	+1	16	LWLWD
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	12	3	5	4	19	17	+2	14	WLWDW
17	Wrexham	12	3	5	4	15	18	-3	14	WDLWL
18	Bolton	12	4	2	6	16	23	-7	14	WLWDL
19	Charlton	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	12	1	4	7	10	21	-11	7	DDLLD
24	Preston	12	1	2	9	10	25	-15	5	DLLLD

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	5	5	0	0	16	4	+12	15
2	Middlesbrough	5	4	1	0	12	7	+5	13
3	Swansea City	5	3	2	0	7	2	+5	11
4	West Ham United	5	3	1	1	15	5	+10	10
5	Cardiff City	5	2	3	0	12	6	+6	9
6	Stoke City	5	3	0	2	10	6	+4	9
7	Blackburn Rovers	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	9
8	Charlton Athletic	5	2	3	0	4	2	+2	9
9	Queens Park Rangers	5	2	2	1	8	5	+3	8
10	West Bromwich Albion	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	8
11	Birmingham City	5	1	4	0	11	7	+4	7
12	Millwall	5	2	1	2	9	6	+3	7
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	7
14	Sheffield United	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1	7
15	Portsmouth	5	2	1	2	8	9	-1	7
16	Watford	5	2	1	2	6	9	-3	7
17	Norwich City	5	2	0	3	10	9	+1	6
18	Bolton Wanderers	5	2	0	3	6	7	-1	6
19	Bristol City	5	2	0	3	3	5	-2	6
20	Wrexham	5	1	2	2	6	7	-1	5
21	Burnley	5	0	4	1	7	8	-1	4
22	Preston North End	5	1	0	4	4	9	-5	3
23	Derby County	5	0	2	3	4	9	-5	2
24	Lincoln City	5	0	2	3	3	12	-9	2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Swansea City	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	12
2	Birmingham City	5	3	1	1	6	4	+2	10
3	West Ham United	5	2	3	0	14	7	+7	9
4	Queens Park Rangers	5	2	3	0	7	4	+3	9
5	West Bromwich Albion	5	3	0	2	6	6	0	9
6	Lincoln City	5	3	0	2	4	5	-1	9
7	Middlesbrough	5	2	2	1	8	7	+1	8
8	Bristol City	5	2	2	1	9	9	0	8
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7
10	Bolton Wanderers	5	2	1	2	9	11	-2	7
11	Stoke City	5	2	1	2	7	10	-3	7
12	Millwall	5	2	1	2	7	10	-3	7
13	Blackburn Rovers	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	6
14	Wrexham	5	1	3	1	5	8	-3	6
15	Sheffield United	5	1	2	2	7	8	-1	5
16	Charlton Athletic	5	1	2	2	6	11	-5	5
17	Portsmouth	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	4
18	Burnley	5	1	1	3	8	11	-3	4
19	Derby County	5	1	1	3	5	10	-5	4
20	Norwich City	5	1	0	4	7	11	-4	3
21	Cardiff City	5	0	1	4	4	9	-5	1
22	Preston North End	5	0	1	4	4	11	-7	1
23	Watford	5	0	1	4	2	10	-8	1
24	Southampton	5	1	2	2	5	6	-1	-3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	5	4	0	1	10	4	+6	12
2	Swansea City	5	4	0	1	9	6	+3	12
3	West Ham United	5	3	2	0	18	5	+13	11
4	Middlesbrough	5	3	2	0	12	9	+3	11
5	Birmingham City	5	3	1	1	10	5	+5	10
6	Blackburn Rovers	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	10
7	Stoke City	5	3	1	1	9	7	+2	10
8	Bolton Wanderers	5	3	0	2	11	9	+2	9
9	Portsmouth	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	8
10	Cardiff City	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	7
11	Queens Park Rangers	5	1	4	0	8	5	+3	7
12	West Bromwich Albion	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	7
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	2	1	2	5	6	-1	7
14	Burnley	5	1	3	1	9	7	+2	6
15	Sheffield United	5	2	0	3	8	7	+1	6
16	Lincoln City	5	2	0	3	3	11	-8	6
17	Millwall	5	1	2	2	6	8	-2	5
18	Wrexham	5	1	2	2	5	11	-6	5
19	Charlton Athletic	5	0	4	1	4	6	-2	4
20	Bristol City	5	1	1	3	3	7	-4	4
21	Norwich City	5	1	0	4	9	12	-3	3
22	Watford	5	1	0	4	4	13	-9	3
23	Derby County	5	0	2	3	4	9	-5	2
24	Preston North End	5	0	1	4	3	10	-7	1

Expected goals (xG) by team

#	Team	P	xG for	xG against	Expected points	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	10	19.1	10.5	19.8	21
2	West Ham United	10	22.6	11.7	19.5	19
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	16.4	9.1	17.7	14
4	Birmingham City	10	17.6	12.5	17.3	17
5	Southampton	10	18.2	12.8	17.3	16
6	Swansea City	10	16.5	11.2	16.9	23
7	Queens Park Rangers	10	16.1	11.9	16.8	17
8	Cardiff City	10	20.1	16.0	16.4	10
9	Millwall	10	18.3	14.1	16.3	14
10	Bristol City	10	14.3	13.2	15.5	14
11	Lincoln City	10	12.6	13.2	14.4	11
12	Portsmouth	9	13.1	11.7	13.4	11
13	Wrexham	10	10.3	12.1	13.1	11
14	Norwich City	10	16.0	17.1	13.0	9
15	Preston North End	10	12.9	14.3	12.7	4
16	Bolton Wanderers	10	14.1	17.2	11.5	13
17	Burnley	10	12.2	16.0	10.9	8
18	West Bromwich Albion	10	10.4	15.1	10.8	17
19	Charlton Athletic	10	10.0	14.5	10.7	14
20	Derby County	10	9.8	17.9	9.9	6
21	Blackburn Rovers	10	10.0	15.4	9.8	15
22	Stoke City	10	9.8	17.6	9.7	16
23	Sheffield United	10	10.4	16.0	9.6	12
24	Watford	10	9.7	19.5	7.3	8

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F:A	GD	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	10	6	4	0	24:14	+10	22	WDWWDDWWDW
2	West Ham United	10	6	3	1	29:11	+18	21	DWWWWDDWWL
3	Southampton	10	6	3	1	20:9	+11	21	WDDWWLWWDW
4	Stoke City	10	6	2	2	16:11	+5	20	LWWDWWWLWD
5	Swansea City	10	6	1	3	14:12	+2	19	WWDLWWWWLL
6	Birmingham City	10	5	3	2	18:10	+8	18	WDDLWDWWWL
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	5	2	3	15:13	+2	17	WLDWWLLWDW
8	Queens Park Rangers	10	4	4	2	17:11	+6	16	WWLDDDDWLW
9	Portsmouth	10	4	3	3	12:11	+1	15	LLWDDLWWDW
10	West Bromwich Albion	10	4	3	3	11:11	0	15	LDWWDLLWWD
11	Lincoln City	10	4	3	3	11:15	-4	15	WDDWWLLLDW
12	Blackburn Rovers	10	4	2	4	15:13	+2	14	LDLLWDWWLW
13	Sheffield United	10	4	2	4	16:15	+1	14	DWLWLLWLWD
14	Bristol City	10	4	2	4	10:11	-1	14	WWWLLWDLLD
15	Norwich City	10	4	0	6	19:17	+2	12	WLWWLLLLLW
16	Cardiff City	10	3	3	4	16:14	+2	12	DLLDLWLWDW
17	Wrexham	10	3	3	4	13:16	-3	12	LWDDLWDLWL
18	Bolton Wanderers	10	3	1	6	14:22	-8	10	LLLLWWLWDL
19	Millwall	10	2	3	5	14:20	-6	9	LLWLDDWLDL
20	Charlton Athletic	10	1	5	4	7:16	-9	8	WDLDDLDDLL
21	Burnley	10	1	4	5	14:20	-6	7	LDLDLDWDLL
22	Watford	10	2	1	7	7:18	-11	7	DLLWLLLLWL
23	Derby County	10	1	3	6	7:17	-10	6	LWLLLDDLLD
24	Preston North End	10	1	2	7	8:20	-12	5	LLWLLDLLLD

Team	P	+0.5	+1.5	+2.5	+3.5	+4.5	Goals/game
West Ham United	12	100%	92%	75%	58%	42%	3.92
Middlesbrough	12	100%	83%	75%	58%	25%	3.67
Burnley	12	100%	100%	75%	58%	17%	3.50
Norwich City	12	100%	75%	75%	42%	25%	3.50
Millwall	12	100%	83%	75%	50%	8%	3.25
Blackburn Rovers	12	92%	83%	75%	33%	8%	2.92
Bolton Wanderers	12	83%	67%	67%	50%	33%	3.25
Preston North End	12	100%	75%	67%	42%	8%	2.92
Stoke City	12	92%	75%	67%	33%	17%	2.83
Birmingham City	12	92%	75%	67%	33%	0%	2.67
Cardiff City	12	100%	83%	58%	42%	8%	3.00
Southampton	12	92%	75%	58%	42%	25%	3.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	100%	67%	58%	50%	17%	3.00
Lincoln City	12	92%	67%	58%	33%	17%	2.75
Queens Park Rangers	12	83%	75%	58%	33%	17%	2.67
Sheffield United	12	83%	67%	58%	33%	17%	2.58
Swansea City	12	83%	67%	58%	25%	8%	2.42
Wrexham	12	92%	92%	50%	17%	17%	2.75
Derby County	12	100%	83%	50%	17%	8%	2.58
Portsmouth	12	92%	75%	50%	33%	8%	2.58
Charlton Athletic	12	83%	75%	50%	33%	0%	2.42
Watford	12	100%	75%	42%	17%	8%	2.50
West Bromwich Albion	12	100%	67%	42%	25%	8%	2.42
Bristol City	12	92%	58%	42%	25%	8%	2.25

% of each team's matches with more goals than the line (both teams combined). Calculated by Scorely from the official results of the season (ESPN).

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F:A	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	12	7	3	2	12:6	+6	24
2	Stoke City	12	5	6	1	11:4	+7	21
3	Middlesbrough	12	6	3	3	10:7	+3	21
4	West Ham United	12	6	2	4	12:11	+1	20
5	Queens Park Rangers	12	5	4	3	13:6	+7	19
6	Blackburn Rovers	12	5	4	3	10:8	+2	19
7	Millwall	12	5	3	4	9:7	+2	18
8	Cardiff City	12	5	2	5	13:10	+3	17
9	Norwich City	12	4	5	3	12:10	+2	17
10	Birmingham City	12	4	4	4	10:9	+1	16
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	7	2	9:8	+1	16
12	Burnley	12	4	4	4	10:10	0	16
13	Sheffield United	12	3	6	3	8:8	0	15
14	Wrexham	12	4	3	5	6:8	-2	15
15	Lincoln City	12	3	5	4	6:6	0	14
16	West Bromwich Albion	12	2	8	2	5:5	0	14
17	Bristol City	12	3	5	4	5:6	-1	14
18	Portsmouth	12	3	5	4	7:9	-2	14
19	Derby County	12	4	2	6	6:11	-5	14
20	Bolton Wanderers	12	2	7	3	9:10	-1	13
21	Swansea City	12	3	4	5	7:10	-3	13
22	Preston North End	12	3	4	5	6:9	-3	13
23	Charlton Athletic	12	1	7	4	4:10	-6	10
24	Watford	12	1	3	8	4:16	-12	6

Table built from the half-time score of 144 of 144 matches (ESPN goal minutes).

Team	P	W/W	D/W	L/W	W/D	D/D	L/D	W/L	D/L	L/L
Southampton	12	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Middlesbrough	12	3	3	1	2	0	2	1	0	0
Swansea City	12	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	3
West Ham United	12	5	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2
Stoke City	12	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	2
West Bromwich Albion	12	2	3	1	0	3	0	0	2	1
Birmingham City	12	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	2
Blackburn Rovers	12	4	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	2
Queens Park Rangers	12	4	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	2
Portsmouth	12	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	4
Bristol City	12	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	4
Millwall	12	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	3
Norwich City	12	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	3
Sheffield United	12	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	2
Bolton Wanderers	12	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	3
Lincoln City	12	0	4	0	1	1	1	2	0	3
Cardiff City	12	3	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	3
Wrexham	12	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	3
Charlton Athletic	12	1	1	1	0	4	1	0	2	2
Watford	12	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	7
Burnley	12	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	4	2
Derby County	12	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	4
Preston North End	12	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	5

First letter: half-time result; second: full-time result (W win, D draw, L loss). Table built from the half-time score of 144 of 144 matches (ESPN goal minutes).

Data updated every 6 hours.

Table zones

Promotion (1-2)
Promotion play-off (3-8)
Relegation (22-24)

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Top scorers

1Will Lankshear Middlesbrough12 Apps11
2Andri Gudjohnsen Blackburn Rovers11 Apps8
3Cyle Larin Southampton11 Apps7
4Jarrod Bowen West Ham United12 Apps6
5Jack Moylan Cardiff City12 Apps6
6Kieffer Moore Wrexham12 Apps5
7Konstantinos Mavropanos West Ham United11 Apps5
8Fernando López Wolverhampton Wanderers11 Apps5
9Patrick Bamford Sheffield United11 Apps5
10Mohamed Toure Norwich City7 Apps5
11Tyreece Campbell Charlton Athletic12 Apps4
12Isaac Price West Bromwich Albion12 Apps4
13Sam Dalby Bolton Wanderers12 Apps4
14Oladapo Afolayan Blackburn Rovers12 Apps4
15Lyndon Dykes Millwall12 Apps4
16Adam Idah Swansea City11 Apps4
17Aune Heggebo West Bromwich Albion11 Apps4
18August Priske Birmingham City10 Apps4
19Liam Millar Birmingham City8 Apps4
20Ethan Galbraith Stoke City12 Apps3

Assists

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1Rio Cardines Bristol City12 Apps6
2Jarrod Bowen West Ham United12 Apps5
3Finn Azaz Southampton12 Apps5
4Ollie Tanner Cardiff City12 Apps4
5Tommy Conway Middlesbrough10 Apps4
6Lucas Pires Burnley9 Apps4
7Amario Cozier-Duberry Middlesbrough7 Apps4
8Ethan Galbraith Stoke City12 Apps3
9Jack Moylan Cardiff City12 Apps3
10Jimmy Morgan West Bromwich Albion12 Apps3

Source: ESPN · EFL Championship 2026-27

Assists

#	Player	Club	P	Mins	Ast
1	Rio Cardines	Bristol City	10	757	6
2	Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United	10	890	5
	Finn Azaz	Southampton	10	828	5
4	Arne Engels	West Ham United	9	777	3
	Patrick Roberts	Birmingham City	7	335	3

Expected goals (xG)

#	Player	Club	P	Mins	xG
1	Will Lankshear	Middlesbrough	10	841	6.9
2	Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United	10	890	5.4
3	Yousef Salech	Cardiff City	8	700	5.2
4	Sam Dalby	Bolton Wanderers	10	752	4.6
5	Cyle Larin	Southampton	10	690	4.5

Average rating

#	Player	Club	P	Mins	Rating
1	Jarrod Bowen	West Ham United	10	890	8.05
2	Amario Cozier-Duberry	Middlesbrough	5	397	8.04
3	Liam Millar	Birmingham City	6	438	7.78
4	Max O'Leary	West Bromwich Albion	10	900	7.63
5	Rio Cardines	Bristol City	10	757	7.62

Clean sheets

#	Player	Club	P	Mins	CS
1	Lawrence Vigouroux	Swansea City	10	900	5
2	George Wickens	Lincoln City	10	900	4
3	James Beadle	Birmingham City	10	900	3
	Arthur Okonkwo	Charlton Athletic	9	810	3
	Mads Hermansen	West Ham United	10	900	3

Yellow cards

#	Player	Club	P	Mins	Yellow
1	Filip Lissah	Swansea City	10	783	5
2	Conor McGrandles	Lincoln City	10	765	4
	Jenson Metcalfe	Millwall	10	772	4
	Alex Robertson	Cardiff City	10	888	4
	Amin Nabizada	Watford	10	489	4

Red cards

#	Player	Club	P	Mins	Red
1	Conor McGrandles	Lincoln City	10	765	1
	Jenson Metcalfe	Millwall	10	772	1
	José Córdoba	Norwich City	10	874	1
	Dan McNamara	Charlton Athletic	9	716	1
	Maksym Talovierov	Stoke City	7	351	1

Data updated every 6 hours. · EFL Championship 2026-27Full ranking →

1 OctKrépin Diatta RBFreeFree agent→Watford
28 SeptEphraim Yeboah LWLoanBristol City→Southenduntil Oct 2026
18 SeptKanya Fujimoto AMLoanBirmingham City→Tokyo Verdy 1969until Jun 2027
16 SeptJacob Farrell CBLoanPortsmouth→Sydney FCuntil Jun 2027
12 SeptSantiago Bueno CBLoanWolverhampton Wanderers→Américauntil Jun 2027
12 SeptZeidane Inoussa LWLoanSwansea City→Górnik Zabrzeuntil Jun 2027
12 SeptPedro Lima RBLoanWolverhampton Wanderers→São Paulountil Jun 2027
11 SeptMichail Antonio STFreeFree agent→Watford
8 SeptNils Zätterström CBLoanSheffield United→Raków Częstochowauntil Jun 2027
8 SeptEhije Ukaki RWLoanSheffield United→Botev Plovdivuntil Jun 2027
8 SeptJordan Ayew STFreeFree agent→Sheffield United
8 SeptKenzo Goudmijn AMLoanDerby County→Grasshopperuntil Jun 2027
7 SeptBertrand Traoré RWFreeFree agent→Wolverhampton Wanderers
6 SeptJamie Vardy STFreeFree agent→Burnley
6 SeptMorgan Whittaker RWTransferMiddlesbrough→Colorado Rapids€11.2m
5 SeptDavid Harrington GKLoanBolton Wanderers→Grimsby Townuntil Sept 2026
4 SeptNicholas Bilokapić GKFreePeterborough United→Derby County
4 SeptYanis Issoufou LWTransferMontpellier→Millwall
4 SeptLyle Foster STLoanBurnley→Houston Dynamo FCuntil Jun 2027
4 SeptOlly Thomas STTransferBristol City→Dunfermline Athletic
4 SeptJoel Cotterill AMTransferSwansea City→St Johnstone
3 SeptAdam Jackson CBTransferLincoln City→Free agent
3 SeptOwen Eames AMLoanDerby County→Falkirkuntil Jun 2027
3 SeptAlex Williams RBLoanWest Bromwich Albion→Hibernianuntil Jun 2027
3 SeptEthan Sutherland LWBLoanWolverhampton Wanderers→Exeter Cityuntil Jun 2027

Data updated every 6 hours.All transfers →

Odds for upcoming games

	Match	1	X	2
Fri 30 Oct20:00	Sheffield Utd – Wrexham 2.5: 7/8 / 5/6	3/2	23/10	7/4
Sat 31 Oct12:30	Lincoln City – Birmingham 2.5: 7/8 / 5/6	12/5	12/5	11/10
Sat 31 Oct12:30	Norwich City – Watford 3.5: 13/10 / 5/9	11/18	31/10	39/10
Sat 31 Oct12:30	Stoke – Preston 2.5: 4/5 / 10/11	2/3	37/13	19/5
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Bolton – Bristol City 2.5: 9/13 / 20/19	17/10	28/11	7/5
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Burnley – Portsmouth 2.5: 7/8 / 5/6	20/19	40/17	13/5
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Boro – Charlton 3.5: 1/1 / 5/7	2/7	19/4	15/2
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Millwall – Derby 2.5: 10/13 / 10/11	2/3	37/13	19/5
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Southampton – QPR 3.5: 5/4 / 10/17	5/7	3/1	16/5
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Swansea – Blackburn 2.5: 7/8 / 5/6	5/7	27/10	37/10
Sat 31 Oct15:00	West Ham – West Brom 2.5: 5/9 / 13/10	8/15	17/5	17/4
Sat 31 Oct15:00	Wolves – Cardiff 3.5: 11/10 / 2/3	11/18	16/5	37/10

ESPN odds published by ESPN when this page was generated. They can change. Every market on the match page. Indicative odds: they can change. The best price in each column is highlighted. 18+

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Man City	8	+11	21
2	Arsenal	8	+8	21
3	Brighton	7	+18	16
4	Chelsea	8	+2	13
5	Liverpool	7	+1	12
6	Aston Villa	8	-3	11
7	Brentford	7	+5	10
8	Leeds	7	+3	10