The 2024/25 EFL Championship is underway, and anyone can make predictions for how the table will finish this season. The second tier of English soccer is regularly one of the most competitive and volatile leagues in the world. A team that was close to promotion one season can easily plummet down the table to the relegation scrap in the next. That is what happened to Huddersfield Town last season. In the 2021/22 campaign, Huddersfield lost to Nottingham Forest in the promotion playoff final. Two seasons later, the Terriers finished 23rd, and they are playing this season in League One.
Granted, there are certainly favorites and expectations regarding the 2024/25 Championship season. Burnley, which won the Championship two seasons ago, is back in the second tier. The Clarets are the consensus pick to win the division again to earn promotion. Middlesbrough, Leeds, and Coventry are all among the top picks to reach the Premier League, as well.
Portsmouth, Derby County, and Oxford United are the three teams that came up from League One this season. It is a tall task for these clubs in the second tier, but clubs have been known to have early success. Ipswich Town, for example, spent a single season in the Championship. Back-to-back promotions for the Tractor Boys mean it is playing in the Premier League this season. Could Pompey, Derby or Oxford have that kind of success? it is unlikely, but such is the nature of the Championship. Truly anything could happen in the Championship.
Coverage of the Championship is already underway in a new broadcast deal with CBS. Paramount+ will have coverage of Championship games throughout the year. It is the best place to watch the 24 teams in the league battle in a wild 46-game season.
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World Soccer Talk made its predictions for how the league will finish. Let us know in the comments how the league will turn out in the 2024/25 campaign.
Kartik Krishnaiyer
Burnley MiddlesbroughWest Bromwich AlbionLuton TownCoventry CityLeeds UnitedNorwich CitySheffield UnitedPortsmouthHull CitySunderlandWatfordSheffield WednesdayStoke CityPreston North EndBristol CityBlackburn RoversDerby CountySwansea CityMillwallQPRCardiff CityOxford UnitedPlymouth Argyle
Chris Moore
BurnleySheffield United LeedsCoventryMiddlesbroughLuton TownNorwichWest BromSunderlandQPRHull CityBristol CityBlackburn RoversStoke CitySwansea CitySheffield WednesdayMillwallCardiffPortsmouthWatfordOxfordDerby CountyPreston North EndPlymouth Argyle
Kyle Fansler
Leeds UnitedBurnleyCoventry CityLuton TownMiddlesbroughWest Bromwich AlbionSunderlandNorwich CitySheffield UnitedSwansea CityWatfordHull CityQPRSheffield WednesdayPreston North EndPortsmouthBristol CityBlackburn RoversStoke CityCardiff CityDerby CountyPreston North EndMillwallPlymouth Argyle
Christopher harris
1. Sheffield United2. Burnley3. Coventry City4. Sunderland5. Leeds United6. Watford7. Luton Town8. Portsmouth9. Norwich City10. Middlesbrough11. Swansea City12. Stoke City13. Oxford United14. WBA15. Blackburn Rovers16. Sheffield Wednesday17. Cardiff City18. QPR19. Hull City20. Bristol City21. Preston North End22. Millwall23. Derby County24. Plymouth Argyle
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