Season 2026/27 · the table as it stands
Championship if it ended today
Who would go up, who would be in the play-offs and who would go down if the season stopped now, with the points separating each club from the zone above and the zone below.
Championship
24 clubsPromoted 1st-2ndPromotion play-offs 3rd-6thRelegation 22nd-24th
| # | Club | As it stands | P | Pts | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | Promoted | 8 | 17 | 2 pts clear of the play-offs |
| 2 |  West Ham United | Promoted | 8 | 15 | level on points with the play-offs |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | Promotion play-offs | 8 | 15 | level on points with automatic promotion · 10 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 4 |  Wolves | Promotion play-offs | 7 | 14 | 1 pt off automatic promotion · 9 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 5 |  West Brom | Promotion play-offs | 8 | 14 | 1 pt off automatic promotion · 9 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 6 |  QPR | Promotion play-offs | 8 | 13 | 2 pts off automatic promotion · 8 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 7 |  Stoke City | — | 8 | 13 | level on points with the play-offs · 8 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 8 |  Bristol City | — | 8 | 13 | level on points with the play-offs · 8 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 9 |  Charlton | — | 8 | 12 | 1 pt off the play-offs · 7 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 10 |  Birmingham | — | 8 | 11 | 2 pts off the play-offs · 6 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 11 |  Millwall | — | 8 | 11 | 2 pts off the play-offs · 6 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 12 |  Lincoln | — | 8 | 11 | 2 pts off the play-offs · 6 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 13 |  Southampton | — | 8 | 10 | 3 pts off the play-offs · 5 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 14 |  Wrexham | — | 8 | 10 | 3 pts off the play-offs · 5 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 15 |  Bolton | — | 8 | 10 | 3 pts off the play-offs · 5 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 16 |  Blackburn Rovers | — | 8 | 9 | 4 pts off the play-offs · 4 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 17 |  Norwich | — | 8 | 9 | 4 pts off the play-offs · 4 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 18 |  Sheffield Utd | — | 8 | 9 | 4 pts off the play-offs · 4 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 19 |  Portsmouth | — | 7 | 8 | 5 pts off the play-offs · 3 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 20 |  Watford | — | 8 | 8 | 5 pts off the play-offs · 3 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 21 |  Cardiff | — | 8 | 7 | 6 pts off the play-offs · 2 pts clear of the relegation zone |
| 22 |  Derby | Relegation | 8 | 5 | 8 pts off the play-offs |
| 23 |  Preston | Relegation | 8 | 4 | 9 pts off the play-offs |
| 24 |  Burnley | Relegation | 8 | 4 | 9 pts off the play-offs |
The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth.
The bottom three are relegated.
Zones are by position only: where clubs are level on points the leagues apply their own tie-breakers, which are not applied here. P played · Pts points.