July 5, 2024

Championship fixtures and schedule 2023/24: Sheffield Wednesday and  Southampton kick-off new season | Football News | Sky SportsLeeds United, Leicester City, Ipswich Town and even Southampton are all still fighting it out to win automatic promotion from the Championship.

All four sides have been faltering as of late and the door was blown wide open last night as Leicester City suffered another shock defeat away at Plymouth Argyle.

Leeds now have the chance to move top of the league in today’s early kick-off when they face relegation battling Blackburn Rovers, though Ipswich can ensure it is just for a few hours only as they host Middlesbrough.Championship fixtures and schedule 2023/24: Sheffield Wednesday and  Southampton kick-off new season | Football News | Sky Sports

Southampton are still someway back from the top three on 78 points, but do have a couple of games in hand and still face trips to both Leicester and Leeds, which does give them some hope.

In a race where it had looked like 100 points would be required just to finish second, the drop off in form from each of the sides has suddenly made for an incredible season finale.

McAnuff now shares who he thinks will get automatically promoted from the Championship

Pundits from across the footballing world have been giving their predictions over the last week or so, and it would be fair to say it is a race which is impossible to call.

Just a couple of days ago, Troy Deeney backed Ipswich to beat Leeds to a top two finish alongside Leicester, yet last night’s result may have just changed that.Championship fixtures and schedule 2023/24: Sheffield Wednesday and  Southampton kick-off new season | Football News | Sky Sports

And now Jobi McAnuff has become the latest pundit to offer his prediction on the race, suggesting there is one side he can definitely envisage finishing in the top two.

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