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England’s relentless second tier

Season 2025/26
Country England
Founded Est. 2004
24 Clubs
552 Matches
1 Articles
— Live Stats · Phase 2

League Snapshot

Live · 5 June 2026

Standings

Full table
# Club P W D L GD Pts Form
1
Coventry
46 28 11 7 +52 95
WWWDD
2
Ipswich
46 23 15 8 +33 84
WDDWD
3
Millwall
46 24 11 11 +15 83
LDWDW
4
Southampton
46 22 14 10 +26 80
WDWDD
5
Middlesbrough
46 22 14 10 +25 80
LLDDW
6
Hull City
46 21 10 15 +4 73
WWDWL
7
Wrexham
46 19 14 13 +4 71
DLWWL
8
Derby
46 20 9 17 +8 69
LWLWL
9
Norwich
46 19 8 19 +7 65
LDWWL
10
Birmingham
46 17 13 16 +1 64
DWWDW
11
Swansea
46 18 10 18 -2 64
WDWLW
12
Bristol City
46 17 11 18 0 62
WLDLD
13
Sheffield Utd
46 18 6 22 0 60
WLLWW
14
Preston
46 15 15 16 -7 60
LWLLW
15
QPR
46 16 10 20 -12 58
LLLLD
16
Watford
46 14 15 17 -12 57
LLLLL
17
Stoke City
46 15 10 21 -5 55
LLLLD
18
Portsmouth
46 14 13 19 -15 55
DWLWW
19
Charlton
46 13 14 19 -14 53
LWLDL
20
Blackburn
46 13 13 20 -14 52
LWDLD
21
West Brom
46 13 14 19 -10 51
LDWWD
22
Oxford United
46 11 14 21 -14 47
LWLLW
23
Leicester
46 12 16 18 -10 46
WDDLL
24
Sheffield Wednesday
46 2 12 32 -60 0
WLLDD

Recent Results

Last week
MD 46 Sat 2 May
Watford
0 · 4
Coventry
MD 46 Sat 2 May
Bristol City
2 · 0
Stoke City
MD 46 Sat 2 May
Ipswich
3 · 0
QPR
MD 46 Sat 2 May
Millwall
2 · 0
Oxford United
MD 46 Sat 2 May
Preston
1 · 3
Southampton
MD 46 Sat 2 May
Hull City
2 · 1
Norwich

Upcoming Fixtures

Next two weeks
Semi-finals Fri 8 May
Hull City
20:00 vs
Millwall
MKM Stadium
Semi-finals Sat 9 May
Middlesbrough
12:30 vs
Southampton
Riverside Stadium
Semi-finals Mon 11 May
Millwall
20:00 vs
Hull City
The Den
Semi-finals Tue 12 May
Southampton
20:00 vs
Middlesbrough
All times in UK (GMT/BST)

Player Stat Leaders

Top 5 in each category — 2025-26
Top Scorers goals
Z. Vipotnik
Swansea
23
  1. 2 O. McBurnie 18
  2. 3 H. Wright 17
  3. 4 J. Clarke 16
  4. 5 J. Gelhardt 15
Most Assists assists
G. Hamer
Sheffield Utd
12
  1. 2 S. Thomas 11
  2. 3 Léo Scienza 10
  3. 4 I. Louza 9
  4. 5 R. Morishita 9
Best Players goals + assists
Z. Vipotnik
Swansea
26 23G · 3A
  1. 2 O. McBurnie 25
  2. 3 M. Whittaker 21
  3. 4 S. Thomas 21
  4. 5 J. Windass 20
Goals per 90 min 900 mins
E. Simms
Coventry
0.71 13g / 1656'
  1. 2 Z. Vipotnik 0.70
  2. 3 B. Thomas-Asante 0.62
  3. 4 J. Clarke 0.60
  4. 5 P. Bamford 0.59
Most Yellow Cards yellows
A. Mbengue
QPR
13
  1. 2 M. Crooks 13
  2. 3 N. Irankunda 12
  3. 4 C. Styles 12
  4. 5 L. Coyle 12

Team Leaderboards

How the clubs rank on the metrics that matter
Best Attack goals scored
Coventry
in 46 games
97
  1. 2 Southampton 82
  2. 3 Ipswich 80
  3. 4 Middlesbrough 72
  4. 5 Hull City 70
Best Defence fewest conceded
Coventry
in 46 games
45
  1. 2 Ipswich 47
  2. 3 Middlesbrough 47
  3. 4 Millwall 49
  4. 5 Southampton 56
Most Clean Sheets clean sheets
Millwall
in 46 games
18
  1. 2 Coventry 17
  2. 3 Ipswich 17
  3. 4 Bristol City 14
  4. 5 West Brom 14
Longest Win Streak consecutive wins
Southampton
9-game unbeaten
7
  1. 2 Coventry 6
  2. 3 Middlesbrough 6
  3. 4 Derby 5
  4. 5 Ipswich 4
Best Home Record home wins
Coventry
11 away
17
  1. 2 Ipswich 14
  2. 3 Millwall 13
  3. 4 Southampton 12
  4. 5 Middlesbrough 12
Most Bookings season total
Hull City
2 red
117
  1. 2 Derby 115
  2. 3 Charlton 98
  3. 4 Blackburn 98
  4. 5 Watford 96

Live data & statistics provided by API-Football. Pulled 5 June 2026.

Championship Analysis

1 piece
Portman Road stadium, home of Ipswich Town, the club that broke the Championship transfer record to sign Sindre Walle Egeli in August 2025 Latest
Scouted 16 Apr 2026

Sindre Walle Egeli: The £17.5m Bet Ipswich Made on a Quiet Right Foot

He cost more than any Championship player has ever cost. He is nineteen, left-footed, and the most interesting young winger in England's second division. The hypothesis of this piece is that Ipswich's record fee will look conservative inside two years.

By The Scouted Desk · 9 min read

Title Race

Points by matchday, all 20 clubs
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 MD1 MD6 MD11 MD16 MD21 MD26 MD31 MD36 MD41 MD46 Points Sheffield Wednesday — 18 pts (rank 24) Leicester — 52 pts (rank 23) Oxford United — 47 pts (rank 22) West Brom — 53 pts (rank 21) Blackburn — 52 pts (rank 20) Charlton — 53 pts (rank 19) Portsmouth — 55 pts (rank 18) Stoke City — 55 pts (rank 17) Watford — 57 pts (rank 16) QPR — 58 pts (rank 15) Preston — 60 pts (rank 14) Sheffield Utd — 60 pts (rank 13) Bristol City — 62 pts (rank 12) Swansea — 64 pts (rank 11) Birmingham — 64 pts (rank 10) Norwich — 65 pts (rank 9) Derby — 69 pts (rank 8) Wrexham — 71 pts (rank 7) Hull City — 73 pts (rank 6) Middlesbrough — 80 pts (rank 5) Southampton — 80 pts (rank 4) Millwall — 83 pts (rank 3) Ipswich — 84 pts (rank 2) Coventry — 95 pts (rank 1) Hull City — 73 pts Middlesbrough — 80 pts Southampton — 80 pts Millwall — 83 pts Ipswich — 84 pts Coventry — 95 pts
1. Coventry 2. Ipswich 3. Millwall 4. Southampton 5. Middlesbrough 6. Hull City

Attack vs Defence

Goals per game — scored vs conceded
Top dogs Strugglers Goals scored / game → ← Goals conceded / game 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.3 Coventry — 2.11 GF/g, 0.98 GA/g Ipswich — 1.74 GF/g, 1.02 GA/g Millwall — 1.39 GF/g, 1.07 GA/g Southampton — 1.78 GF/g, 1.22 GA/g Middlesbrough — 1.57 GF/g, 1.02 GA/g Hull City — 1.52 GF/g, 1.43 GA/g Wrexham — 1.50 GF/g, 1.41 GA/g Derby — 1.46 GF/g, 1.28 GA/g Norwich — 1.37 GF/g, 1.22 GA/g Birmingham — 1.24 GF/g, 1.22 GA/g Swansea — 1.24 GF/g, 1.28 GA/g Bristol City — 1.28 GF/g, 1.28 GA/g Sheffield Utd — 1.43 GF/g, 1.43 GA/g Preston — 1.20 GF/g, 1.35 GA/g QPR — 1.33 GF/g, 1.59 GA/g Watford — 1.15 GF/g, 1.41 GA/g Stoke City — 1.11 GF/g, 1.22 GA/g Portsmouth — 1.07 GF/g, 1.39 GA/g Charlton — 0.96 GF/g, 1.26 GA/g Blackburn — 0.91 GF/g, 1.22 GA/g West Brom — 1.04 GF/g, 1.26 GA/g Oxford United — 0.98 GF/g, 1.28 GA/g Leicester — 1.26 GF/g, 1.48 GA/g Sheffield Wednesday — 0.63 GF/g, 1.93 GA/g

Hover any crest for the per-game numbers. Top-right = best teams; bottom-left = league strugglers.

Form Momentum

Points won, last 5 games
In form
  1. Coventry WWWDD 11pts
  2. Birmingham DWWDW 11pts
  3. Hull City WWDWL 10pts
  4. Swansea WDWLW 10pts
  5. Portsmouth DWLWW 10pts
Out of form
  1. Watford LLLLL 0pts
  2. Stoke City LLLLD 1pts
  3. QPR LLLLD 1pts
  4. Charlton LWLDL 4pts
  5. Sheffield Wednesday WLLDD 5pts

Tactical Trends

What's defining the league right now

Championship coverage on The Half Spaces tracks the tactical patterns shaping England: how the contenders build, press and break, and which emerging players are forcing their way into the wider European conversation.

— The Half Spaces editorial desk

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