Championship promotion: Coventry & West Brom might safe a spot within the Premier League
Leeds United have been fancied to make an instantaneous return to the Premier League final season however their hopes ended within the play-offs ultimate as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Southampton.
Daniel Farke’s aspect will make one other promotion push in 2024-25, however they’re anticipated to face robust competitors from Burnley, Luton City and Sheffield United for the 2 automated spots.
The Midlands, represented by Coventry Metropolis, West Bromwich Albion, Stoke Metropolis and Derby County this season, will also be vying to go up to the English top-flight.
Coventry nearly pulled off the unbelievable feat after they made it to the play-offs ultimate in 2023, solely to lose it on penalties to Luton.
Beneath Mark Robins, the Sky Blues can have one other crack at promotion and although ending within the prime two is unlikely, a spot within the prime six shouldn’t be past them.
West Brom is one other prime contender from the Midlands who’ve already made a number of high quality additions within the type of Ousmane Diakite, Torbjorn Heggem and Joe Wildsmith this summer season.
The Baggies’ promotion hopes ended within the play-offs semi-final after a 3-1 mixture loss to Southampton. Beneath Carlos Corberan, they may make one other push for Premier League promotion in 2024-25 and given their squad, they’ve a great likelihood.
Stoke Metropolis, who are one of the oldest football clubs in England, haven’t completed increased than 14th place since they dropped all the way down to the Championship in 2018.
The Potters want reinforcements in a number of areas however their switch enterprise up to now doesn’t provide loads of hope for them within the upcoming season.
Derby County have climbed again into the second-tier after two years in League One. They’re anticipated to retain their Championship standing however might even exceed expectations by securing a top-10 end.
