oddschecker take a look at the odds for promotion to the Premier League as well as the final fixtures for the promotion-chasing sides.
After Fulham clinched their promotion back to the Premier League last night, we look at the Championship contenders who are vying for promotion to England's top flight.
Bournemouth
| POSITION | PTS | GP | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 77 | 41 | +30 |
Best price: 1/16
Worst price: 1/40
Remaining fixtures: Fulham (H), Swansea (A), Blackburn (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Milwall (H).
Bournemouth are in the pole position to join Fulham in the Premier League next season, as Scott Parker’s side are four points clear of third-place Huddersfield Town with two games in hand. However, Bournemouth’s fixture run-in is not the easiest, including trips to in-form Swansea and play-off chasing Blackburn. The Cherries will hope they will have promotion wrapped up before hosting Nottingham Forest and Millwall, who are still battling hard to be in the Premier League next season.
Huddersfield Town
| POSITION | PTS | GP | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 43 | +13 |
Best price: 4/1
Worst price: 3/1
Remaining fixtures: Barnsley (H), Coventry (A), Bristol City (H).
Huddersfield are hot on the heels of Scott Parker’s Bournemouth and are one of the form teams in the league having only lost two in their last 10 league matches. Carlos Corberan’s side have three favourable fixtures to close the regular season and will be hoping they can pounce on any mistakes made by their Dorset rivals.
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Luton Town
| POSITION | PTS | GP | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 71 | 43 | +14 |
Best price: 5/1
Worst price: 7/2
Remaining fixtures: Blackpool (H), Fulham (A), Reading (H).
A best price of 18/1 for promotion pre-season, Luton can seal a play-off position this season and are looking to be back in the top-flight for the first time since 1992. Their three remaining fixtures are favourable and will hope they can consolidate 3rd or 4th position giving them that crucial home fixture in the second leg of the play-offs.
Nottingham Forest
| POSITION | PTS | GP | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 70 | 41 | +28 |
Best price: 7/4
Worst price: 6/4
Remaining fixtures: Peterborough (A), Fulham (A), Swansea (H), Bournemouth (A), Hull (A).
After last year’s capitulation saw them miss out on the play-offs, Forest will be looking to rectify the previous season by clinching promotion this season. Steve Cooper’s side are the form team in the league, and other than a 1-0 loss to Luton Town, they have won their previous six in the Championship. Four away fixtures to close the season isn’t ideal, but strong performances should prepare them well for the intensity of the play-offs.
Sheffield United
| POSITION | PTS | GP | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 66 | 43 | +11 |
Best price 9/2
Worst price 10/3
Remaining fixtures: Cardiff (H), QPR (A), Fulham (H).
Sheffield United’s poor start to the season saw them drift out to their largest price of 11/1 for promotion in mid-November. Since Chris Heckingbottom’s arrival, The Blades have been one of the most consistent sides in the Championship and are in pole position to land the final play-off position. However, a slip up in these final three games and there are a raft of teams waiting to snatch 6th from them.
Who are the outsiders?
| POSITION | TEAM | PTS | GP | GD | BEST PRICE | WORST PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Millwall | 65 | 43 | +6 | 28/1 | 17/1 |
| 8th | Blackburn | 63 | 43 | +8 | 66/1 | 12/1 |
| 9th | Middlesborough | 63 | 42 | +8 | 7/1 | 5/1 |
| 10th | QPR | 43 | 43 | +3 | 150/1 | 80/1 |
