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EFL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Middlesbrough | 4 | +6 | 12 |
2 | West Bromwich Alb.. | 4 | +3 | 10 |
3 | Stoke City | 4 | +5 | 9 |
4 | Leicester City | 4 | +3 | 9 |
5 | Coventry City | 4 | +8 | 8 |
6 | Bristol City | 4 | +5 | 8 |
7 | Swansea City | 4 | +2 | 7 |
8 | Portsmouth | 4 | +1 | 7 |
9 | Preston North End | 4 | +1 | 7 |
10 | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 7 |
11 | Norwich City | 4 | +1 | 6 |
12 | Millwall | 4 | -3 | 6 |
13 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 5 |
14 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 5 |
15 | Wrexham | 4 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | -2 | 4 |
17 | Hull City | 4 | -4 | 4 |
18 | Queens Park Range.. | 4 | -5 | 4 |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | -1 | 3 |
20 | Ipswich Town | 4 | -1 | 3 |
21 | Derby County | 4 | -4 | 2 |
22 | Oxford United | 4 | -3 | 1 |
23 | Sheffield Wednesd.. | 4 | -6 | 1 |
24 | Sheffield United | 4 | -6 | 0 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Ryan Manning | 2 | 4 | 0 |
5 | Jack Stephens | 1 | 4 | 0 |
46 | Jay Robinson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Ryan Fraser | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Finn Azaz | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
42 | Damion Downs | 1 | 3 | 0 |