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