Championship

West Brom can be backed at 6/1 in bwin's Championship promotion odds, as they seek to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Aston Villa. Dwight Gayle gave the Baggies a lead, but Conor Hourihane's stunner and a Tammy Abraham penalty turned it around for Villa, who are 29/20 to go up. More...

Sheffield United are fancied to celebrate their promotion to the Premier League by closing the season on a high note with victory at Stoke. The Blades still have an outside chance of winning the Championship title on goal difference, if they beat the Potters and Norwich lose at Aston Villa. More...

Norwich just need to pick up a point from their trip to Aston Villa to clinch the Championship title and that makes a draw the value bet here. Villa will be keen to come through this contest unscathed and head into the play-offs on the back of a decent display, so a stalemate really does make sense. More...

We’ve looked back over the recent history of the game to track what happens to those who miss out on a trophy to see how often they repeat the trick or succeed at the second attempt. More...

Leeds look to have blown their bid to gain automatic promotion to the Premier League and may be deflated when facing Aston Villa at Elland Road. The visitors, meanwhile, are on the crest of a wave following 10 straight wins and appear set to compete alongside the Whites in the Championship play-offs. More...

Norwich only need a point to be sure of a place in the Premier League next season but can go up in style by beating Blackburn at Carrow Road. Rovers will travel to East Anglia in great heart following four straight Championship wins, though, so they could well make their presence felt. More...

Sheffield United should briefly go top of the Championship table by easing past already-relegated Ipswich at Bramall Lane on Saturday evening. The red-hot Blades go into this game just three points behind Norwich and have a better goal difference, while City do not play until later the same night. More...

Rotherham are just 1/100 in bwin's Championship relegation odds after a double setback over the Easter period left them in deep trouble. The Millers, who have two matches left to play, are only three points behind Millwall, but the Lions have a game in hand and a far superior goal difference. More...

Norwich can close in on Championship title glory by brushing aside a Sheffield Wednesday outfit that seems to have run out of steam. The Canaries have already beaten the Owls 4-0 at Hillsborough this season and are unbeaten on home turf in this division since the turn of the year. More...

Leeds are within sniffing distance of a return to the Premier League and should prove too strong for poor travellers Wigan at Elland Road. The Latics held Championship leaders Norwich to a draw at DW Stadium on Sunday but have only picked up two points from their last eight away matches. More...

Sheffield United's hopes of earning automatic promotion have faltered of late but they have a good chance to get back on track when hosting Nottingham Forest. The visitors look resigned to mid-table mediocrity following a run of three straight defeats and should be there for the taking at Bramall Lane. More...

We were curious to find out which managers are the best at changing games using their substitutes and which players are best – and worst – when introduced from the bench, so we’ve analysed the data from the last five seasons for every Premier League and EFL club. More...

Norwich saw their eight-game winning run in the Championship come to an end after a dramatic 2-2 draw with Reading at Carrow Road on Wednesday night. Wigan suffered a last-gasp 2-1 defeat at Hull on the same night and are just two points above the relegation zone with five matches remaining. More...

Leeds are in control of their own destiny in the race for automatic promotion from the Championship, sitting one point above Sheffield United. Sheffield Wednesday can do their neighbours a favour on Saturday as they bid to gatecrash the play-offs under Steve Bruce. More...

Sheffield United moved into the automatic promotion places following a fine 1-0 win over Preston at Deepdale on Saturday. Birmingham snapped a five-game losing run by helping their opponents, beating Leeds 1-0 at home. More...

Bristol City's play-off push was dented by a 2-2 draw against relegation-threatened Wigan at Ashton Gate on Saturday. West Brom's automatic promotion hopes are now slim after a 2-0 reverse at Millwall, where they missed a penalty and finished the game with 10 men. More...

Norwich should edge closer to automatic promotion by beating QPR, but the visitors may be worth backing to grab a consolation goal. Despite being five points clear at the top of the Championship table, only three teams have conceded more goals at home than the Canaries in this division. More...

We’ve crunched the numbers to reveal the players across England and Scotland who are looking for a similar turnaround in their fortunes: those who have spent the most minutes on the bench this season, including the time before and after a substitution is made. More...

Birmingham are on a four-game losing streak and their woes deepened having gone from play-off contenders to relegation candidates during the international break after being docked nine points for breaching financial rules. West Brom have won both games without conceding under caretaker boss Jimmy Shan which has helped consolidate fourth place in the Championship. More...

Norwich hold a four-point advantage at the top of the Championship table with eight games remaining courtesy of a six-game winning streak. The international break came at a good time for Middlesbrough, who have lost their last three and are winless in four. More...

Leeds can take a huge step towards securing automatic promotion to the Premier League by beating Sheffield United at Elland Road on Saturday. These fierce Yorkshire rivals appear to be battling it out with Norwich for the top two places in the Championship table this season. More...

We’ve studied the different game states by adding up how much time each club has spent winning, drawing and losing in league matches this season. We’ve also identified which player is their club’s lucky charm and looked at how much goals scored in the last minute of each match affect the final outcome. More...

Aston Villa remain something of an enigma but are still rated a value bet to beat Birmingham in Sunday's big Midlands derby. Dean Smith's side were outstanding when thrashing Derby 4-0 in the Championship last weekend and will take some stopping if in the same mood at St Andrew's. More...

Norwich are expected to move further clear at the Championship summit when entertaining mid-table Swansea at Carrow Road on Friday night. The Swans are playing pretty well themselves, though, and have only failed to score in one of their last 13 league and cup fixtures. More...

The last two Steel City derbies have ended in stalemate and we're going for another draw when Sheffield Wednesday host Sheffield United. Both sides have been in fine form of late, with the Owls unbeaten in seven Championship matches and the Blades going six games without defeat. More...

Leeds and West Brom will both be going all out for a win to boost their automatic promotion hopes at Elland Road. No team has claimed more home victories than United in the Championship, but Albion have the best away record, so this is a tough one to call, but we just favour the Whites. More...

Middlesbrough could do with a win at Blackburn to boost their Championship promotion prospects and may be meeting Rovers at just the right time. The Lancashire outfit have done well since returning to this level but a sequence of three straight defeats suggests they are starting to run out of steam. More...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve turned our attention to football’s most successful partnerships. For the Premier League, EFL and Scottish Premiership we’ve looked at the most effective attacking and defensive duos since the start of last season and also identified the best all-time pairings in the Champions League. More...

Brentford suffered a first defeat in 11 games at Nottingham Forest on Saturday but are fancied to bounce back by beating Aston Villa in the Championship. The Bees will be seeking a fifth straight home win and can hopefully take advantage of Villa's often fragile defence at Griffin Park. More...

West Brom have been frustrating to follow at The Hawthorns recently but we're sticking with them when Nottingham Forest visit. The Baggies have gone three Championship home games without a win but are still in contention for automatic promotion thanks to some superb results on the road. More...