Every 2026-27 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Standings through October 22, 2026, from a season that runs August 14, 2026 to May 1, 2027.
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EFL Championship standings, 2026-27
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Swansea City (SWA)
7
2
2
+8
23
6-2-2
L1
West Ham United (WHU)
6
4
1
+18
22
6-3-1
W2
Middlesbrough (MID)
6
4
1
+6
22
5-4-1
D1
Birmingham City (BIR)
5
5
1
+9
20
5-4-1
W3
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
6
2
3
+3
20
5-2-3
W2
Stoke City (STK)
6
1
4
+2
19
6-1-3
W1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
5
3
3
+3
18
5-2-3
D1
Southampton (SOU)
6
3
2
+11
17
6-3-1
D1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
4
5
2
+3
17
3-5-2
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
4
3
4
+1
15
4-2-4
L1
Sheffield United (SHU)
4
3
4
+1
15
4-2-4
W1
Millwall (MIL)
4
3
4
0
15
3-3-4
D1
Portsmouth (POR)
4
3
4
0
15
4-3-3
D1
Wrexham (WRE)
3
5
3
-1
14
3-4-3
W1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
4
2
5
-3
14
3-2-5
D1
Bristol City (BRC)
4
2
5
-3
14
4-2-4
L2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
3
5
3
-5
14
2-5-3
L1
Lincoln City (LIN)
3
3
5
-10
12
3-3-4
D1
Cardiff City (CAR)
2
5
4
+1
11
2-4-4
D1
Watford (WAT)
3
2
6
-9
11
2-2-6
W1
Norwich City (NOR)
3
0
8
-4
9
3-0-7
L5
Burnley (BUR)
1
5
5
-5
8
1-4-5
L1
Derby County (DER)
1
3
7
-11
6
1-3-6
L2
Preston North End (PNE)
1
1
9
-15
4
1-1-8
L3
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace, the play-off pace, and the relegation line. Southampton began the season 4 points down.
Turning points
The lead has changed hands 8 times.
Swansea City trailed by as many as 3 points on September 11, 2026.
Swansea City have led alone since September 19, 2026.
Birmingham City have gained 3 points on first place since September 22, 2026.
The top two have ended the day within three points of each other on 29 of the 29 days played.
Eight clubs have held or shared first place this season.
Swansea City have spent 41 of the season's 70 charted days so far in first place.