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With the EFL fixtures for the 2024/25 season now in the public domain, it is no surprise to see a raft of predictions beginning to surface.
Everyone loves a good prediction. Here at The Real EFL, we do too. The thing about them is that they are always the cause for a good, healthy debate. So, imagine our delight when we were shared an early forecast for the upcoming Championship campaign.
We’ve regularly featured Supercomputers over the past few months. They’re great fun, although they’re rarely that super. Last season saw one predict Derby County to miss out on promotion from League One with just seven games remaining, whilst Sheffield Wednesday were completely written off in the race for survival in March.
This week’s fixture release has prompted a Supercomputer to reveal next season’s final positions. That is despite the transfer window having opened less than two weeks ago, with the majority of clubs (Rotherham aside) taking their time in assessing the best options to add to their existing playing squad.
Of course, there’s some obvious ones. Burnley and Leeds United are both tipped to secure automatic promotion, whilst Oxford United sit at the foot of the table after their play-off heroics against Bolton Wanderers. However, Sunderland’s position is certainly an eye-opener.
It’s fair to say that the Wearsiders endured a torrid time last season. It started brightly under the stewardship of Tony Mowbray, who kept the Black Cats in and around the play-off places before his dismissal in December. From there, it all unravelled remarkably. In came Michael Beale to steady the ship, although 12 games later he was gone.
