Coventry City, Middlesbrough, Ipswich Town and Millwall are all in contention for automatic promotion into the Premier League.
Middlesbrough’s push for promotion into the Premier League was hampered by two underwhelming results over the Easter weekend.
Kim Helberg’s men suffered a damaging 2-1 home defeat against promotion rivals Millwall on Friday as two goals from former Boro man Josh Coburn helped the visitors recover from falling behind to an opener from Dael Fry. That was followed up by a 2-2 draw at Swansea City on Monday as Championship top goalscorer Zan Vipotnik hit a brace to ensure goals from Alex Bangura and Tommy Conway failed to produce a maximum reward for Boro.
Results elsewhere meant Ipswich Town moved into the second automatic promotion place after the Tractor Boys claimed a Bank Holiday Monday win against Birmingham City and that has left them 12 points behind runaway leaders Coventry City, who now appear to have one foot in the Premier League. But who will join the Sky Blues in the top flight this season? We take a look at what lies ahead for Boro, Ipswich and fourth placed Millwall to see which of the sides has the most difficult run-in based on the current league position of their upcoming opposition.
Which Championship promotion contender has the most difficult run-in?
Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard (right) speaks with Jack Rudoni (left) after the Sky Bet Championship match on Fridayplaceholder image
Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard (right) speaks with Jack Rudoni (left) after the Sky Bet Championship match on Friday | Mike Egerton/PA Wire
1st: Coventry City - 84 points (41 games played)
11/4 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 17/4 Blackburn Rovers (A) 21/4 Portsmouth (H) 25/4 Wrexham (H) 2/5 Watford (A) Average current position of opponents: 16.2
2nd: Ipswich Town - 72 points (39 games played)
11/4 Norwich City (A) 14/4 Portsmouth (H) 19/4 Middlesbrough (H) 22/4 Charlton Athletic (A) 25/4 West Bromwich Albion (A) 28/4 Southampton (A) 2/5 QPR (H) Average current position of opponents: 12.7
3rd: Middlesbrough - 72 points (41 games played)
11/4 Portsmouth (H) 19/4 Ipswich Town (A) 22/4 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 25/4 Watford (H) 2/5 Wrexham (A) Average current position of opponents: 12.8
4th: Millwall - 72 points (41 games played)
10/4 West Bromwich Albion (A) 18/4 Queens Park Rangers (H) 21/4 Stoke City (A) 25/4 Leicester City (A) 2/5 Oxford United (H) Average current position of opponents: 18.0
Continue Reading