Every 2026-27 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Standings through September 22, 2026, from a season that runs August 14, 2026 to May 31, 2027.
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EFL Championship standings, 2026-27
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Swansea City (SWA)
5
2
1
+7
17
5-2-1
W2
West Ham United (WHU)
4
3
1
+11
15
4-3-1
D1
Middlesbrough (MID)
4
3
1
+4
15
4-3-1
D2
Southampton (SOU)
4
2
2
+9
14
4-2-2
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
4
2
1
+5
14
4-2-1
W2
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
4
2
2
+2
14
4-2-2
L1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
3
4
1
+3
13
3-4-1
D3
Stoke City (STK)
4
1
3
+1
13
4-1-3
W2
Bristol City (BRC)
4
1
3
-1
13
4-1-3
W1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
3
3
2
-3
12
3-3-2
L1
Birmingham City (BIR)
2
5
1
+1
11
2-5-1
D1
Millwall (MIL)
3
2
3
0
11
3-2-3
D2
Lincoln City (LIN)
3
2
3
-1
11
3-2-3
L1
Wrexham (WRE)
2
4
2
-3
10
2-4-2
W1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
3
1
4
-4
10
3-1-4
W2
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
2
3
3
0
9
2-3-3
D1
Norwich City (NOR)
3
0
5
-1
9
3-0-5
L2
Sheffield United (SHU)
2
3
3
-2
9
2-3-3
L2
Portsmouth (POR)
2
2
3
-1
8
2-2-3
D2
Watford (WAT)
2
2
4
-3
8
2-2-4
L2
Cardiff City (CAR)
1
4
3
-2
7
1-4-3
W1
Derby County (DER)
1
2
5
-7
5
1-2-5
D1
Preston North End (PNE)
1
1
6
-7
4
1-1-6
D1
Burnley (BUR)
0
4
4
-8
4
0-4-4
D1
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace, the play-off pace, and the relegation line.
Turning points
The lead has changed hands 8 times.
Swansea City trailed by as many as 3 points on September 11, 2026.
Swansea City has led alone since September 19, 2026.
West Ham United last held first place on September 18, 2026.
The top two have ended the day within three points of each other on 21 of the 21 days played.
Nine teams have held first place this season.
Swansea City has spent 11 of the season's 40 charted days so far in first place.