Predicting the 2017/2018 Championship table

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Aston Villa's new signing John Terry, manager Steve Bruce and Chairman Keith Wyness during the press conference at Villa Park on July 3, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Aston Villa's new signing John Terry, manager Steve Bruce and Chairman Keith Wyness during the press conference at Villa Park on July 3, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JULY 03: Aston Villa’s new signing John Terry, manager Steve Bruce and Chairman Keith Wyness during the press conference at Villa Park on July 3, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JULY 03: Aston Villa’s new signing John Terry, manager Steve Bruce and Chairman Keith Wyness during the press conference at Villa Park on July 3, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)

Football is back! Well, at least everyone’s favorite league is back, The EFL Championship! Where will Aston Villa finish? Who’s going to win the title, and who is dropping to League One?

The EFL Championship is a rough league. One that tests a club’s resolve as a non-Premier League member. With 46 league fixtures and two cup competitions, aspiring clubs need depth, and a lot of it.

I’m here to rank all 24 clubs from first to last with notes from each. Disagree? Let me hear it. The second division is notorious for being difficult to predict. Huddersfield Town, for example, were not tipped to be among those promoted to the P.L. last season.

The Championship features six newcomers: Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Hull City join us after bad respective seasons in the top flight. Conversely, Sheffield United join after dominating League One with fellow compatriots, Millwall and Bolton.

Without further ado, my predicted finishes: