Every 2017-18 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 4, 2017 to May 6, 2018.
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EFL Championship standings, 2017-18
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
30
9
7
+43
99
7-2-1
L1
Cardiff City (CAR)
27
9
10
+30
90
5-2-3
D1
Fulham (FUL)
25
13
8
+33
88
7-2-1
L1
Aston Villa (AVL)
24
11
11
+30
83
4-2-4
L1
Middlesbrough (MID)
22
10
14
+22
76
5-3-2
D1
Derby County (DER)
20
15
11
+22
75
4-2-4
W1
Preston North End (PNE)
19
16
11
+11
73
5-1-4
W2
Millwall (MIL)
19
15
12
+11
72
6-2-2
W1
Brentford (BRE)
18
15
13
+10
69
4-4-2
D1
Sheffield United (SHU)
20
9
17
+7
69
3-4-3
W1
Bristol City (BRC)
17
16
13
+9
67
2-4-4
L1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
17
9
20
-3
60
2-2-6
D1
Leeds United (LEE)
17
9
20
-5
60
3-2-5
W1
Norwich City (NOR)
15
15
16
-11
60
3-3-4
L1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
14
15
17
-1
57
6-2-2
W1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
15
11
20
-12
56
4-1-5
L1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
15
8
23
-14
53
2-3-5
L1
Hull City (HUL)
11
16
19
0
49
3-4-3
D1
Birmingham City (BIR)
13
7
26
-30
46
5-1-4
W1
Reading (REA)
10
14
22
-22
44
2-2-6
D1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
10
13
23
-35
43
2-2-6
W1
Barnsley (BAR)
9
14
23
-24
41
2-3-5
L1
Burton Albion (BRT)
10
11
25
-43
41
3-2-5
L1
Sunderland (SUN)
7
16
23
-28
37
2-3-5
W1
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace (2nd), the play-off pace (6th), and the relegation line.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 9 times.
Wolverhampton Wanderers trailed by as many as 5 points on August 26, 2017.
Wolverhampton Wanderers took first place for good on November 18, 2017.
Cardiff City won 8 games in a row from February 13, 2018 to March 30, 2018, the longest run of the race.
Cardiff City led by 3 points as late as September 26, 2017.
Wolverhampton Wanderers led by as many as 13 points on February 10, 2018.
Wolverhampton Wanderers went 5-2-0 from December 3, 2017 to January 2, 2018, turning a lead of 1 point into a lead of 12 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 45 of the 105 days played.
Wolverhampton Wanderers spent 200 of the season's 276 charted days in first place.