Every 2026-27 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Standings through September 4, 2026, from a season that runs August 14, 2026 to May 31, 2027.
football-data.co.uk, the source of this league's results, was unavailable at the last update, on Monday, September 7, so nothing newer than September 4, 2026 is charted yet. The chart catches up as soon as the feed returns.
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EFL Championship standings, 2026-27
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Swansea City (SWA)
3
1
0
+6
10
3-1-0
W2
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
3
1
0
+4
10
3-1-0
W2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
3
1
0
+3
10
3-1-0
D1
Southampton (SOU)
2
1
1
+5
7
2-1-1
D1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
2
1
1
+3
7
2-1-1
L1
Middlesbrough (MID)
2
1
1
+2
7
2-1-1
D1
Bristol City (BRC)
2
1
1
+1
7
2-1-1
W2
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
2
1
1
+1
7
2-1-1
D1
Birmingham City (BIR)
1
3
0
+1
6
1-3-0
D1
Sheffield United (SHU)
1
3
0
+1
6
1-3-0
W1
Millwall (MIL)
2
0
2
-2
6
2-0-2
L2
Wrexham (WRE)
1
2
1
+2
5
1-2-1
W1
West Ham United (WHU)
1
2
1
+1
5
1-2-1
W1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
1
2
1
0
5
1-2-1
D1
Watford (WAT)
1
2
1
-1
5
1-2-1
L1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
1
1
2
-1
4
1-1-2
L2
Derby County (DER)
1
1
2
-2
4
1-1-2
W1
Lincoln City (LIN)
1
1
2
-2
4
1-1-2
D1
Cardiff City (CAR)
0
3
1
-1
3
0-3-1
L1
Norwich City (NOR)
1
0
3
-2
3
1-0-3
L1
Portsmouth (POR)
1
0
3
-3
3
1-0-3
L2
Stoke City (STK)
1
0
3
-5
3
1-0-3
W1
Burnley (BUR)
0
2
2
-5
2
0-2-2
D1
Preston North End (PNE)
0
0
4
-6
0
0-0-4
L4
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace (2nd), the play-off pace (6th), and the relegation line.
Turning points
The lead has changed hands 4 times.
Swansea City trailed by as many as 2 points on August 22, 2026.
Swansea City has led alone since September 1, 2026.
Queens Park Rangers last held first place on August 21, 2026.
Six teams have held first place this season.
Swansea City has spent 4 of the season's 22 charted days so far in first place.