UPDATED Championship 1-24 PREDICTIONS!

[@mrpiccoluk]

Leeds fan. Always love your content and predictions, Ben: you have a very measured and sensible analysis of the Champo!

[@PB200559]

SAFC fan. 4th seems a fair assessment. Not convinced by Burnley - but I still think LUFC and SUFC look strong, also think Boro will go close.

[@Isleofskye]

Great Stuff Ben and plenty more to come from Millwall. They have got their defence back and conceded 2 goals in around 7 games, plenty of competition now in Midfield,Azeez on the wing is making an impact, Esse in his first full season looks class, and FINALLY after starting our season with our current FOURTH choice striker, 32-year-old: Tom Bradshaw as the lone forward at Home to Watford in the first game (Shodk-Horror-We Lost) we now have our Club record signing, a 19-year-old Serbian Internationa striker:l Ivanovic not getting into the team as Josh Coburn and Macauley Langstaff appear to be the favoured too and they are all FIT, so we will attack more and I believe beat Sunderland at The Den in our next game with a full house.

[@alanstewart5997]

coyl

[@tomcrookes5689]

The only football channel on KZbin you need. Thanks as always Ben for your content. I hope you are correct about the Blades ⚔️

[@Lifelongloser]

Sorry but it depends what you’re using it for. If you want to have a serious understanding of what’s going on it’s always important to get more than one view as everyone is to a certain degree or other subjective.

[@West_Coast_Way]

Good work Ben…and good suggestions at end re keeping comments sane and productive. ⚔️UTB⚔️

[@_yorkshiregamer]

The fact that you have to add that disclaimer at the end is ridiculous! Some people ruin it for everyone! Great video Ben, and can't really argue with what you've presented here! As a Blade, I'd snap your hand off for that right now. I'm not sure we'll get autos with our injury record and squad depth right now, but hope you're right!

[@KevinMctigue-r6b]

Love your show you know what you've talk about come on you lions

[@benshelton5230]

Great content as always Ben, balanced & considered. I think I’d pick the exact same top 6 & bottom 3 As for the rest, I think Swansea & Bristol City may finish a bit higher than you and Hull a bit lower My team are Watford and I’d be delighted with 8th. My prediction is somewhere between 6th & 12th, maybe we have a 10-20% chance of making the last playoff spot 🙏🏼.

[@leeevans9654]

Leeds fan here Ben, I hope and trust you'll be proved right. Great content as ever.

[@leeedsonetwo]

We Leeds will not put the hammer down with Farke as he has a defence first attitude and even tells players to stop taking risks. For me the table tells the truth.

[@GaryHoyle-p6i]

Always some crazy results over xmas Ben !!!!

[@CornishJannerPlymouthFanTV]

Hi Ben Hope all is well 👍🏻 Right now I reckon… 1. Sheffield United 2. Leeds 3. Sunderland (P) 4. Burnley 5. Middlesbrough 6. Millwall 7. West Brom 8. Watford 9. Norwich 10. Sheffield Wednesday 11. Swansea 12. Blackburn 13. Stoke 14. Coventry 15. Oxford 16. Bristol City 17. Derby 18. Plymouth 19. Luton 20. Portsmouth 21. Cardiff 22. Preston 23. Hull 24. QPR

[@DJ-eh8nt]

Love a leeds asda head office video

[@domberry1502]

Cheers Ben, I enjoyed that.

[@paulgray3231]

I'll take 20th right now, thank you!

[@GaryHoyle-p6i]

1st Sheff Unt. 2nd Sunderland 3rd. Leeds 4th. W.B.A. 5th. Burnley 22nd . Pompey 23rd. Plymouth 24th. Q.P.R.

[@lewis47094]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@pauljones5831]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sheffsteel7]

1st Got to be Leeds surely? at their best they are the best team with the best squad. 2nd Sheff Utd, not often great but do have a great defence and have this knack of being so consistent finding wins. Playoff teams Burnley, Boro, Sunderland and WBA, with Sunderland winning the playoffs.

[@brianoconnor2264]

Thx Ben. Great video. 1 Sunderland 2 Sheff United 3 Leeds 4 Boro 5 Burnley 6 Millwall 7 West Brom 8 Bristol City 9 Norwich 10 Watford 11 Swansea 12 Blackburn 13 Coventry 14 Wednesday 15 Stoke 16 Preston 17 Hull 18 Cardiff 19 Oxford 20 Preston 21 Derby 22. QPR 23 Plymouth 24 Portsmouth

[@trevorwilson2966]

Where's Luton?

[@waynecarter9575]

Love your Sunderland prediction 👍 let us just float along the knars

[@dannymarshall4490]

Ben you got Plymouth twice in your last table mate,poor Plymouth getting 2nd nail in coffin lol 😂

[@dannymarshall4490]

Blades will finish top and I think Leeds will finish 3rd

[@argyle83]

Use to these channels writing Argyle off

[@dannymarshall4490]

@@argyle83 I think they will just stay up

[@geoffpoole483]

@@dannymarshall4490 It's a conspiracy!

[@LS26Old]

​@dannymarshall4490 let's see shall we

[@robertwalker1742]

Ben Sunderland still have some top class kids to come in from January.

[@Isleofskye]

Their real test will come at Millwall where they now have, for the first time, all 4 strikers fit. Usually only one, sometimes 2 have been available and our Club record striker can;t get into the side.We will attack more now and in front of a full house in 9 days will be quite the test,my friend:) Our defence has conceded 2 in 7 including Leeds and Burnley.:)

[@patrickwatkiss7872]

On the flip side Sunderland don't have a massive strength in depth. If they get the kind of injury crisis that wipes out over half their first eleven for a few months (sounds unbelievable but ask Leeds or Boro from last season) they could suffer more than most. That being said they're also one of those sides like Millwall that tend to be greater than the sum of their parts since the change at the top. They also don't create as much as quite a few teams, but do tend to be a bit more clinical with the chances they do get. I just mention the horrific injury run possibility as it's their achilles heel and probably the most likely cause of any slump with winter coming.

[@Isleofskye]

@@patrickwatkiss7872 Good summary.

[@Jack-my4mx]

You’re a legend Bloom.

[@JamesPenfold-c5s]

Bristol city fan I'd take 9th were improving all the time difficult to beat but I don't rate our keeper and our strikers won't score 20 a season. For that reason I think play offs is wishful unless we can address those issues in January. Work in progress imo but heading in the right direction. I have to mention Sunderland I didn't expect it but doing very well great to see. Also mention to Luton I am stunned to see what's happening there surely they can turn things around

[@stevedonovan2836]

As a Millwall fan, pretty fair assessment. We have had an amazing run, but just how many 1-0 wins can we get? We started off the season so poorly, that we were looking down atthe table, whereas now we are looking upwards!

[@Isleofskye]

I understand Steve we can't keep relying on "a moment " but plenty more to come They have got their defence back and conceded 2 goals in around 7 games, plenty of competition now in Midfield, Azeez on the wing is making an impact, Esse in his first full season looks class, and FINALLY after starting our season with our current FOURTH choice striker, 32-year-old: Tom Bradshaw as the lone forward at Home to Watford in the first game (Shodk-Horror-We Lost) we now have our Club record signing, a 19-year-old Serbian Internationa striker:l Ivanovic not getting into the team as Josh Coburn and Macauley Langstaff appear to be the favoured too and they are all FIT, so we will attack more and I believe beat Sunderland at The Den in our next game with a full house.

[@Isleofskye]

I wrote the detail about Ivan that,as a fan,you already know.

[@stevedonovan2836]

@@Isleofskye Agree IOS. Strongest deepest attacking options that we have ever had! A bit more guile in midfield woild be perfect. So much more enjoyable than the Rowettball years.

[@Isleofskye]

@@stevedonovan2836 Yes, it's strange in that a 1/0 win under Neil with us really having to battle at the end of last season against Leicester and now Leeds and Burnley is so much more enjoyable than a 1/0 under Rowett. We still need someone who has a slight chance of scoring from a Free Kick, maybe, Joe Bryan on a good day. lol Not keen on pulling all 11 back from corners, especially @0/0 or when we are losing as there is no outlet but there is a real buzz about the place which Neil has created and inspired. I pray he attacks Sunderland because I visualize our best performance coming up M8.

[@stevedonovan2836]

@@Isleofskye Freekicks! Don't get me started! Cannot beleive not one one player can whip a ball in at pace, either as a cross or shot! It's either the Honeyman/Savile floater or or Saville/Bryan sending it 2 metres over the wall with no dip! I'm hoping Esse may be practising to unleash in second half of season!

[@marboro14]

Great updated ranking my friend. I’m with you on Boro, I think top 6 will be fine, I just don’t trust us enough to break into the top 2. We might start “clicking” now or we might not. You just can’t quite trust Boro at the moment

[@LS26Old]

Leeds fan but really rate Middlesbrough certainly above Sunderland and Burnley for me. Think us and Sheffield United will compete with Boro for top 2

[@travisbonnette-kim5952]

Great video!

[@garybartholomew6500]

I'd be happy with tenth however playoffs are doable coyl

[@AndrewPawley11]

Argyle have had a bad run of injuries. Our limited squad size has found us out. Ominous.

[@IanBlack66]

Sunderland are still top for a reason Ben. I hope Boro can make the playoffs but there is a long way to go still.

[@johnrobertson6387]

BURNLEY: One thing that needs mentioning and is pretty much always missed…just how many FIRST TEAM PLAYERS are out injured and have barely contributed to the season (if at all): BEYER, WORRALL, EKDAL, REDMOND, RAMSEY, BENSON, FOSTER, TRESOR…..many of these would start for us potentially.

[@TertiaryScroat]

A lot of credit for Sunderland belongs to Mowbray, he built that platform.

[@Ian-pz5cb]

Well said at the end Ben. .

[@darrenrider5676]

18th for derby is better 👍 still think we'll finish higher than that, but at least we've gone up your predictions

[@MarkColfer-t2k]

Long season abd we're barely one third the way through it and, no doubt, teams will strengthen in January. Will be difficult to overcome the parachuters but it hapoened last season as you know. Likely there will be one team that you havnt necessarily thought of who will make a late run which more or less hapoens every year. As it stands i would guess Boro might squeak into the top two. Not sure at who's expense though.

[@Altitudes]

Think I said it on another video but from end of November through to the start of January, Sheffield United play Sunderland twice, WBA twice, and Burnley once. After that run we'll really know where we belong. Come through it on top and it'll just be a case of repeating the first half of the season. Come through it in third and I'm not sure where to make the gap up.

[@craigambler3282]

To be honest whilst quality isn't always brilliant I do think this well be an interesting season. Although as a Leeds fan I hope not too interesting.

[@GaryHoyle-p6i]

Everyone has an opinion Ben you're entitled to ya say !!!!

[@LS26Old]

Enjoyed that Ben not much i disagree with other than Boro a bit higher and West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday lower

[@StephenPegg-mv1fw]

Should that be Cardiff at 21st ?

[@davidbeniston2012]

I can't argue much with this. Injuries, suspensions and squad side obviously becomes more important this period and over Christmas . This makes Sheffield United most vulnerable in your top three and Leeds and Burnley the least vulnerable. With ownership still not sorted out at Sheffield United then I can't see them strengthening in January. But neither will Sunderland or West Brom But I can see Middlesborough spending for a final push. I would therefore go Leeds Burnley Middlesborough Sheffield United West Brom Sunderland in that order. Norwich have terrible form and terrible injuries so can't see them making top 6. I can't see any other team challenging these top 6 but then again a lot of seasons have seen some incredible runs from this point in like Forest a few years ago

[@footballfan9812]

I feel like Luton could become more like stoke for predictions in championship

[@alanstewart5997]

Top drawer Ben but I think Millwall could possibly sneak in at 6/7 been really impressed lately and we are all fit now up for it. Wev,e got so many players to choose from now something we're just not used to and it could be starting to click. Now we will see what Harris is made of its been pretty good stuff so far. I know hind sight is a wonderful thing but I wasn't that impressed with Burnley or Leeds I actually thought stoke brought more of a threat. West Brom look a bit shaky Boro who knows up 1 minute down the next and I reckon we are as good as Watford so who knows? All I know is I'm enjoying it now a hell of a lot more than I was a few weeks ago and wouldn't it be a fitting tribute to JB if we could just pip that 6th spot. coyl

[@jameslangley2128]

Hi there fella... I like your prediction channel. I don't always agree with it.. Rarely in fact but opinions are just that. I don't need to agree and won't try to tell you that yours is wrong cos it isn't and can't be cos it's yours haha. I'm a Sunderland fan and interested what you say about my team and I have to say at the beginning of the season I'd have been delighted with your prediction of 15th...i did think we'd struggle. However Regis Le bris has surprised everyone and amazed me. I think he's quite possibly the best manager we have ever had. Ok only 15 matches in but his style and skill is more than impressive. A clever football man that is for sure. 4th I would settle for as per your Nov prediction, but hey who knows where we'll end up. Bit of board backing to beef up the team in January and we will be there fighting for promotion. Thing is I'm not convinced by the owner to do this. I hope I'm wrong, we'll see. Anyway nice one Ben, nice channel 🎉

[@Isleofskye]

Their real test will come at Millwall where they now have, for the first time, all 4 strikers fit. Usually only one, sometimes 2 have been available and our Club record striker can't get into the side.We will attack more now and in front of a full house in 9 days will be quite the test,my friend:) Our defence has conceded 2 in 7 including Leeds and Burnley.:) It will be anything but "Le Bris"😀

[@ariellaellisxo]

I’d be happy with 14th cuz last season we were shite but obviously i want top 10, my prediction is 11th

[@superTed3]

Hard look past Leeds and sheff united for autos plays off sunderland and 3 other

[@drumvc8060]

Ben you have Plymouth at 21 and 23? someone is missing

[@WehateBlackburn]

Cardiff is The one missing

[@geoffpoole483]

The top 6-8 places seem to be getting settled. Norwich have had injury woes and I think they're really missing Angus Gunn in goal but their recent form has been awful. I predicted Blackburn would struggle, and it looks like I'm going to be proven wrong. The biggest surprise is Luton's fall from grace and I wonder if bigger clubs will want to sign Carlton Morris in the near future. The promotion and play-off places look much easier to predict than the relegation places.

[@Isleofskye]

Plenty more to come from Millwall. They have got their defence back and conceded 2 goals in around 7 games, plenty of competition now in Midfield,Azeez on the wing is making an impact, Esse in his first full season looks class, and FINALLY after starting our season with our current FOURTH choice striker, 32-year-old: Tom Bradshaw as the lone forward at Home to Watford in the first game (Shodk-Horror-We Lost) we now have our Club record signing, a 19-year-old Serbian Internationa striker:l Ivanovic not getting into the team as Josh Coburn and Macauley Langstaff appear to be the favoured too and they are all FIT, so we will attack more and I believe beat Sunderland at The Den in our next game with a full house.

[@robalexander8065]

Reckon Burnley should drop down a place. Top 3 difficult to call.

[@JayCoyle301]

1. Leeds (-) 2. Sheff Utd (+9) 3. Burnley (-1) 4. Sunderland (+4) 5. West Brom (-1) 6. Middlesbrough (+1) 7. Millwall (+3) 8. Norwich (-3) 9. Sheff Wed (+3) 10. Watford (+6) 11. Coventry (-5) 12. Bristol City (+3) 13. Stoke (-4) 14. Luton (-11) 15. Blackburn (+5) 16. Derby (+6) 17. Hull (-4) 18. Swansea (-) 19. Oxford (+5) 20. Cardiff (-3) 21. QPR (-7) 22. Plymouth (-3) 23. Portsmouth (-) 24. Preston (-3)

[@Isleofskye]

Agree with Millwall,Jay as there is plenty more to come from Millwall. They have got their defence back and conceded 2 goals in around 7 games, plenty of competition now in Midfield,Azeez on the wing is making an impact, Esse in his first full season looks class, and FINALLY after starting our season with our current FOURTH choice striker, 32-year-old: Tom Bradshaw as the lone forward at Home to Watford in the first game (Shodk-Horror-We Lost) we now have our Club record signing, a 19-year-old Serbian Internationa striker:l Ivanovic not getting into the team as Josh Coburn and Macauley Langstaff appear to be the favoured too and they are all FIT, so we will attack more and I believe beat Sunderland at The Den in our next game with a full house.

[@NeilHarding-ne1mh]

1. Leeds, 2. Middlesboro, 3. Watford, 4. Sheff Utd, 5. WBA, 6.Bristol City, Going down: 22. Hull City, 23. Luton, 24. QPR.

[@lyndon_daly1889]

Sheffield united 4😂

[@NeilHarding-ne1mh]

@@lyndon_daly1889 okay 7th...

[@zogdogdinosaur-96]

@@NeilHarding-ne1mhsalty😂

[@Captainperfection]

My club Hull City are on a downward spiral and will continue if we dont have a change of manager, this needs to change or we will be in a relegation battle by christmas

[@jupiter3664]

Agree with pretty much all your predictions. Only concern is if Sheff utd are an automatic contender, feels like they know how to win games against lower teams but don’t seem to be blowing teams away. Steel city derby could well have gone the other way if Wednesday put that first half performance into effect. Also were outmatched by Leeds at er. Like you said injuries could kill them.

[@williampne]

You do realise Preston have had 6 first teamers out with injury and suspensions,and both strikers out,also been robbed in 3 games by blatant incompetence from blind referees who apologised to pne later on.Mid table as usual for preston until Heckingbottem gets his own transfer window.

[@slightlyconfused876]

Some people act as though your predictions will actually affect their team's final placing. I have come to realise that the majority of the Human Race are round the twist. I include myself.

[@stevejohnson9234]

Leeds sheff utd and west brom

[@HACKER-vw3ev]

can,t see burnley going above us soon,but if our squad gets decimated they probably will

[@Isleofskye]

Any clues who you are,mon ami? :)

[@HACKER-vw3ev]

@@Isleofskye sunaland

[@explodingkittens3091]

I reckon Luton could finish 15th

[@jimwest7107]

Keep an eye on the HMRC situation at Wednesday Ben. Rumours of a 3 window ban if not paid soon as Chansiri still hasn't settled it. Would almost certainly mean Rohl goes and L1 again, probably in a seasons time. He really has the club held hostage, fans deserve better.

[@besmart1713]

I think they got Leeds and Burnley mixed up Leeds will bottle it for a cpl more seasons although in the end they will eventually be premier league main stays my team West brom I'm saying 7th/8th with our ageing squad of injury prone players

[@LS26Old]

We were never favourites last year Leicester were. Bookies odds are based on opinion and weight of bets. We always bottle it apparently? Once under Bielsa perhaps and 90 pts last year is not really blowing it is it 😂 Other 14 years we were dreadful or league 1 🎉

[@davidgrayson5271]

Bottle it every year apart from last year we won it the last championship season we was in it 😂

[@robalexander8065]

​​@@LS26Old90pts is a great points tally but given you didn't get promoted, there is still work to be done.

[@michaelbarnes8912]

WBA will be lucky to finish in the top 10 Let known top 6 .

[@stevejohnson9234]

We wont make top 10 without Robins

[@garethburch2735]

1 Sunderland 2 Leeds 3 The Blades 4 Watford 5 Burnley 6 West Brom 7 Middlesbrough 8 Blackburn 9 Millwall 10 Swansea 11 Bristol City 12 Derby 13 Stoke 14 Norwich 15 Plymouth 16 Hull 17 Preston 18 The Owls 19 Oxford Utd 20 Coventry 21 Cardiff 22 Luton 23 QPR 24 Portsmouth

[@CornishJannerPlymouthFanTV]

I’d very much take 15th 💚#COYG hope Blades go up just for Cooper, love that man with all my heart

[@garethburch2735]

@ I’m a Leeds man, but Plymouth might be okay I think this season. Blades are doing quite well, asides from us and Sunderland

[@CornishJannerPlymouthFanTV]

@ ahhh fairs I wasn’t sure because you gave both Sheffield clubs nicknames and no one else haha so I thought you were an Owl or Blade for some reason

[@garethburch2735]

@ I’m just sort of use to them being called by their nickname. Don’t know why though 😂

[@waynecarter9575]

As a Sunderland supporter I doubt we’d finish top. Hopefully we can make the playoffs and give a good account of ourselves the knars

[@tonypage4701]

You are too defensive. You seem obsessed with tin foil hatters. Stop justifying yourself. I am a town fan and going off your videos and Blue Monday too. It doesn't matter what others think. Just be yourself.

[@thesadbutterfly]

1. Burnely 2. Sheff Utd 3. Sunderland 22. Oxford 23. Plymouth 24. Luton

[@LarryKippings]

Watford fan or Swindon fan? 😂

[@thesadbutterfly]

Luton fan@@LarryKippings

[@LarryKippings]

@@thesadbutterfly So you’re positive about this season then 😂😂

[@1889jonny]

I still think xg is absolute rubbish and doesn't say anything much.

[@Isleofskye]

As a 70 year fan,I don't take the slightest notice.