Championship 2025/26
Championship table on Boxing Day (2025-12-26).
Table as of 2025-12-26.
Championship table on Boxing Day (26 December 2025, 2025/26). 12 Championship matches were scheduled that day. Also browse Championship results and Championship fixtures.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 51 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough FC (Yorkshire) | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 43 |
| 3 |  Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 38 |
| 4 |  Hull City (Yorkshire) | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 38 |
| 5 |  Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 37 |
| 6 |  Bristol City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 36 |
| 7 |  Millwall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 |  Watford | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 35 |
| 9 |  Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 |  Stoke City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 34 |
| 11 |  Derby County | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 32 |
| 12 |  Southampton | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 31 |
| 13 |  Wrexham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 31 |
| 14 |  Leicester City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 |  Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 30 |
| 16 |  West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 28 |
| 17 |  Charlton Athletic | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 |  Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 |  Sheffield United (Yorkshire) | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 |  Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 26 |
| 21 |  Oxford United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 22 |
| 22 |  Portsmouth | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 22 |
| 23 |  Norwich City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 21 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday (Yorkshire) | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 45 | -27 | -8*[1][2] |
- [1] sheffield-wednesday: Deducted 12 points after entering administration (EFL Regulation 12), 24 October 2025.
- [2] sheffield-wednesday: Deducted 6 points for failing to meet payment obligations, 1 December 2025.
The story of the Championship in 2025/26
Match Week One
Birmingham City drew 1–1 with Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic beat Watford 1–0, Coventry City drew 0–0 with Hull City, Southampton beat Wrexham 2–1, Middlesbrough FC beat Swansea City 1–0, Millwall beat Norwich City 2–1, Portsmouth beat Oxford United 1–0, Queens Park Rangers drew 1–1 with Preston North End, Stoke City beat Derby County 3–1, West Bromwich Albion beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0, Bristol City beat Sheffield United 4–1, and Leicester City beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1.
Tables after Friday, 8 August 2025, Saturday, 9 August 2025, and Sunday, 10 August 2025.
Match Week Two
Coventry City beat Derby County 5–3, Norwich City beat Portsmouth 2–1, West Bromwich Albion beat Wrexham 3–2, Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1, Bristol City drew 0–0 with Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough FC beat Millwall 3–0, Preston North End beat Leicester City 2–1, Stoke City beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0, Swansea City beat Sheffield United 1–0, Watford beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1, Ipswich Town drew 1–1 with Southampton, and Hull City beat Oxford United 3–2.
Tables after Saturday, 16 August 2025 and Sunday, 17 August 2025.
Match Week Three
Derby County drew 1–1 with Bristol City, Leicester City beat Charlton Athletic 1–0, Blackburn Rovers beat Hull City 3–0, Swansea City drew 1–1 with Watford, Birmingham City beat Oxford United 1–0, Coventry City beat Queens Park Rangers 7–1, Middlesbrough FC beat Norwich City 2–1, Preston North End beat Ipswich Town 1–0, Millwall beat Sheffield United 1–0, Stoke City beat Southampton 2–1, West Bromwich Albion drew 1–1 with Portsmouth, and Wrexham drew 2–2 with Sheffield Wednesday.
Tables after Friday, 22 August 2025 and Saturday, 23 August 2025.
Match Week Four
Leicester City beat Birmingham City 2–0, Middlesbrough FC beat Sheffield United 1–0, Queens Park Rangers beat Charlton Athletic 3–1, West Bromwich Albion beat Stoke City 1–0, Norwich City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0, Bristol City beat Hull City 4–2, Ipswich Town drew 2–2 with Derby County, Wrexham beat Millwall 2–0, Oxford United drew 2–2 with Coventry City, Portsmouth beat Preston North End 1–0, Swansea City beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0, and Watford drew 2–2 with Southampton.
Tables after Friday, 29 August 2025 and Saturday, 30 August 2025.
Match Week Five
Ipswich Town beat Sheffield United 5–0, Charlton Athletic drew 1–1 with Millwall, Oxford United drew 2–2 with Leicester City, Preston North End drew 2–2 with Middlesbrough FC, Coventry City drew 1–1 with Norwich City, Bristol City beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0, Stoke City beat Birmingham City 1–0, Swansea City drew 2–2 with Hull City, Blackburn Rovers beat Watford 1–0, Derby County beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0, Queens Park Rangers beat Wrexham 3–1, and Southampton drew 0–0 with Portsmouth.
Tables after Friday, 12 September 2025, Saturday, 13 September 2025, and Sunday, 14 September 2025.
Match Week Six
Middlesbrough FC beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1, Birmingham City beat Swansea City 1–0, Leicester City drew 0–0 with Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers beat Stoke City 1–0, Preston North End beat Derby County 1–0, Hull City beat Southampton 3–1, Wrexham beat Norwich City 3–2, Sheffield Wednesday beat Portsmouth 2–0, Charlton Athletic beat Sheffield United 1–0, Oxford United beat Bristol City 3–1, and Millwall beat Watford 1–0.
Tables after Friday, 19 September 2025, Saturday, 20 September 2025, Sunday, 21 September 2025, and Monday, 22 September 2025.
Match Week Seven
West Bromwich Albion drew 1–1 with Leicester City, Coventry City beat Birmingham City 3–0, Swansea City drew 1–1 with Millwall, Wrexham drew 1–1 with Derby County, Charlton Athletic beat Blackburn Rovers 3–0, Ipswich Town beat Portsmouth 2–1, Sheffield United beat Oxford United 1–0, Preston North End drew 0–0 with Bristol City, Sheffield Wednesday drew 1–1 with Queens Park Rangers, Southampton drew 1–1 with Middlesbrough FC, Stoke City drew 1–1 with Norwich City, Watford beat Hull City 2–1, Birmingham City drew 2–2 with Sheffield Wednesday, Swansea City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1, Bristol City drew 1–1 with Ipswich Town, Hull City drew 2–2 with Preston North End, Leicester City drew 1–1 with Wrexham, Middlesbrough FC drew 0–0 with Stoke City, Southampton beat Sheffield United 2–1, Derby County drew 1–1 with Charlton Athletic, Coventry City beat Millwall 4–0, West Bromwich Albion beat Norwich City 1–0, Portsmouth drew 2–2 with Watford, Queens Park Rangers drew 0–0 with Oxford United, Wrexham drew 1–1 with Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers drew 1–1 with Stoke City, Hull City beat Sheffield United 1–0, Coventry City beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–0, Queens Park Rangers beat Bristol City 2–1, Derby County drew 1–1 with Southampton, Millwall beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0, Portsmouth beat Middlesbrough FC 1–0, Preston North End beat Charlton Athletic 2–0, Leicester City beat Swansea City 3–1, Watford beat Oxford United 2–1, and Ipswich Town beat Norwich City 3–1.
Tables after Friday, 26 September 2025, Saturday, 27 September 2025, Tuesday, 30 September 2025, Wednesday, 1 October 2025, Friday, 3 October 2025, Saturday, 4 October 2025, and Sunday, 5 October 2025.
Match Week Eight
Middlesbrough FC beat Ipswich Town 2–1, Oxford United beat Derby County 1–0, Millwall beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1, Southampton drew 0–0 with Swansea City, Hull City beat Birmingham City 3–2, Charlton Athletic beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1, Coventry City beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0, Bristol City beat Norwich City 1–0, Sheffield United beat Watford 1–0, Stoke City beat Wrexham 1–0, West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 2–1, Leicester City drew 1–1 with Portsmouth, Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1, Derby County beat Norwich City 1–0, Hull City beat Leicester City 2–1, Charlton Athletic beat Ipswich Town 3–0, Millwall beat Stoke City 2–0, Coventry City beat Portsmouth 2–1, Birmingham City beat Preston North End 1–0, Bristol City beat Southampton 3–1, Queens Park Rangers beat Swansea City 1–0, Watford beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1, Wrexham beat Oxford United 1–0, Middlesbrough FC beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0, Preston North End beat Sheffield United 3–2, Coventry City beat Watford 3–1, Ipswich Town beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0, Stoke City beat Portsmouth 1–0, Blackburn Rovers beat Southampton 2–1, Bristol City beat Birmingham City 1–0, Derby County beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0, Hull City drew 1–1 with Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough FC drew 1–1 with Wrexham, Millwall beat Leicester City 1–0, Oxford United beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1, and Swansea City beat Norwich City 2–1.
Tables after Friday, 17 October 2025, Saturday, 18 October 2025, Tuesday, 21 October 2025, Wednesday, 22 October 2025, Friday, 24 October 2025, and Saturday, 25 October 2025.
Match Week Nine
Wrexham beat Coventry City 3–2, Blackburn Rovers beat Leicester City 2–0, Hull City beat Norwich City 2–0, West Bromwich Albion drew 0–0 with Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City beat Portsmouth 4–0, Charlton Athletic drew 1–1 with Swansea City, Oxford United drew 2–2 with Millwall, Ipswich Town beat Queens Park Rangers 4–1, Derby County beat Sheffield United 3–1, Preston North End beat Southampton 2–0, Stoke City beat Bristol City 5–1, Watford beat Middlesbrough FC 3–0, Birmingham City beat Millwall 4–0, Blackburn Rovers beat Bristol City 1–0, Charlton Athletic beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0, Derby County beat Hull City 2–1, Ipswich Town drew 1–1 with Watford, Leicester City drew 1–1 with Middlesbrough FC, Stoke City beat Oxford United 3–0, Coventry City beat Sheffield United 3–1, Preston North End beat Swansea City 2–1, Southampton beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1, Sheffield Wednesday drew 1–1 with Norwich City, Portsmouth drew 0–0 with Wrexham, Watford drew 1–1 with Bristol City, Derby County beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1, Hull City beat Portsmouth 3–2, Millwall drew 1–1 with Preston North End, Middlesbrough FC beat Birmingham City 2–1, Leicester City beat Norwich City 2–1, Sheffield United drew 0–0 with Queens Park Rangers, Southampton beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1, Coventry City beat Stoke City 1–0, Ipswich Town beat Swansea City 4–1, West Bromwich Albion beat Oxford United 2–1, and Wrexham beat Charlton Athletic 1–0.
Tables after Friday, 31 October 2025, Saturday, 1 November 2025, Tuesday, 4 November 2025, Wednesday, 5 November 2025, Friday, 7 November 2025, and Saturday, 8 November 2025.
Match Week Ten
Blackburn Rovers beat Preston North End 2–1, Bristol City beat Swansea City 3–0, Southampton beat Charlton Athletic 5–1, Coventry City beat West Bromwich Albion 3–2, Birmingham City beat Norwich City 4–1, Watford beat Derby County 3–2, Ipswich Town drew 0–0 with Wrexham, Leicester City beat Stoke City 2–1, Oxford United drew 1–1 with Middlesbrough FC, Portsmouth beat Millwall 3–1, Queens Park Rangers beat Hull City 3–2, Sheffield United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0, Ipswich Town beat Hull City 2–0, Coventry City beat Middlesbrough FC 4–2, Norwich City drew 1–1 with Oxford United, Stoke City beat Charlton Athletic 3–0, Derby County beat Swansea City 2–1, Watford drew 1–1 with Preston North End, Southampton beat Leicester City 3–0, Queens Park Rangers beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0, Millwall beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0, Sheffield United beat Portsmouth 3–0, Wrexham beat Bristol City 2–0, West Bromwich Albion drew 1–1 with Birmingham City, Oxford United beat Ipswich Town 2–1, Sheffield United beat Leicester City 3–2, Bristol City beat Portsmouth 1–0, Hull City beat Stoke City 2–1, Coventry City beat Charlton Athletic 3–1, Middlesbrough FC beat Derby County 2–1, Millwall beat Southampton 3–2, Norwich City beat Queens Park Rangers 3–1, Preston North End beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–2, West Bromwich Albion beat Swansea City 3–2, Wrexham drew 1–1 with Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City beat Watford 2–1, Blackburn Rovers drew 1–1 with Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough FC beat Hull City 4–1, Leicester City beat Derby County 3–1, Watford beat Norwich City 3–2, Millwall beat Bristol City 1–0, Ipswich Town beat Coventry City 3–0, Preston North End drew 1–1 with Wrexham, Queens Park Rangers beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1, Sheffield United beat Stoke City 4–0, Southampton beat Birmingham City 3–1, Swansea City beat Oxford United 2–0, Blackburn Rovers drew 1–1 with Oxford United, Middlesbrough FC beat Charlton Athletic 2–1, Preston North End drew 1–1 with Coventry City, Sheffield United drew 1–1 with Norwich City, Southampton beat West Bromwich Albion 3–2, Swansea City beat Portsmouth 1–0, Watford drew 1–1 with Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers beat Birmingham City 2–1, Bristol City drew 2–2 with Leicester City, Derby County drew 1–1 with Millwall, Ipswich Town beat Stoke City 1–0, Hull City beat Wrexham 2–0, West Bromwich Albion beat Sheffield United 2–0, Norwich City beat Southampton 2–1, Preston North End beat Oxford United 2–1, Stoke City beat Swansea City 2–1, Birmingham City drew 1–1 with Charlton Athletic, Coventry City beat Bristol City 1–0, Leicester City beat Ipswich Town 3–1, Middlesbrough FC beat Queens Park Rangers 3–1, Hull City beat Millwall 3–1, Portsmouth beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1, Wrexham drew 2–2 with Watford, and Derby County beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0.
Tables after Friday, 21 November 2025, Saturday, 22 November 2025, Sunday, 23 November 2025, Tuesday, 25 November 2025, Wednesday, 26 November 2025, Friday, 28 November 2025, Saturday, 29 November 2025, Monday, 1 December 2025, Tuesday, 2 December 2025, Friday, 5 December 2025, Saturday, 6 December 2025, Tuesday, 9 December 2025, Wednesday, 10 December 2025, Friday, 12 December 2025, Saturday, 13 December 2025, and Monday, 15 December 2025.
Match Week Eleven
Swansea City beat Wrexham 2–1, Blackburn Rovers beat Millwall 2–0, Preston North End drew 1–1 with Norwich City, Southampton drew 1–1 with Coventry City, Bristol City beat Middlesbrough FC 2–0, Charlton Athletic beat Oxford United 1–0, Derby County drew 1–1 with Portsmouth, Hull City beat West Bromwich Albion 1–0, Ipswich Town beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1, Queens Park Rangers beat Leicester City 4–1, Sheffield United beat Birmingham City 3–0, and Watford beat Stoke City 1–0.
Tables after Friday, 19 December 2025 and Saturday, 20 December 2025.
Matches on this date
- Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 12:30
- Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 13:00
- Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 15:00
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- Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 17:30