HULL, ENGLAND - JULY 30: A general view of the match ball during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Bristol City at MKM Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Hull, England. (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images)HULL, ENGLAND - JULY 30: A general view of the match ball during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Bristol City at MKM Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Hull, England. (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images)
HULL, ENGLAND - JULY 30: A general view of the match ball during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Bristol City at MKM Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Hull, England. (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images)

Where are Sheffield United, Burnley, Sunderland, Blackpool, PNE and Wigan Athletic expected to finish in the Championship after the latest round of results?

Victories for Championship leaders Sheffield United and Vincent Kompany’s Burnley have further bolstered experts’ beliefs that the pair are heading back to the Premier League.

The Blades picked up a third away win on the bounce — and a sixth win from their last seven fixtures — when keeping a fourth successive clean sheet in a 2-0 win against Preston North End at Deepdale.

The Clarets, who collected a point in the Lancashire derby against the Lilywhites in midweek, stretched their unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions with a 2-1 triumph over Bristol City at Turf Moor.

Blackpool slipped to 19th, and were leapfrogged by opponents Millwall, when losing 2-1 at The Den, with experts now predicting a bleak finish for the Tangerines this term.

And Wigan Athletic continue to hover around mid-table in England’s second tier after Tom Ince’s second half handed the points to Reading at the DW Stadium on Saturday.

After analysing all the latest points, performances, probabilities and permutations — while implementing forecasts and Soccer Power Index (SPI) ratings —number crunchers at FiveThirtyEight have worked out how the table could look after the final games on May 6th.

Have a scroll through our gallery to see whether your team is expected to be challenging for automatic promotion or the play-offs, or whether they face a battle for survival.

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