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Revision as of 14:54, 29 September 2017

EFL Championship
Season2017–18
Matches played72
Goals scored174 (2.42 per match)
Biggest home winDerby County 5–0 Hull City
(8 September 2017)[1] Leeds United 5–0 Burton Albion
(9 September 2017)[2]
Biggest away winBurton Albion 0–4 Aston Villa (26 September 2017)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cardiff City
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Leeds United
Middlesbrough
Aston Villa
Longest winless run8 matches
Brentford, Bolton Wanderers
Longest losing run5 matches
Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers

The 2017–18 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-sixth season under its current league structure.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

Teams

Greater London Championship football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity[3]
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,790
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 30,015
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Macron Stadium 28,723
Brentford London (Brentford) Griffin Park 12,300
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,300
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,600
Fulham London (Fulham) Craven Cottage 25,700
Hull City Kingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium 25,404
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,890
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,742
Millwall London (South Bermondsey) The Den 20,146
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,220
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,445
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,702
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,752
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux 31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aston Villa England Steve Bruce England John Terry [4] Under Armour Unibet
Barnsley England Paul Heckingbottom England Angus MacDonald [5] Puma[6] C.K. Beckett[7]
Birmingham City Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley (caretaker) England Michael Morrison Adidas[8] 888sport[9]
Bolton Wanderers England Phil Parkinson England Darren Pratley Macron Betfred
Brentford England Dean Smith England Harlee Dean Adidas LeoVegas[10]
Bristol City England Lee Johnson Australia Bailey Wright Bristol Sport Lancer Scott[11]
Burton Albion England Nigel Clough England John Mousinho TAG Tempobet[12]
Cardiff City England Neil Warnock England Sean Morrison Adidas Visit Malaysia
Derby County England Gary Rowett Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh Umbro[13] Avon Tyres
Fulham Serbia Slaviša Jokanović Scotland Tom Cairney Adidas Grosvenor Casinos[14]
Hull City Russia Leonid Slutsky England Michael Dawson Umbro SportPesa
Ipswich Town Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy England Luke Chambers Adidas Marcus Evans
Leeds United Spain Thomas Christiansen Scotland Liam Cooper Kappa[15] 32Red[16]
Middlesbrough England Garry Monk England Grant Leadbitter Adidas Ramsdens Currency
Millwall England Neil Harris England Tony Craig Erreà DCS Roofing[17]
Norwich City Germany Daniel Farke Scotland Russell Martin Erreà LeoVegas[18]
Nottingham Forest England Mark Warburton England Chris Cohen Adidas[19] 888sport[20]
Preston North End Scotland Alex Neil Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham[21] Nike Tempobet[22]
Queens Park Rangers England Ian Holloway England Nedum Onuoha Erreà[23] Royal Panda[24]
Reading Netherlands Jaap Stam Republic of Ireland Paul McShane Puma[25] Carabao[26]
Sheffield United England Chris Wilder England Billy Sharp Adidas Teletext Holidays
Sheffield Wednesday Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Netherlands Glenn Loovens Elev8 Chansiri
Sunderland England Simon Grayson England Lee Cattermole Adidas Dafabet
Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo England Danny Batth Puma The Money Shop

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Norwich City Scotland Alan Irvine End of caretaker spell 7 May 2017[citation needed] Pre-season Germany Daniel Farke 25 May 2017[27]
Middlesbrough England Steve Agnew 21 May 2017[citation needed] England Garry Monk 9 June 2017 [28]
Sunderland Scotland David Moyes Resigned 22 May 2017[29] England Simon Grayson 29 June 2017[30]
Leeds United England Garry Monk 25 May 2017[31] Spain Thomas Christiansen 15 June 2017 [32]
Hull City Portugal Marco Silva 25 May 2017[33] Russia Leonid Slutsky 9 June 2017[34]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Scotland Paul Lambert Mutual consent 30 May 2017[35] Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo 31 May 2017[36]
Preston North End England Simon Grayson Signed by Sunderland 29 June 2017[30] Scotland Alex Neil 4 July 2017[37]
Birmingham City England Harry Redknapp Sacked 16 September 2017[38] 23rd Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley 16 September 2017
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley End of caretaker spell 29 September 2017 England Steve Cotterill 29 September 2017

League table

Template:2017-18 EFL Championship table

Results

Home \ Away AST BAR BIR BOL BRE BRI BRT CAR DER FUL HUL IPS LEE MID MIL NOR NOT PNE QPR REA SHU SHW SUN WOL
Aston Villa a 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–1
Barnsley 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–0
Birmingham City a 0–0 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–0
Bolton Wanderers 0–3 1–2 2–3 0–3 0–1
Brentford 2–2 1–1 a 3–4 a 1–1 0–0
Bristol City 1–1 3–1 2–0 a 4–1 0–0
Burton Albion 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
Cardiff City 3–0 a 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
Derby County 1–1 5–0 a 1–0 0–2
Fulham a 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 a 0–1
Hull City 4–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–3
Ipswich Town 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 a 5–2
Leeds United 2–0 5–0 0–0 3–2 a 0–0
Middlesbrough 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 a
Millwall 1–1 3–4 1–0 4–0 2–1
Norwich City 1–0 0–0 0–0 a 2–0 1–3
Nottingham Forest a 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2
Preston North End 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Queens Park Rangers a 0–0 a 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0
Reading 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Sheffield United 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 a 2–0
Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–4 1–1
Sunderland 1–2 1–1 0–2 a 0–1 1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of 26 September 2017[39]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Bobby Reid Bristol City 6
Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy Nottingham Forest
England Jarrod Bowen Hull City
4 England Martyn Waghorn Ipswich Town 5
Portugal Diogo Jota Wolverhampton Wanderers
Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Aston Villa
England Gary Hooper Sheffield Wednesday
Democratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga Middlesbrough
9 Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Ipswich Town 4
England Leon Clarke Sheffield United
England Joe Garner Ipswich Town
England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Cardiff City
Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Derby County
England Billy Sharp Sheffield United
Ghana Albert Adomah Aston Villa
Portugal Nélson Oliveira Norwich City
Senegal Famara Diédhiou Bristol City
England Kalvin Phillips Leeds United
Northern Ireland George Saville Millwall

Notes

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