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The EFL Championship 2026/27 begins with West Ham, Wolves and Burnley chasing an immediate return to the Premier League, while Wrexham keeps its extraordinary climb through English football alive.

Total xTears

288.52

Avg xT per match

12.02

Absolute chaos

5.60

Late drama

3.39

All-out war

3.75

Referee scandal

0.79

Scheduled matches

The next reports waiting to happen.

Matchday 3

Wrexham crest

Wrexham

VS
Birmingham City crest

Birmingham City

Matchday 3

Wolves crest

Wolves

VS
Stoke City crest

Stoke City

Matchday 3

Derby County crest

Derby County

VS
Swansea City crest

Swansea City

Matchday 3

Middlesbrough crest

Middlesbrough

VS
West Brom crest

West Brom

Matchday 3

Watford crest

Watford

VS
West Ham crest

West Ham

Matchday 3

Southampton crest

Southampton

VS
Millwall crest

Millwall

Matchday 3

Cardiff City crest

Cardiff City

VS
Sheffield Utd crest

Sheffield Utd

Matchday 3

Bristol City crest

Bristol City

VS
Portsmouth crest

Portsmouth

Matchday 3

Blackburn Rovers crest

Blackburn Rovers

VS
QPR crest

QPR

Matchday 3

Bolton Wanderers crest

Bolton Wanderers

VS
Lincoln City crest

Lincoln City

Heart-Racing Games

Adrenaline Match

20.12

xT
Southampton crest

Southampton

10.16 xT

3-1
Stoke City crest

Stoke City

9.96 xT

Matchday 222 Aug 2026St. Mary's Stadium
Watford crestSouthampton crest

Watford 2-1 Southampton

Matchday 1|16 Aug 2026

14.80

xT
Birmingham City crestBristol City crest

Birmingham City 2-2 Bristol City

Matchday 2|22 Aug 2026

14.64

xT
Preston North End crestWolves crest

Preston North End 1-3 Wolves

Matchday 2|22 Aug 2026

14.43

xT
Burnley crestWest Ham crest

Burnley 2-2 West Ham

Matchday 1|16 Aug 2026

14.30

xT
Derby County crestCardiff City crest

Derby County 2-2 Cardiff City

Matchday 2|22 Aug 2026

14.20

xT

xT XI

WL
Middlesbrough crest5.11

W. Lankshear

ZF
Burnley crest4.57

Z. Flemming

VC
West Ham crest4.44

V. Castellanos

SI
Stoke City crest4.79

S. Ingelsson

TC
Blackburn Rovers crest3.98

T. Cantwell

IP
West Brom crest3.36

I. Price

LJ
Charlton Athletic crest3.88

L. Jones

JC
Norwich City crest3.51

J. Córdoba

RM
Southampton crest2.84

R. Manning

FL
Swansea City crest2.38

F. Lissah

MH
West Ham crest0.89

M. Hermansen

Pain Meter

1
Derby County crest

Derby County

2 played

7.90

xT for

2
Southampton crest

Southampton

2 played

7.86

xT for

3
Blackburn Rovers crest

Blackburn Rovers

2 played

7.63

xT for

4
West Ham crest

West Ham

2 played

7.23

xT for

5
Wolves crest

Wolves

2 played

7.10

xT for

Player Leaders

1

W. Lankshear

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough | Forward

5.11

xT
2

S. Ingelsson

Stoke City crestStoke City | Midfielder

4.79

xT
3

Z. Flemming

Burnley crestBurnley | Forward

4.57

xT
4

V. Castellanos

West Ham crestWest Ham | Forward

4.44

xT
5

J. Coburn

Millwall crestMillwall | Forward

4.38

xT
6

C. Larin

Southampton crestSouthampton | Forward

4.20

xT
7

T. Cantwell

Blackburn Rovers crestBlackburn Rovers | Midfielder

3.98

xT
8

L. Jones

Charlton Athletic crestCharlton Athletic | Defender

3.88

xT
9

A. Guðjohnsen

Blackburn Rovers crestBlackburn Rovers | Forward

3.62

xT
10

T. Arconte

Millwall crestMillwall | Forward

3.53

xT
11

J. Córdoba

Norwich City crestNorwich City | Defender

3.51

xT
12

I. Price

West Brom crestWest Brom | Midfielder

3.36

xT
13

Fer López

Wolves crestWolves | Forward

3.11

xT
14

A. Randell

Bristol City crestBristol City | Midfielder

2.98

xT
15

K. Moore

Wrexham crestWrexham | Forward

2.92

xT
16

T. Campbell

Charlton Athletic crestCharlton Athletic | Forward

2.90

xT
17

J. Thompson

Preston North End crestPreston North End | Midfielder

2.85

xT
18

R. Manning

Southampton crestSouthampton | Defender

2.84

xT
19

R. Jiménez

Wolves crestWolves | Forward

2.82

xT
20

T. Gale

Bolton Wanderers crestBolton Wanderers | Midfielder

2.80

xT

League Pain Table

League Pain Table
#
1Derby County crestDerby County15.7910.4613.136.794.894.370.00
2Southampton crestSouthampton15.7219.2017.467.556.518.552.02
3Blackburn Rovers crestBlackburn Rovers15.2711.3313.305.631.994.001.22
4West Ham crestWest Ham14.4613.6014.036.926.294.672.03
5Wolves crestWolves14.1914.2814.236.553.653.991.22
6Stoke City crestStoke City13.8518.0515.957.907.036.622.02
7West Brom crestWest Brom13.709.6311.667.273.152.140.92
8Preston North End crestPreston North End13.5013.5913.545.924.334.470.00
9Millwall crestMillwall13.2011.6112.415.651.354.821.51
10Watford crestWatford12.5810.7411.663.630.954.680.00
11Burnley crestBurnley12.5614.1813.377.464.403.631.68
12Charlton Athletic crestCharlton Athletic12.0513.7612.916.785.723.951.27
13Swansea City crestSwansea City11.927.399.653.092.473.730.00
14Bristol City crestBristol City11.7914.1512.976.723.673.731.90
15Lincoln City crestLincoln City11.6912.7112.206.483.022.730.63
16Cardiff City crestCardiff City10.5613.8012.185.543.734.090.00
17Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough10.3613.6211.995.783.353.230.00
18Norwich City crestNorwich City10.3614.0412.206.773.693.390.83
19Portsmouth crestPortsmouth10.2712.9911.635.980.672.250.63
20Wrexham crestWrexham10.028.669.343.942.482.230.00
21Birmingham City crestBirmingham City9.718.769.234.943.961.461.22
22QPR crestQPR9.716.898.302.950.231.800.00
23Bolton Wanderers crestBolton Wanderers9.709.289.492.671.913.540.00
24Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd5.565.805.681.371.941.860.00

All statistics use finished matches in this competition edition with available xT data.