Latest Championship Odds: Coventry Catching Up

After back-to-back draws, the gap to first place has closed massively. However, the top half have all stalled a little bit in midweek, so there has not been anyone to massively capitalise (yet).

Coventry Calling

Well, I did not think I'd be writing this at this point, but Ipswich are now being competed against in the market by none other than Coventry City, who have been really clever this summer, resulting in them having one of the best teams in the league.

After a touch-and-go start, Cov now sit second after back-to-back wins; a 3-0 battering at the weekend against Birmingham, then a 4-0 hammering away at Millwall. Two fantastic results and a further improvement on their goalscoring record, which was already the best in the league.

It is difficult to find any flaws with Frank Lampard's men, so I won't look for any. After all, what can you really say after a seven-goal week, with no goals conceded? The correct answer is nothing.

Sitting ahead of them in the table, at least for now, is Middlesbrough who have hit a bit of a rut in the past few games. They have gone from four wins on the bounce to five wins and three draws now.

Rob Edwards' side had two very difficult games in Southampton and Stoke, two sides that have been quite opposite-y this season. So, I'm not too worried about their position. After all, they still are unbeaten, with a two-point gap to Coventry.

A win this weekend is a must, though.

In terms of the league favourites, Ipswich returned to drawing ways in the middle of the week, failing to get past Bristol City. Yet, somehow they remain the bookies' favourites to win the league. Slightly baffling, admittedly.

Two Wins in Top 12

As midweek fixtures go, this set was fantastic largely because nothing really happened. However, it was not an unentertaining set of fixtures; both teams scored in 10 of the 12 games, with only two 0-0 games.

One at the top end, between Middlesbrough and Stoke, and the other involving QPR and Oxford. However, this has resulted in only three wins in the top 12 teams. Coventry, whom we have already discussed, and then West Brom and Swansea.

Starting with the former, the Baggies got a huge result against Norwich, who have been really poor so far this season, picking up a narrow win on Wednesday evening, thanks to a Josh Maja goal early on.

They now sit fourth, climbing several places thanks to the draws.

Elsewhere, Swansea picked up a big three points to take them into the top half and are on the verge of the play-offs. Before this set of fixtures, they were sitting on nine points, which had them in the lower section of the table.

However, a strong performance against a struggling Blackburn side has elevated them to eighth.

Lift Off and Back Down to Earth

After six reviews, we can finally say that Sheffield United have won a game of Championship football. However, they didn't win two in a row, so it is rendered largely useless given they still sit at the bottom of the league.

Their win came against another struggler, Oxford United, but then they lost in midweek to Southampton, who are also not doing great. It is a better set of results compared to those that have come before them. However, still not great.

Only a short way away, Sheffield Wednesday picked up two draws from two games, against Birmingham and QPR, two sides that are towards the top end of the table. Definitely signs of life, and it is weird that their price has gotten worse whilst being the closest they have been to a bottom-three exit in a while.

Rounding off the relegation worries is Blackburn Rovers, who lost twice, one of them coming at the hands of Charlton. A result which really would not fill you with confidence if you were a Rover.

They are not down and out of it, though, given 15th-placed Wrexham are only three points ahead. The bottom three is far from decided.