Bristol City's final predicted Championship finish compared to West Brom and Millwall

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Bristol City drew 1-1 away at QPR this weekend. George Earthy scored for them against the Hoops as they secured a draw. They now have only four games left to play before the end of the season.

Liam Manning’s side are sat in 5th place in the Championship table. The Robins are inside the play-offs along with Sheffield United, Sunderland and Coventry City. Next up is a home clash against Sunderland on Friday.

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Bristol City reaction to QPR draw

Bristol City’s point at QPR leaves them four points inside the top six. They have the likes of West Brom, Millwall and Middlesbrough chasing them down. Meanwhile, Coventry take on Hull City away on Monday night.

The Robins decided not to sign anyone in the January transfer window. They opted to stick with what they had beyond the deadline this past winter. However, that decision hasn’t come back to haunt them by any means.

Speaking after their clash against the R’s, Manning said: “We challenged the lads after the international break and said ‘Look, eight games, two blocks of four, can we, after the first block of four, give ourselves something to play for going into the final stretch?’

“And when you look at the week the lads have had, it’s been terrific to sustain the levels and the challenge. I’d have taken two wins and a draw from the week. The lads have made huge strides. Four to go, let’s see how we go.”

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He added: “Not quite the performance level we’ve shown recently, but to top the week off still being unbeaten I think is a real big positive. We started slow, they started well, so we take the point and move on.”

Bristol City latest finish in predicted table

As per Opta, they have released the latest predicted Championship table. Here is a look...

  1. Leeds United, 96 points
  2. Burnley, 96 points
  3. Sheffield United, 90 points
  4. Sunderland, 83 points
  5. Coventry City, 70 points
  6. Bristol City, 70 points
  7. West Brom, 66 points
  8. Middlesbrough, 66 points
  9. Millwall, 65 points
  10. Watford, 61 points
  11. Blackburn Rovers, 60 points
  12. Swansea City, 60 points
  13. Sheffield Wednesday, 59 points
  14. Norwich City, 58 points
  15. Preston North End, 55 points
  16. QPR, 54 points
  17. Oxford United, 52 points
  18. Stoke City, 51 points
  19. Portsmouth, 51 points
  20. Hull City, 51 points
  21. Derby County, 48 points
  22. Cardiff City, 46 points
  23. Luton Town, 45 points
  24. Plymouth Argyle, 44 points

Bristol City are predicted to finish 6th and four points above West Brom and Middlesbrough, with Millwall also missing out. If this forecast is correct, the Robins would face Sheffield United over two legs in the play-off semi-finals. The Blades have lost their last three games on the spin.

Leeds United and Burnley are being backed to go up automatically on the same points, with Daniel Farke’s side winning the title on goal difference above the Clarets.

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At the other end of the table, Plymouth Argyle, Luton Town and Cardiff City are all being tipped to drop into League One. Derby County would stay up by two points. Hull City, Portsmouth, Stoke City and Oxford United would all stay up in the end.

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