Following Norwich City, Watford has also secured promotion to the Premier League. The team of trainer Xisco was 1-0 too strong for Millwall on Saturday, where Maikel Kieftenbeld participated for ninety minutes. Be able to get through the win the Hornets are no longer overtaken by the number three and they decide in the remaining two match days together with Norwich City who wins the Championship.
Just like Norwich City, Watford was relegated from the Premier League last year, but also for the current number two, the stay in the Championship has been limited to just one season. Watford, where William Troost-Ekong is a fixed value, won on Saturday thanks to a striking penalty kick from Ismaïla Sarr. Norwich City won 1-3 against Queens Park Rangers and Tim Krul stood out by turning a penalty kick from Lyndon Dykes. The Dutchman already stopped two penalties earlier this season.
Four clubs have to determine in the coming weeks who will also go to the Premier League together with Norwich City and Watford. The numbers three to six will enter the play-offs and at the moment it seems that this will be Brentford (78 points), Bournemouth (77 points), Barnsley (77 points) and Swansea City (76 points). Only Reading (68 points) is theoretically also in the race for a place in the top six, although they have to win all three remaining games and hope that Swansea does not take one point in the remaining two duels.
| No. | Team | M. | W. | G. | V. | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 93 |
| 2 | Watford | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 88 |
| 3 | Brentford | 43 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 78 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 77 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 77 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 43 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 76 |
| 7 | Reading | 43 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 68 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 64 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 63 |
| 10 | QPR | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 62 |
| 11 | Millwall | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | -3 | 59 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 57 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 57 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 55 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 53 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | -17 | 52 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | -7 | 51 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 43 | 15 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 51 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 47 |
| 21 | Derby County | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | -21 | 43 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | -15 | 39 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 39 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -34 | 37 |
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