Predicted Championship table: Where West Brom, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Coventry City & Leicester City will finish

West Brom and Birmingham City both picked up victories on Saturday afternoon

West Brom and Birmingham City both celebrated victories in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.

The Baggies claimed a 4-2 home win over 10-man Middlesbrough with Cedric Kipre, John Swift, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jeremy Sarmiento all netting at the Hawthorns.

Birmingham continued their impressive start to the campaign as Jay Stansfield scored a 95th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory over Plymouth Argyle in which Scott Hogan also netted.

With the season still in its early stages, football analysts at BetVictor have deployed their predictive Championship supercomputer once again, with projections simulating the outcome of the remaining season.

It reckons 47 points will be enough to avoid relegation while it will take at least 70 points to secure a top-six spot. Here’s where it is tipping Birmingham City and West Brom to place compared to their rivals. Take a look...

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