In this article, we check out the EFL Championship Outright Title Winner, Promotion and Relegation odds for the 2026/27 season.
And just like that, the 2025/26 season is over, time for clubs to start preparing for the new one, with released and retained lists to come, and the transfer window to come, looking at which areas of the squad needs strengthening.
We can also expect plenty of changes this summer, having already seen a number of managers saying farewell and looking for new ventures.
Lincoln City, Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers were promoted from League One, replacing Oxford United, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday who were relegated to the third tier.
Coventry City, Ipswich Town, Hull City were promoted to the Premier League, while West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated from the Premier League.
The 2026–27 EFL Championship, which is in its 11th season of being sponsored by Sky Bet, and the 35th in its current format, will runs from August 14, 2026, to May 2027.
Right then, time to take a look at the Championship outright title winner, and to be promototed, top six and relegation odds, now that it’s revealed for the 2026/27 season…
Championship Winner 26/27 odds (via Sky Bet) – 31st May ’26
West Ham 9/4
Wolves 11/2
Burnley 15/2
Birmingham 10/1
Middlesbrough 11/1
Wrexham 12/1
Sheff Utd 12/1
Southampton 14/1
Norwich 18/1
Millwall 22/1
Stoke 28/1
Derby 28/1
West Brom 33/1
Bristol City 33/1
Watford 40/1
Swansea 40/1
Blackburn 50/1
Portsmouth 50/1
QPR 50/1
Bolton 66/1
Preston 66/1
Cardiff 66/1
Charlton 80/1
Lincoln 150/1
Championship To Be Promoted 26/27 odds (via Sky Bet) – 31st May ’26
West Ham 8/13
Wolves 8/5
Burnley 5/2
Birmingham 7/2
Middlesbrough 7/2
Sheff Utd 4/1
Wrexham 4/1
Southampton 5/1
Norwich 6/1
Millwall 7/1
Derby 8/1
Stoke 8/1
West Brom 17/2
Bristol City 9/1
Swansea 11/1
Blackburn 13/1
Watford 13/1
Cardiff 14/1
Portsmouth 14/1
QPR 14/1
Bolton 19/1
Preston 19/1
Charlton 22/1
Lincoln 30/1
Here’s what fans are saying as the 2026/27 EFL Championship Outright Title Winner, Promotion, Playoffs and Relegation odds are revealed…
@Jack17095:
3 up: West Ham, Wolves, West Brom
3 down: Blackburn, Watford, Charlton
@DailyBoro:
👑 Champions – Boro 🔴
🥈 Runners-Up – West Ham ⚒️
🏆 Playoff-Winners – Norwich 🔰
@HarbzTommy:
Champions: Wolves
Runners up: West Ham
Play off winners: QPR (No bias I swear)
@ColBwfc: Back to back whites. 🏆 – Play-Off Winners. ⬆️ #BWFC
@MikeHull94:
Champions – West Ham
Runners up – Wolves
Play-offs – Boro
@WestHamTerrace:
West Ham – Champions 👑
Wolves – Runners up 🥈
Birmingham – Play-Off Winners 🏆
@SteveTheScout1:
Champions – West ham
Runners up – Wolves
Play off winners – Middlesbrough
@FredRho_1884:
👑 Champions: Wolves
🥈 Runners Up: West Ham
🏆 Play-Off Winners: Derby
@MaxDelf3:
Champions – Wolves
Runners Up – Burnley
Play Offs – Boro
@lilliebrownspt:
👑 West Ham
🥈 Burnley
🏆 Boro
@bjbubbly:
👑 Norwich City
🥈 Millwall
🏆 West Ham
@aidan9595:
winners west ham
runners up boro
play off winners birmingham
@willsyms7:
Champions: Southampton
Runners-Up: West Ham
Play-Off Winners: Wolves
@UTFB05:
Champions Westham
Runners up Boro
Play offs Millwall
Relegation – Wolves, Southampton, lincoln
@MentalMax22:
Champions- Wolves
Runners Up- Millwall
Play-off Winners- QPR hopefully 🙏 / Wrexham or Southampton
@PippyJones13:
West Ham
Sheffield United
Wrexham
Hopefully Spyhampton get relegated
@knight37: @Pompey champions 😉 Mr Eisner talking of Premier league 🤣🤣 My predictions West Ham and Wolves promoted and Wrexham in play offs
@owencafc1417:
Champions Burnley
Runners up Middlesbrough
Play off winners West Ham
@busdrivingfraud: Champions Derby. Runners up Wrexham. Play off final between Millwall and West Ham descends into chaos making this years playoffs seem normal meaning 8th placed Lincoln are automatically promoted instead. Wolves, top most of the season, collapse with 8 games to go to 9th on GD.
@stellytalks:
👑 Champions: West Ham
🥈 Runners-Up: Birmingham City
🏆 Play-Off Winners: Southampton
@lennythfc: Leicester fans seeing this a year ago thinking they went straight back up
@BowersMbsafc:
West Ham
Wolves
Norwich
Burnley & Southampton both should be right up there and if either went up it wouldn’t be a surprise but Norwich give me seriously good vibes at the moment.
@JakeCOYI: @skybet can I request a bet for West Ham to do the invincible?
@NCFC_Adam: Proper championship lineup that. Gonna be really tough to determine 3 clear favourites for promotion/relegation
@keevs_89: It’s crazy how many are backing us next season. Who’d have thought it? 🤯. A tougher division than the season just gone in my opinion. Brum and Sheffield Utd will be better, as well as few other surprises. Let’s see what the window says before any predictions 🙏 #WxmAFC
@Wolves_OD: Ngl this championship lineup looks unreal. Can’t wait for next season! 🤌 Looking forward to seeing what kind of team we have as well. #wwfc #wolves
@kierannkater98:
Champions: Southampton
Runners up: west ham
Play off winners: wolves
👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
@JackMcM55:
Champions: West Ham United
Runners-Up: Wolves
Play-Off Winners: Southampton
#EFL #SkyBetChampionship
@TheEightball80: We bottled our chance of getting out of the weakest Championship in years. Looking at this for next season, I say our chances of finishing in the top eight are minimal. Another decade stuck in the second tier awaits. 🙄 #boro
@JPC_1875:
👑 Champions: West Ham
🥈 Runners-Up: Birmingham City
🏆 Play-Off Winners: Norwich City
@Georgeturnerutb: I think out of the 3 relegated sides Burnley for me are the most likely to go up as champions. West Ham and wolves will find it a lot harder than their fans expect.
@JakePrice1927:
Champions: Wolves
Runners up: Norwich
Play Offs: West Ham (POW), Burnley, Southampton, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Wrexham.