EFL Championship

The table shown below is as at the end of the 2023–34 season. The alt-3 table will start again for the new season, by mid-November.

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Table written: Sunday 05 May 2024 at 10:23:38 (London time)
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		standard table					alt-3
		Pld	GD	Pts				ePld	Rate
Lei	Leicester	46	48	97	1		1	46.0	2.11
Ips	Ipswich	46	35	96	2		2	46.0	2.09
Lee	Leeds	46	38	90	3		3	46.0	1.96
Sot	Southampton	46	24	87	4		4	46.0	1.89
WBA	West Brom	46	23	75	5		5	46.0	1.63
Nor	Norwich	46	15	73	6		6	46.0	1.59
Hul	Hull	46	8	70	7		7	46.0	1.52
Mid	Middlesbrough	46	9	69	8		8	46.0	1.50
Cov	Coventry	46	11	64	9		9	46.0	1.39
PNE	Preston	46	−11	63	10		10	46.0	1.37
BrC	Bristol City	46	2	62	11		11	46.0	1.35
Cdf	Cardiff	46	−17	62	12		12	46.0	1.35
Mil	Millwall	46	−10	59	13		13	46.0	1.28
Swa	Swansea	46	−6	57	14		14	46.0	1.24
Wat	Watford	46	0	56	15		15	46.0	1.22
Sun	Sunderland	46	−2	56	16		16	46.0	1.22
Sto	Stoke	46	−11	56	17		17	46.0	1.22
QPR	QPR	46	−11	56	18		18	46.0	1.22
Bbn	Blackburn	46	−14	53	19		19	46.0	1.15
ShW	Sheffield Wed	46	−24	53	20		20	46.0	1.15
Ply	Plymouth	46	−11	51	21		21	46.0	1.11
Bir	Birmingham	46	−15	50	22		22	46.0	1.09
Hud	Huddersfield	46	−29	45	23		23	46.0	0.98
Rot	Rotherham	46	−52	27	24		24	46.0	0.59

Home and away points-per-match rates:

Key:

The league-table rankings are shown in the centre of the table, with the alt-3 league position in bold to the right, and the more standard league-table position (based on points already in the bag, with goal-difference to resolve ties where needed) shown in the grey section of the table, to the left.

In the central dark-blue vertical band are (typically) up- or down-arrows to indicate where teams are higher or lower in the alt-3 table than in the standard table. A solid arrow or indicates a difference of 3 or more league places.

The other numbers shown in the table are:

• The usual league-table summaries:
  • Pld: matches played to date
  • GD: goal difference
  • Pts: league points won to date, minus any points deducted by the league
• The alt-3 league table:
  • ePld: the alt-3 measure of each team's effective number of matches played to date.
    • Where ePld is less than the actual number Pld of matches played, the team has played tougher opposition than average; and vice-versa where ePld exceeds Pld.
    • Where the difference between Pld and ePld is a whole match or more, the team's numbers in the alt-3 table are colour-highlighted (in light green where ePld is less than Pld, and light red where the reverse is true).
    • Where schedule-strength imbalance is so strong that Pld and ePld differ by more than 2.0, the entry in the ePld column is shown in bold type
  • Rate: the league points won per effective match played, i.e., Rate = Pts ÷ ePld . [That's the alt-3 Rate calculation for a "normal" team with no points deducted by the league. Where points have been deducted, the appropriate adjustment is made: see The league tables explained for details.]
  The alt-3 league table is sorted according to the current values of Rate.

For further details on the method, see The league tables explained and (if you like maths!) The mathematical method explained.