With only 10 games left to be played i think the race to the Premiership will go down to the wire. It's that close at the top any two of four teams can take the automatic promotion places. Bristol City, Watford, Stoke and West Brom are all up there and only four points seperating first from fourth, with the Baggies having a game in hand.

Bristol City are have a miraculous first season in the Championship, surprising everyone with their recent run of form and finding themselves at the top of tree. I personally think that their youngish team will have the ability to keep them up there for the remainder of the season but narrowly missing out of the top two.

Watford, having lost Marlon King will not have the same attacking threat, but what a striker they have in Darius Henderson. With his goals i can see them grabbing one of the automatic places. Aidy Boothroyd has done an excellent job since taking over at Vicarage Road.

Stoke are another surprise package this season. Their season has just got better and better. Although having lost their last two games they still find themselves in the mix in the race for the Premiership. I think the latter stages of the season will provide too much pressure for Tony Pulis' side has they will settle for a Play-Off Place.

West Brom are my favourites to take the Championship title and take top spot. The Premiership quality and experience throughout the side will prove the difference. Kevin Phillips is in superb form, providing the goals which has given the Baggies a better goal differencethan any of the other top four clubs in the division. This will prove the difference at the end of the season and with the baggies also having a game in hand it is in their hands to keep the pressure on the others at the top.

1. West Brom
2. Watford
--------------------------
3. Stoke City
4. Bristol City
5. Charlton Athletic
6. Ipswich Town

The relegation battle is just as close as the promotion race.

Colchester already look like they are down and out at the foot of the table, and 8 points from safety. It doesn't look good for Geraint Williams' men. Even if there is a late push for safety i still think Colchester are for the drop.

Things also dont look too good at Scunthorpe. The Irons gave themselves hope after beating Coventry last week.

Sheff Wed are the other team in the remaining relegation place. The Owls had a poor start to the season losing 6 consecutive games. Things got better at the half way point of the season, recording a derby day win over local rivals Sheff Utd. Things have only got worse since then. Sheff Wed find themselves back in a relegation scrap.

They're are several other clubs lingering around at the bottom, with big named clubs such has Leicester City, Southampton and Sheff Utd amongst the teams struggling at the wrong end.

21. Preston North End
------------------------------
22. Sheff Wed
23. Scunthorpe
24. Colchester

yea i agree. from the three teams that go up, there is usually only one that copes well in the prem, sometimes two. if bristol city and/or stoke get promoted, they would have a very difficult season.

Agreed i think Bristol City would sturggle like Derby have in the premiership.

I would like to see teams like

Watford
WestBrom
Charlton

to get promoted as tehy have reasonable chance of staying up.

I'd like to see Cardiff there but i think they'd get a slaughtering in most games, and would have to rely on picking up points at home.

I think it is hard to tell who will finish were at the moment, the league is so tight and anyone can finish anywere.

I think it will finish

[size=24]1. West Brom
2. Stoke

3. Bristol City
4. Watford
5. Charlton
6.Palace

22. Coventry
23. Scunthorpe
24. ColchesterIt is a tight league and anything could happen in the last 8 games, but the league is starting to seperate and a playoff pack and a relegation pack is starting to form.[/size]

On The Ball City!!!!!

With only a couple of games left to go i think it will be West Brom and Stoke to go up automatically with Sheffield Wednesday taking that final relegation place. Both top teams have the momentum.

I think Southampton will be the team to go down with the teams they have left.

I would laugh and laugh and laugh if Southampton went into League One.

it would be a sad state of affairs if they did. not so long ago they were a secure premieship team with no worries. its surprising how things change so quickly over a few seasons. the same can be said for leicester.