Championship

EFL Championship Table at Christmas 2025 | 25/26 (this current season) standings after 22 games in December

Here is a look at the 2025-26 season EFL Championship table as it stood at Xmas (December 2025). These are also the 25/26 Championship standings after 22 games, with Week 23 set to be played on Boxing Day.

Postponed games include Blackburn v Sheff Wednesday (waterlogged pitch) & Charlton v Pompey (fan medical emergency), so these four teams have a game in hand as on Xmas eve.

EFL Championship Table 2025-26 season at Xmas (before Boxing Day 2025 round of fixtures)

Note: Sheffield Wednesday had a 18 point deduction as of Xmas 2025, so their points tally is minus 9.

EFL Championship Table Xmas 2025

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Championship Playoff Final | Lineups Sheffield United vs Sunderland AFC Timeline May 2025 | SHU 1-2 SUN

Here is a look at the Sheffield United F.C. vs Sunderland A.F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their EFL Championship playoff final clash on 24 May, 2025 (82,718 official crowd attendance number at Wembley Stadium)

Sheff United were top of the Championship standings at Christmas 2024, but will have to do without a spot in the Prem in 25/26.

Sunderland once suffered back to back relegations from the Premier League, but are now back in the top flight.

Sheff United vs Sunderland AFC starting lineups and subs May 2025 Playoff Final

Cooper (GK); Choudhury, Ahmedhodzic (Seriki 90+7′), Robinson, Burrows; Brewster (Brooks 65′), Peck (Davies 90′), Vinicius Souza, Hamer (Brereton Diaz 72′ | Cannon 90′); Moore, Campbell (O’Hare 65′)

Sheffield United FC vs Sunderland AFC Lineups 2025 May Playoff Final

Ben Brereton Diaz was a second half substitute who himself got replaced later in the game.

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List of Teams Relegated from EFL Championship (2024-2025 Season) to League One

Here is the list of three teams that have been relegated from the EFL Championship in 2025 (2024/25 season) to League One, and will therefore be playing in the English third tier for the upcoming 2025/26 season.

Which teams were relegated from the Championship at the end of the 24/25 season?

Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City were relegated from the EFL Championship at the end of the 2024-25 season.

This was a second successive relegation for Luton Town– Luton were relegated from the Premier League to the Championship in 2024, & now from the Championship to League 1 in 2025.

Luton Town are therefore the fourth team to have a double relegation from the Premier League.

EFL Championship table in 2024/25 (final standings after 46 games on 3 May 2025)

final efl championship table 2024-2025 season

Cardiff and Plymouth were already in the relegation zone in the Championship table at Christmas time in December 2024, but Luton were 15th back then. Oxford United were 23rd in the standings at Xmas 2024, but managed to finish 17th and didn’t get relegated.

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