Championship relegation battle: Supercomputer makes new prediction after Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers latest
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Credit: Imago Championship relegation battle: Supercomputer makes new prediction after Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers latest Thu 26 February 2026 12:28, UK The Championship relegation battle is opening up as several clubs begin to pull away from the bottom three with just over two months of the season left.Norwich City beat already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Carrow Road on Wednesday night to extend their lead over 22nd-placed Leicester City to eight points.Philippe Clement has worked wonders with the Canaries since his arrival, and Opta is now giving them a slim chance of just 1.32 per cent to be relegated to League One this season.Blackburn Rovers recently hired Michael O’Neill as their new manager to help keep them in the division, but they were defeated 2-1 by Bristol City on Tuesday night.Opta is still backing them to stay in the Championship, however, with a 21.76 per cent chance of relegation that has slightly increased after that loss.Read more: Supercomputer makes updated Championship relegation prediction after West Brom and Leicester latestWest Brom and Oxford set to join Sheffield Wednesday in League OneThe current bottom three is made up of Sheffield Wednesday, who officially went down last weekend, Oxford United in 23rd place and Leicester in 22nd. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Leicester held promotion contenders Middlesbrough to a 1-1 away draw on Tuesday night, but failed to leapfrog 21st-placed West Brom as they played out the same scoreline at home to Charlton Athletic.Oxford were beaten 2-1 by Stoke City on Wednesday, and are now six points away from safety with just 12 games left to stay up.The latest round of results has seen Leicester’s likelihood of survival improve, according to Opta, as they now have a 28.68 per cent chance of relegation compared to last week’s 36.24.Gary Rowett has had them playing better football in his first two games in charge, and that improvement has seen Opta predict West Brom to be relegated in 22nd, with a 49.50 per cent chance as it stands.Read more: Championship promotion race: Supercomputer makes playoff prediction after Birmingham and Stoke latestWhich clubs are predicted to win promotion and take up the playoff spots?The second-tier playoff race is always hotly contested, and that is no different this time around as up to 10 teams remain in contention outside of the current top six.Wrexham currently sit sixth, four points ahead of Southampton, and Opta believe that Phil Parkinson’s side will continue to impress and make the playoffs, with a 49.02 per cent chance of doing so.Ipswich, Hull and Millwall are each set to join them in the top six, with Coventry and Middlesbrough predicted to be automatically promoted to the Premier League.