Championship leaders Burnley predicted to win the title while Blackburn Rovers are expected to slip out of the play-off spots

By Dan Black
Published 4th Jan 2023, 16:34 BST
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Championship leaders Burnley look unstoppable at the moment.

Six wins on the bounce and 10 victories from their last 11 league games has propelled them to the summit by a margin of five points.

Sheffield United, who shared the spoils with QPR at Loftus Road in their first outing of 2023, are the Clarets' nearest rivals.

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But the chasm to Blackburn Rovers in third spot in the division has now stretched to 14 points and looks insurmountable at this stage of the season.

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Anass Zaroury of Burnley celebrates with teammate Nathan Tella after scoring their side's second goal during the Sky Bet Championship between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers at Turf Moor on November 13, 2022 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)BURNLEY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Anass Zaroury of Burnley celebrates with teammate Nathan Tella after scoring their side's second goal during the Sky Bet Championship between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers at Turf Moor on November 13, 2022 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Anass Zaroury of Burnley celebrates with teammate Nathan Tella after scoring their side's second goal during the Sky Bet Championship between Burnley and Blackburn Rovers at Turf Moor on November 13, 2022 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Vincent Kompany's side are the highest scorers in England's four professional tiers with 52 goals having netted in 23 games in succession.

It will come as no surprise, then, to see that an updated predictions table from FiveThirtyEight has Burnley going on to win the title.

The 'supercomputer' has the current table-toppers preserving their five-poi