They couldn’t, could they? Seven games to go. A six-point gap to Bournemouth, with the Cherries still to play.
Not only is the race for the play-offs pretty lively, Nottingham Forest have suddenly made the fight for second place interesting. A perfect week, with three wins from three, has given the Championship table a very healthy shine.
The priority remains to keep the unbeaten run going. There would be no point having got this far only to suffer a horrible collapse and fall out of the top-six completely. Complacency is a friend to nobody at this stage of the season.
