While nine Premier League clubs do battle to avoid being one of the three teams that will suffer relegation, all 12 teams in the top half of the Championship are in the running to be one of the three teams to replace them in the top flight.
And now is the time for that dozen to front up or back out because, with the final day of the season six weeks away, time is running out to win the prize of being in with the elite next season. Barring a collapse of Devon Loch-proportions, Burnley will be one of them.
The winning line is in sight for Vincent Kompany's Clarets, who have lost just twice in 37 league games, and three is now their magic number. Third-placed Middlesbrough can reach a maximum of 91 points, meaning that three wins for Burnley in their final nine games would put them on 92 points and heading up in one of the two automatic spots.
