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How the Championship table is now expected to finish as Watford and Norwich City tipped and Swansea and Cardiff to miss top six

Watford and Norwich City are being backed to achieve automatic promotion back up to the Premier League while Welsh clubs Cardiff City and Swansea City are not fancied by the bookmakers to make the play-offs.

The full list of Championship fixtures were released on Wednesday morning and, following the confirmation of each team's schedule, the odds for promotion and relegation have now been released.

While the Hornets and the Canaries are tipped to bounce straight back, Vincent Kompany's Burnley are expected to battle it out with West Brom, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough for a play-off spot.

Read more : Championship fixture list in full as Norwich and Watford join Cardiff, Swansea and West Brom in second tier

At the other end of the table, recently-promoted Rotherham United are being backed to drop straight back down to the third tier, while Birmingham City and Reading, both of whom struggled last term, are fancied to drop out of the Championship next May.

As for the Welsh clubs' fortunes, well they are both expected to better their disappointing league positions last season. Cardiff, who finished 18th last season, are fancied to finish mid-table and are the same odds as Swansea City, who last year finished 15th, to win the title.

1. Norwich City: 6/1

2. Watford: 7/1

3. West Brom: 10/1

4. Sheffield United: 10/1

5. Middlesbrough: 12/1

6. Burnley: 14/1

7. Huddersfield: 16/1

8. Stoke City: 20/1

9. Sunderland: 20/1

10. Swansea City: 20/1

11. Cardiff City: 20/1

12. Coventry City: 20/1

13. QPR: 20/1

14. Blackburn Rovers: 20/1

15. Luton Town: 25/1

16. Milwall: 25/1

17. Hull City: 25/1

18. Preston: 33/1

19. Wigan: 33/1

20. Blackpool: 40/1

21. Bristol CIty: 40/1

22. Reading: 50/1

23. Birmingham City: 50/1

24. Rotherham United: 66/1

(Odds courtesy of BetVictor and correct at time of publishing)

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