With four games of the Championship season remaining, Bristol City could finish anywhere between fifth and 22nd - which further showcases the bonkers nature of England’s second tier but also the small margins that lie between being a contender and a struggler.
In truth, the Robins’ chances of finishing inside the top six are remote - even with a perfect end to the campaign - given it requires an almost unfathomable combination of negative results by teams above them to also fall in their favour. While, if they were to lose all four, a side hasn’t been relegated in the region of 53 points since Peterborough United (54) in 2013.
Nigel Pearson spoke last week of a top-10 finish being a realistic aim, which would represent a sharp improvement on their 17th and 55-point haul from the last campaign and 19th and 51 in 2020/21, after he oversaw the final three months of the season.
