GOING DEEP
Europe’s most exciting and unpredictable competition continues on Tuesday night, and even a quick look at the early league table will tell you we’re in for a thrilling season. Famous old clubs crowd the summit, a handful of points cover the top 10 – and in this leviathan format, every point and every game matters. Truly, the Championship is the gift that keeps on giving – and even the division’s stragglers can have hope. This time last year, Russell Martin’s Southampton were 15th in the second tier, and look at them now, eh? Eh? Oh.