After just ten games a number of fascinating narratives are beginning to unfold in the 2026/27 EFL Championship season.
The second tier of English football is renowned for throwing up surprises, with a club's fortunes liable to change drastically, often without warning.
One only needs to look to Burnley's stumbling start to the campaign to see just how volatile the division can be.
After being relegated from the Premier League last season the Clarets were expected to hit the ground running on their return to the Championship but their return has proven to be anything but straightforward.
2026/27 Championship Relegation Odds
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With new manager Nicky Hayen at the helm the club have managed just one win from their opening ten games and currently sit just outside the relegation zone.
While the Turf Moor faithful will be desperate for an uptick in form over the coming weeks, Burnley are still not among the favourites to be relegated from the Championship this season.
The distinction of outright favourites instead goes to the league's current basement side, Preston North End.
Like their Lancashire rivals the Lilywhites have managed just a single league win thus far and currently sit rock bottom of the table with just four points.
Graham Alexander was sacked in September after a dismal start to the season but it remains to be seen if his successor Paul Heckingbottom can lead the club out of the bottom three.
Preston have spent over a decade in the Championship but are now odds-on favourites to be relegated this season at 1/2.
Joining them high in the betting is newly-promoted Lincoln City.
The Imps secured a first return to the second tier for more than 60 years by thanks to their unlikely League One triumph last season and were installed as favourites for the drop this summer.
However, a respectable start to the campaign has seen the East Midlands side win three of their opening nine games and their relegation odds have subsequently stretched from 8/11 to 2/1.
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