EFL Championship PREVIEW 5 Sep 2026: Pointless Preston host the Lancashire derby before Wrexham visit the leaders

The model's read of EFL Championship's 11-game card for 5 September: its firmest call is Sheffield United over Norwich City at 55%, and the one it is least sure of is Portsmouth against Cardiff City, little more than a coin-toss.

Across the rest, it makes home favourites of Sheffield United (v Norwich City), Millwall (v Bolton Wanderers), Queens Park Rangers (v Middlesbrough), West Bromwich Albion (v Watford), West Ham United (v Derby County), Swansea City (v Wrexham); it leans to the visitors at Southampton (at Lincoln City), Blackburn Rovers (at Preston North End), Charlton Athletic (at Stoke City), Bristol City (at Burnley), Cardiff City (at Portsmouth).