Championship Promotion Odds: Leeds, Burnley & Luton lead the way

The 2024/25 Championship has a lot to live up to after last season's excitement, when four clubs put themselves firmly in contention for promotion. Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton were the prevailing sides while beaten play-off finalists Leeds United were the ones to miss out on the riches of the Premier League.

The Whites head this season's Championship promotion odds, however, which you can check out down below, alongside an analysis of some of the other main contenders.

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Leeds United @ 1/1

Unsurprisingly, after reaching the 2023/24 play-off final, Leeds United have been installed as favourites to be promoted from the Championship this season.

Led by two-time Championship-winning boss Daniel Farke, the Whites have the experience of a failed promotion campaign behind them now and should be extra motivated this time around.

A few of last season's stars - notably Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville - have departed Elland Road over the summer, while there haven't been too many new faces at Thorp Arch so far, but should the likes of Georginio Rutter, Wilfried Gnonto and Ethan Ampadu remain, Leeds look like shoe-ins for promotion back to the Premier League.

Burnley @ 2/1

Burnley romped to the 2022/23 Championship title under Vincent Kompany but were brought back down to earth in the Premier League as they finished 19th, eight points off survival.

The Clarets have since seen Kompany depart for Bavaria after Bayern Munich appointed the Belgian to lead their new project, leading chairman Alan Pace to appoint Scott Parker as the new head coach.

Parker was sacked by AFC Bournemouth in August 2022 following a 9-0 hammering at Liverpool and subsequently endured a difficult spell in Belgium with Club Brugge, but the former England international does have two managerial Championship promotions on his CV, one with Fulham and the other with Bournemouth, so he does at least know what it takes to get out of the division.

Critics have pointed to the fact that Parker was blessed with uber-talented squads at Craven Cottage and the Vitality Stadium and only managed to do the bare minimum with them, but Burnley supporters won't be bothered by how he gets them up - as long as he does.

Parker has another strong squad to work with at Turf Moor and should be targeting automatic promotion, something he achieved with the Cherries in 2022.

Luton Town @ 4/1

Rob Edwards and Luton Town earned plenty of admirers for their performances in the Premier League last season, but the Hatters were ultimately left disappointed as they finished 18th, six points off safety.

Optimism remains around Kenilworth Road, however, with the squad largely remaining intact this summer. Ross Barkley has left for Aston Villa and Gabriel Osho for Auxerre while Issa Kabore has returned to parent club Manchester City, but Elijah Adebayo and Carlton Morris, who scored 10 and 11 times respectively in the top tier last season, look set to lead the line for Luton again and will be beating their chest with confidence after last season's exploits.

Edwards worked wonders to get Luton promoted in 2023 and there's no reason to discount them from the promotion race this time around, particularly given their successful experience in the play-offs last time they were in the division.

Middlesbrough @ 100/30

Michael Carrick led Middlesbrough to the play-off semi-finals in 2022/23 but was unable to inspire the Teessiders to such heights last season as they eventually finished eighth, four points behind sixth-placed Norwich City.

There's been little transfer activity at the Riverside this summer but perhaps stability will prove pivotal for Boro, who will hope that Emmanuel Latte Lath can replicate his goalscoring feats of February to May, when he struck 11 times in the club's final 12 games.

The play-offs certainly aren't beyond Boro this term, and who knows what happens from there.

Coventry City @ 7/2

It's been a remarkable couple of years for Coventry City as they followed up a Championship play-off final in 2023 with an FA Cup semi-final this year. Both games ended in agony as they were narrowly beaten by Luton and Manchester United respectively, but the Sky Blues should be extremely optimistic about their promotion chances this season.

The 2023/24 Championship campaign fizzled out for Mark Robins' side as injuries and their focus on the FA Cup saw them slide out of play-off contention and into ninth place, something they will hope to learn from this time around.

Goals shouldn't be a problem for Cov, who saw strikers Haji Wright and Ellis Simms score 16 and 13 goals respectively in the second tier last season. The majority of Simms' goals came this calendar year after the summer signing from Everton endured a slow start to his Sky Blues career, so hopes are high that he can hit the ground running this year and get the side off to a better start.

Sheffield United @ 9/2

Chris Wilder was brought back to Bramall Lane last December to try and resurrect Sheffield United's ailing Premier League season but was unable to do so as the Blades finished bottom of the pile on 16 points.

United have since embarked on a rebuilding job with the likes of Oliver McBurnie, George Baldock and Jayden Bogle gone.

Callum O'Hare and Kieffer Moore, a couple of seasoned Championship performers who still have a lot to prove, have come through the day, however,

Wilder has taken the Blades to the Premier League before and he will believe he can do so again, but their best chance looks likely to be through the play-offs.

West Bromwich Albion @ 9/2

In Carlos Corberan, West Bromwich Albion have one of the most impressive managers in the second tier. The Spaniard took the Baggies to the play-off semi-finals last season, where they were ultimately knocked out by eventual winners Southampton, and that feat, alongside the ownership change at the club, gave hope that the upcoming campaign could be a successful one for Albion.

However, a quiet summer transfer window, coupled with reports that West Brom will have to comply with a financial plan laid out by the EFL, has quelled optimism at The Hawthorns, and it will all be on Corberan to perform miracles.

Norwich City @ 5/1

Norwich had to watch on in despair last season as bitter rivals Ipswich Town finished runners-up to secure back-to-back promotions and a long-awaited return to the Premier League.

Ironically, despite the 26-point gap between the sides in the table, the Tractor Boys were unable to beat the Canaries home or away, drawing 2-2 at Portman Road in December before losing 1-0 at Carrow Road in April.

The latter result proved crucial for the Canaries as they finished the campaign in the final play-off spot, three points ahead of seventh-placed Hull City.

Norwich ended the regular season in poor form, failing to win any of their last three games, and they were easily beaten by Leeds (0-4 on aggregate) in the play-off semi-finals.

The unpopular David Wagner has since been replaced by 35-year-old Danish head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup, whose only previous spell in management was at FC Nordsjaelland.

There is a feeling of the unknown with Thorup but that was also the case with former boss Daniel Farke, who oversaw two Championship-winning campaigns at Carrow Road.

The departure of influential midfielder Gabriel Sara to Galatasaray is sure to hit the team hard, while speculation continues to swirl around Josh Sargent and Jonathan Rowe, but the element of surprise could see Norwich emerge as play-off candidates.

Sheffield Wednesday @ 8/1

What a turnaround it was last season for Sheffield Wednesday who looked destined for an instant return to League 1 after failing to win any of their first 12 games.

But in came Danny Rohl midway through October, and after an uncertain start, the German head coach worked wonders to turn the Owls into one of the best-performing sides in the division.

Wednesday eventually secured safety on the final day of the season and have been active in the transfer market this summer as they look to push on this term.

With such an impressive head coach at the helm, Wednesday look a decent outside shot to make the top six, and you then wouldn't rule out Rohl performing more miracles in the play-offs to bring the Owls back to the promised land of the Premier League.

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