Championship Winner Odds: Leeds clear favourites to scoop title

The Championship season is now just a matter of days away, and the 2024/25 campaign promises to be a belter. After last season’s record-breaking tallies at the top, we should see a more even race for the title this term, as several top sides strive to make it to the Premier League. 

As usual, most eyes will be on the trio of teams relegated from the Premier League to see if they can make it back at the first time of asking, but Burnley and Sheffield United both seriously struggled in the top flight last term. Below I’ve taken a look at the Championship Winner Odds, and assessed each of their chances. 

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Leeds United @ 3/1

Leeds are favourites to win the Championship this season, and for good reason. They amassed a whopping 90 points last season, but it wasn’t enough for a top-two spot, and they then lost to Southampton at Wembley to extend their miserable record in the play-offs. 

They’ve also lost two key players in the form of Crysencio Summerville and Archie Gray, but they still boast a ridiculously talented squad for this level. Ethan Ampadu, Pascal Struijk, Georginio Rutter and Wilfried Gnonto are the standouts, while signing Joe Rodon and Jayden Bogle on permanent deals is a major boost. 

Meanwhile, Daniel Farke remains in charge and he is a title-winning expert in the Championship, having done so twice already with Norwich. He’s also registered 90+ points in each of his Championship seasons to date, and surely another total like that will see Leeds win the title this season. 

Check out our full Leeds United Championship Odds piece here. 

Burnley @ 7/1 

Burnley probably haven’t had the summer they were expecting. They stayed loyal to Vincent Kompany in the Premier League, despite relegation being on the cards from around Christmas-time. Then, at the end of the season, he left as Bayern Munich came calling. 

It left the Clarets looking for a new manager, and Scott Parker took the reins in July. He has two Championship promotions on his CV already, but there are still question marks lingering over him given the ability of those Fulham and Bournemouth squads. 

Now Burnley themselves have a whole lot of talent at their disposal, and an awful lot of players on their books at the moment. It’s both a blessing and a curse for Parker, but the majority of the players who won the title at a canter two seasons ago remain. Manuel Benson, Josh Brownhill and Lyle Foster could play key parts, while big money was spent on both Sander Berge and James Trafford last summer. 

If Parker can get things right, they could go well, but there’s a lot of variables to be considered. Their ceiling is high, but several of these top players could yet leave, and Parker still has a lot to prove in my eyes. 

Check out our full Burnley Championship Odds piece here. 

Luton @ 10/1

Luton Town seem far more ready for this Championship season than Burnley. They both came down from the Premier League, yet Luton were sensible in the transfer window, have retained their incredibly talented manager and don’t appear to be losing any of their key stars as things stand. 

Rob Edwards has proven himself to be one of the best in the EFL over the past few seasons, and he didn’t look out of place in the top flight. Meanwhile, the Hatters have so far retained the likes of Carlton Morris, Elijah Adebayo, Marvelous Nakamba and Alfie Doughty - with Ross Barkley the only major outgoing. 

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Given their underdog status, they prepared for relegation this time last year, and so their signings were neither outlandish or ridiculously expensive. As a result, they’ve been left with a squad that is willing to fight for promotion again, with a hell of a lot more money in the bank. They are the strongest of the three relegated teams in my view, and could well win this league. 

Check out our full Luton Town Championship Odds piece here. 

Middlesbrough @ 11/1

Boro are certainly building something under Michael Carrick. They finished eighth last season but had a dreadful start to the campaign and are now looking to break into the play-offs once again. Carrick’s style of football is always going to have them at the top end of the table, and now he has spent two years getting settled, it is time for Boro to push on. 

They have a level of stability that has allowed them to build a genuinely strong squad. Luke Ayling has arrived for free after impressing last term on loan, while there’s a fair amount of excitement surrounding both Aidan Morris and Delano Burgzorg. They could drag the club towards the top two, and the strength in depth Carrick has at his disposal is also impressive.

Up front, big things are expected of Emmanuel Latte Lath, after he scored 11 goals in the final 12 appearances of the last campaign. He’s a serious Golden Boot contender and if things go well, he could fire Boro back to the Premier League. I’m positive about their chances this term. 

Check out our full Middlesbrough Championship Odds piece here.

Coventry @ 12/1

Coventry’s year-on-year progress up the divisions may have stalled last term as they fell from fifth to ninth, but there were circumstances to explain that. First of all, they sold Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer, their two stars of the previous season, and went about rebuilding the squad. 

The likes of Haji Wright and Ellis Simms took several months to settle in, while by the time they found their feet, the Sky Blues had a lot of ground to make up. Then in the second half of the season, they made it all the way to the FA Cup semi-finals, and that day at Wembley (that they so nearly won) absorbed all of the energy of their thin squad. They picked up just one point from their final six league games, and finished nine points off the top six. 

But they’ve taken time to regroup this summer, and the additions of Oliver Dovin, Jack Rudoni, Emphron Mason-Clark, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Brandon Thomas-Asante should take them forwards. A top class goalkeeper has been missing for some time so hopefully Dovin can take that spot, while their attacking depth, which cost them last season, has been bolstered.

With Mark Robins at the helm, anything is possible, and I’m expecting a more impressive league campaign from the Sky Blues this time around. 

Check out our full Coventry City Championship Odds piece here. 

Sheff Utd @ 16/1

Sheffield United are the final side on our list, and as a relegated Premier League side with parachute payment, perhaps they offer the best value. Now they came down in disastrous fashion, picking up just 16 points last term. Relegation was confirmed incredibly early, and Chris Wilder returned to the club as manager. 

Now they’ve released or let go a lot of their senior pros, with the likes of Oli McBurnie, Max Lowe, Wes Foderingham, Cameron Archer and Ben Osborn all departing - and there is a takeover in the works that is still casting a bit of a shadow over the club. 

Having said that, and got the negatives out of the way, the Blades’ summer business should leave their fans feeling excited. Callum O’Hare has arrived on a free from Coventry, and is one of the most exciting creative players this division has seen over the past few years, while Harrison Burrows is a superb left-back from Peterborough. Kieffer Moore is a dangerous forward while Harry Souttar has joined on loan from Leicester.

Their squad is still thin, but the talent they have added to the players they already have, such as Gustavo Hamer, Oli Arblaster and Anel Ahmedhodžić makes them a dangerous prospect. They’ve got a lot to offer this season and if you want to gamble on them finishing the window strongly, the 16/1 for them to win the league is generous. 

Check out our full Sheff Utd Championship Odds piece here.