Who will win the EFL Championship? Predictions, picks for 2024 title, promotion with Leeds, Leicester in front

While the Premier League boasts its best finish in recent memory, the Championship race features a similarly thrilling conclusion.

Just like the top flight, there are three clubs all within a single point as the regular season nears a conclusion and the playoff beckons. Leicester City hold a one-point advantage and a game in hand, but their form leaves them vulnerable to Leeds United and Ipswich Town nipping at their heels.

Add in the presence of Southampton and Norwich City who loom as a formidable playoff opponent, and things are getting tight as the season nears a conclusion.

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The Sporting News breaks down the coming narrow finish which is anyone's game with four matches to go, and automatic promotion to the richest league in the world at stake.

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All three clubs in the title hunt have shown recent frailties. Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Leeds have all dropped points through the start of April, making this title race anybody's game.

Leeds seem to be in the worst form of the three, having won just one of their last four after beginning 2024 with 12 wins and a draw in 13 games. The Foxes haven't been much better, as a three-game losing streak to end February hasn't been fully reversed.

Ipswich had won eight of nine through February and March, putting them in the mix to capitalise, but they dropped points in two straight in early April to fall short of pulling in front.

While Leicester City appear more vulnerable than at any point this season, the other clubs don't seem to be able to pull ahead, and their game in hand remains key with just five matches left in the season. Their