Matches Championship 5 Game Blocks 25/26

[Carpy]

Block 1 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❌ Pompey (H) ❌ Hull (A) ❌ Birmingham (A) ➖ Coventry (H) ➖ Leicester (H) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  2/15	Block 2 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ Bristol (A) ❌ Sheff Utd (H) ➖ QPR (A) ❌ Watford (A) ✅ Derby (H) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ███████▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  7/15	Block 3 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❌ Wrexham (A) ✅ Sheff Wed (A) ➖ Millwall (H) ❌ Stoke (H) ❌ West Brom (A) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ █▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  4/15
Block 4 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ➖ Middlesbrough (H) ➖ Norwich (A) ✅ Ipswich (H) ❌ Swansea (A) ➖ Blackburn (A) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ██████▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  6/15	Block 5 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❌ Preston (H) ❌ Charlton (A) ✅ Southampton (H) ❌ Swansea (H) ❌ Ipswich (A) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ███▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  3/15	Block 6 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❌ Sheff Utd (A) ➖ Bristol (H) ➖ QPR (H) ✅ Leicester (A) ❌ Birmingham (H) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ █████▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  5/15
Block 7 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ➖ Coventry (A) ❌ Norwich (H) ➖ Middlesbrough (A) ❌ Stoke (A) ✅ WBA (H) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ █████▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒  5/15	Block 8 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ Preston (A) ✅ Blackburn (H) ➖ Charlton (H) ❌ Southampton (A) ➖ Hull (H) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ████████▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 8/15	Block 9 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ➖ Portsmouth (A) ✅ Watford (H) ⬜ Derby (A) ⬜ Wrexham (H) ⬜ Sheffield Weds (H) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ████░░░░░░░░░░░ 4/15

Bonus Ball: Millwall (A)

Avoiding Relegation - The Magic 50
████████████████████████████████████████████░░░░░  44/50 (12 Available)

Seasonal Averages​

Automatic Promotion​	Play-Offs​	Safety​
2024/2025 - 100 2023/2024 - 96 2022/2023 - 91 2021/2022 - 88 2020/2021 - 91 2019/2020 - 83 Average: 91.8 (92) PP 5 games: 10​	2024/2025 - 68 2023/2024 - 73 2022/2023 - 69 2021/2022 - 75 2020/2021 - 77 2019/2020 - 70 Average: 72.0 (72) PP 5 games: 9​	2024/2025 - 50 2023/2024 - 53 2022/2023 - 50 2021/2022 - 42 2020/21 - 45 2019/2020 - 50 Average: 49 (50) PP 5 games: 6​

 

[Carpy]

2025/2026 Season​

Block 1 Pompey (H) Hull (A) Birmingham (A) Coventry (H) Leicester (H)View attachment 30457 Total points out of 15: 2​	Block 2 Bristol (A) Sheff Utd (H) QPR (A)* View attachment 30459 Watford (A) Derby (H)View attachment 30457 Total points out of 15:​	Block 3 Wrexham (A)* View attachment 30457 Sheff Wed (A) Millwall (H) Stoke (H)* View attachment 30457 West Brom (A) Total points out of 15:​
Block 4 Middlesbrough (H) Norwich (A)* View attachment 30457 Ipswich (H)View attachment 30459 Swansea (A) Blackburn (A)* View attachment 30457 Total points out of 15:​	Block 5 Preston (H)View attachment 30457 Charlton (A) Southampton (H) Swansea (H) Ipswich (A) Total points out of 15:​	Block 6 Sheff Utd (A)View attachment 30457 Bristol (H) QPR (H)* Leicester (A) Birmingham (H) Total points out of 15:​
Block 7 Coventry (A) Norwich (H) Middlesbrough (A) Stoke (A)* View attachment 30457 WBA (H) Total points out of 15:​	Block 8 Preston (A) Blackburn (H)* View attachment 30457 Charlton (H) Southampton (A) Hull (H) Total points out of 15:​	Block 9 Portsmouth (A) Watford (H) Derby (A) Wrexham (H)* View attachment 30457 Sheffield Weds (H) Total points out of 15:​

Bonus Ball: Millwall (A)

Games with * next to them are midweek games

Seasonal Averages
​

Automatic Promotion​	Play-Offs​	Safety​
2024/2025 - 100 2023/2024 - 96 2022/2023 - 91 2021/2022 - 88 2020/2021 - 91 2019/2020 - 83 Average: 91.8 (92) PP 5 games: 10​	2024/2025 - 68 2023/2024 - 73 2022/2023 - 69 2021/2022 - 75 2020/2021 - 77 2019/2020 - 70 Average: 72.0 (72) PP 5 games: 9​	2024/2025 - 50 2023/2024 - 53 2022/2023 - 50 2021/2022 - 42 2020/21 - 45 2019/2020 - 50 Average: 49(50) PP 5 games: 6​

Looking dire so far, the next 3 games are crucial, without 6 points Gary goes for me. Bold maybe, but we can't afford to get cut off.

 

[Northstandboy]

Looking dire so far, the next 3 games are crucial, without 6 points Gary goes for me. Bold maybe, but we can't afford to get cut off.

Minimum of 4 points for me.
Derby - draw
Wrexham - loss
Sheff Wed - win

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Minimum of 4 points for me.
Derby - draw
Wrexham - loss
Sheff Wed - win

5 for me - D, W, D

 

[Steve Gilbert]

If we are serious about staying up then we want to be looking at 7 points from the next 3 games.

 

[Essexyellows]

Looking dire so far, the next 3 games are crucial, without 6 points Gary goes for me. Bold maybe, but we can't afford to get cut off.

Nobody gets relegated in October! Stay calm.

 

[Stranger]

Minimum of 4 points for me.
Derby - draw
Wrexham - loss
Sheff Wed - win

Surely it's important to beat Derby - you want to win your home games

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Second block of games completed and a much better return with the safety total met! i think we should be looking at 9 points from our next block of 5 games.

 

[Foley]

Nobody gets relegated in October! Stay calm.

Well said.
Some strange comments over the past couple of weeks

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Pompey - 0 points
Hull - 0 points
Birmingham - 0 points
Coventry - 1 point
Leicester - 1 point
2 points from 15

Bristol City - 3 points
Sheffield United - 0 points
QPR - 1 point
Watford - 0 points
Derby - 3 points
7 points from 15

Wrexham - 0 points
Sheffield Wednesday - 3 points
Millwall - 1 point
Stoke - 0 points
West Brom - 0 points
4 points from 15

Middlesbrough
Norwich
Ipswich
Swansea
Blackburn

If we fail to pick up 6 points in the next 5 then Gary Rowetts record this season will be worse than Des Buckinghams which is mental when you think about it & all that’s been said the last 12 months

 

[chuckbert]

The good news for block 5 is that me and the boy will be there for 3 of the games. Last time we managed to get over from Perth during the season was October 2023. We attended 3 games, 1st away, 2nd and 3rd at home. Won all 3. This time we have Charlton(A), Soton(H), Swans(H), so the juju is good for this block.
Also, some on here may be happy to know that last time we did this, there was a change of manager a week or two later ...

 

[Foley]

Apparently after playing half of our games 73% of our points have been against Top half sides.
Bizarre!

 

[uptheus]

We’ve averaged 0.88 points/game this season so far, so to get to 50points we need to average 1.36 points/game, that’s over a 50% mark-up!!

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H
Preston A
Blackburn H
Charlton H
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A
'Boro A
Stoke A
Southampton A
Hull H

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H
Preston A
Blackburn H
Charlton H
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A
'Boro A
Stoke A
Southampton A
Hull H

We're already a point up!

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H
Preston A
Blackburn H
Charlton H
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H L
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A D
'Boro A D
Stoke A
Southampton A
Hull H

1 point up again!

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H WON
Preston A
Blackburn H
Charlton H
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H L
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A DRAW
'Boro A DRAW
Stoke A L
Southampton A
Hull H

1 win down, 5 to go!
1 point over target currently.

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H WON
Preston A WON
Blackburn H
Charlton H
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H L
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A DRAW
'Boro A DRAW
Stoke A L
Southampton A
Hull H

2 wins down, 4 to go!
1 point over target currently.

 

[Carpy]

12 points to go

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H WON
Preston A WON
Blackburn H WON
Charlton H
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H L
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A DRAW
'Boro A DRAW
Stoke A L
Southampton A
Hull H

3 wins down, 3 to go!
1 point over target currently.

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H WON
Preston A WON
Blackburn H WON
Charlton H DRAW
Watford H
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H L
Portsmouth A
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A DRAW
'Boro A DRAW
Stoke A L
Southampton A L
Hull H DRAW

Still on track for 50 points.
A win on Monday would come in very handy though!

 

[Carpy]

Still on track for 50 points.
A win on Monday would come in very handy though!

I would go insofar as to say that it's imperative. 10 points from the next 18 available is a big, big ask. We've not managed that points haul in any of our 5 games blocks.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

I would go insofar as to say that it's imperative. 10 points from the next 18 available is a big, big ask. We've not managed that points haul in any of our 5 games blocks.

Remember we don't need 10 if the 2 above us only get 6 or less
PM 2 PTS out of 18 no win in 8
Leics 6 out of 18
OX 11 out of 18

Our run in is better

As I have continually said all season in the words of Gloria Gaynor (sort of) we will survive

 

[NorthWestOx]

I would go insofar as to say that it's imperative. 10 points from the next 18 available is a big, big ask. We've not managed that points haul in any of our 5 games blocks.

Good job we have 6 games then...

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Good job we have 6 games then...

And that 6th game is against…Millwall who might secure premier league football with a win against us.
If we are to stay up then we need to be safe before the last game.

 

[WRox]

And that 6th game is against…Millwall who might secure premier league football with a win against us.
If we are to stay up then we need to be safe before the last game.

Big difference between playing Millwall with them needing 3 points for promotion, and playing Millwall with them having just missed out on the autos and preparing for the playoffs.

Be interesting to see when we happen to catch Derby and maybe Wrexham as well.

We’ll only be favourites to win two more games this season I imagine (Watford/Sheff Weds) so will need to beat the odds somewhere. Hopefully tomorrow.

 

[SteMerritt]

And that 6th game is against…Millwall who might secure premier league football with a win against us.
If we are to stay up then we need to be safe before the last game.

Or if we don't look at the worst scenario, they might have secured promotion the week before and been on the lash for a week. A bit like Barnsley when they went up the week before and got slaughtered at The Manor.

 

[NorthWestOx]

To get to 50 points, we need 6 wins and 5 draws.
I think we might just be able to do it, but we'll need to win most of our home games.
Whether that will be enough, is another thing.

Win:
West Brom H WON
Preston A WON
Blackburn H WON
Charlton H DRAW
Watford H WON
Sheff Wed. H

Draw:
Norwich H L
Portsmouth A DRAW
Derby A
Wrexham H
Milwall A

Lose:
Coventry A DRAW
'Boro A DRAW
Stoke A L
Southampton A L
Hull H DRAW

Still on track for 50 points!
Winning one of Derby, Wrexham or Millwall would be massive!

Not discounting Sheff. Weds. we need to be at it from the start in that game.

 

[Scotchegg]

Or if we don't look at the worst scenario, they might have secured promotion the week before and been on the lash for a week. A bit like Barnsley when they went up the week before and got slaughtered at The Manor.

"It's just like watching Brazil"