The 2025-26 Championship may not have even started yet but fans are already hotly anticipating which clubs are set to go all the way and achieve promotion.
It is six days until Pompey are back in action, taking on Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium next Saturday (9 August) and after a 16th-placed finish last season, the Fratton faithful will be hopeful John Mousinho’s squad can now start challenging further up the table.
Whether they are indeed able to battle it out for those play-off spots remains to be seen but, according to AI, we could very well see some surprising features higher up the table.
Based off collated data from news sites, betting sites and data analysis, this is how ChatGPT has predicted the final 2025-26 Championship table to look come next May...
9. 17. Derby County
ChatGPT comments: adjusted decently but lack the depth for anything more than consolidation | David Rogers/Getty Images
10. 16. Oxford United
ChatGPT comments: Second season back and overachieved last year with tidy football. Survival expected again | Getty Images
11. 15. Stoke City
ChatGPT comments: treading water. No major identity shift or standout signings. Solid mid-table prediction Photo: Getty Images
12. 14. Swansea City
ChatGPT comments: Regressed in recent season. Still playing nice football, but lacking teeth up front Photo: Getty Images