David Prutton’s Championship score predictions

David Prutton’s Championship score predictions have been revealed ahead of the next round of matches for the 2025/26 season.

The ex-Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Leeds, Swindon, Sheffield Wednesday, and England U21 footballer who currently works as a presenter, pundit, and commentator, has given his verdict.

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It’s set up to be another exciting season, with many soccer scores to keep an eye on across the world.

Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton gave a preview heading into the next game of the regular season, predicting the results of every fixture; listen to the podcast below or via any of your regular podcast providers.

HULL v MIDDLESBROUGH

Simeon: Hull City back to winning ways at the weekend with that late turnaround. Stoke City, Joe Gelhardt in really, really good form for them. Middlesbrough also enjoyed a turnaround win. They beat Derby 2-1 in the first game under new boss Kim Hellberg. So this should be a decent side between two sides feeling pretty confident after good results at the weekend, should it not, Prutts?

David: Yes, we saw the first game under the new boss in real time for Boro. We saw the one before where he was in the stadium, didn’t quite go according to plan. And for Hull City against Stoke, huge victory against the side sat second. So I don’t think we’ve made enough of that. And given the fact that they were pretty poor first half, they made changes at half time and managed to win the game. There’s a lot to like about Sergej Jakirović’s side and I’m really intrigued to see how these two handle potential expectations because if Hull City keep doing what they’re doing, we’re going to have to start talking about them at least being in the top six, aren’t we? So no, it’s a good way to start the weekend off and see what Kim Hellberg has got from what he’s got in front of him at Boro, how he sets his team up, what he wants from his side and if he can carry on the good work done by Rob.

Simeon: You just know that if they had won against Coventry in that game, he would have been down during the post-match interview and then in the dressing room after when you take all the credit for it. But because they lost, you very much remain rooted to see up at the top. It’s always the way with these types of things, isn’t it?

David: You’re looking down going, not my show today, tomorrow.

Simeon: Not my work, lads, yeah. Yeah, just taking the glory when it’s there for you. It’s something I know very well. Something you’re good at as well, I believe.

David: Talent borrows, genius steals.

Simeon: 100% as I borrow and steal these stats from Opta every week. Middlesbrough have just one defeat in the last six games against Hull and they’ve won four of those games.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-1 Hull

DERBY v LEICESTER

Simeon: Derby have lost two of the last three. They’ve just hit the buffers a little bit. And the most recent of that was that late defeat at Boro on Saturday. We just spoke about Leicester. It’s all a bit miserable there at the moment. They’ve had two really, really poor defeats in a row. And the pressure is heaping on Marti Cifuentes, who is still in his role. As we speak at a vague unknown time midweek, he is still there. But it’s not it’s not a good feeling at Leicester at the moment. And it’s sort of Derby, it’s dipped a bit of Derby as well, obviously with Carlton Morris being injured and a couple of defeats after that brilliant run. So how are we looking at the Rams at the moment?

David: Was it five on the spin, six on the spin that they won? Obviously, dealing with Carlton being out, they come up against the Leicester side that will be aiming, obviously, to get back to winning ways. You could see we did the Southampton game last midweek and there was an injustice in the first goal being offside. And that does sometimes tip the scales in the game. They didn’t react well to that. And then if you look at what the weekend brought, there’s so much for them to need to work on. 3-0 down at half time. They got a couple of goals back and potentially could have salvaged some of it. But I think it’s a really tough task for them against Derby County. Yes, there’s that East Midlands rivalry side of it. But given what we’ve seen so far under Marti and the side, the team’s underperforming, quite simple as that. Not having to look, like I say, with decisions. So for a team that we thought would be right up there in amongst it in the top two, if not the top six, at least, there’s certainly work for them to do.

Simeon: Derby have lost seven of the last eight league games against Leicester. But they haven’t actually played each other since 2014 in the league.

David Prutton’s score predictions: 2-1 Derby win

CHARLTON v PORTSMOUTH

Simeon: Charlton have slumped to four straight defeats, conceding 12 goals in that time as well. It’s very unlike what we saw from them before this bad little run they’ve been on. Portsmouth are not on a good run either. They are in the bottom three, just one win in eight. It’s a must win clash for both, for Charlton to get back on the horse and for Portsmouth to get on the horse.

David: Given what we’ve seen from Charlton, they were going superbly well. Basically, they spoke to us before the Southampton game, obviously they didn’t lose that game before, but they were in such a wonderful position. Given the fact that we’ve seen a side come up and done what they’ve done, this little run has derailed them a little bit, dropping down to 17th. There’d be none more so understanding of that fact than Nathan Jones. He’ll be turning over every single stone to try and work out how to arrest this. It’s a shocking run of form and shocking results. As you say, the amount of goals that they’ve conceded will absolutely have him climbing up the walls. Whereas Pompey, yes, it’s a slightly different incarnation of a side that came up, but having dropped below the dreaded dotted line, they obviously need to make sure that they can sort this pretty soon. I think the onus is on Charlton, given where they are, given what they’ve done, given what we’ve seen so far from them this season, to get their season firmly back on track with a home win.

Simeon: Charlton have lost just one of their last 11 elite games against Portsmouth and are unbeaten in six against them.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-0 Charlton win

WATFORD v NORWICH

Simeon: Watford saw their five game unbeaten run ended at Birmingham City on Monday night. Norwich, however, finally won a football match. They beat QPR on Saturday. They were 13 games without a win before that one, which is just crazy for any team, let alone a team like Norwich City in the Championship. But there’s certainly been an upturn under Philippe Clermont in terms of performances. And now they’ve got the result they needed as well.

David: Much needed. You’re absolutely right, given where they find themselves. Yeah, it’s that trepidation that comes with what the bottom three looks like this season, given Sheffield Wednesday’s travails, of course, minus 10 for them now. So there’s plenty in the intro of the new boss. I think from Watford’s point of view, they have been at times hit and miss over the course of the last couple of Championship seasons, but the broadly decent work that they’re capable of means that this is going to be a tough one for Norwich. Whether they can go back to bat, Norwich? I’m leaning more on the home side.

Simeon: I thought Watford turned up late at Birmingham on Monday night.

David: Yes, I would agree with that.

Simeon: They put some good stuff in. Obviously, Giorgi Chakvetadze has been back as well, made such a big difference. He is one of the best players in the league on his day, so he can have a real impact here. None of the last 16 league games between these two sides have been drawn, and Norwich have won the last three in a row, and four if you include the cup game earlier in the season.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-0 Watford win

BLACKBURN v SHEFF WED:

Simeon: Blackburn, that draw against Ipswich on Tuesday night. Sheffield Wednesday lost their last four in a row. What’s the score going to be at Ewood Park?

David Prutton’s score prediction: Blackburn to win 2-1.

BRISTOL CITY v MILLWALL

Simeon: Bristol City had that narrow win at Portsmouth last time out and it’s Mehmeti looking like a real star of the league this season. Great header. Millwall, a very different narrow win against Southampton. A very, very good narrow win against Southampton as well. What’s the score going to be at Ashton Gate?

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-2 draw

IPSWICH v COVENTRY

Simeon: Ipswich Town versus Coventry City. Ipswich, of course, drew with Blackburn in that replayed match on Tuesday night. Coventry won all five of their games in November. They are inevitable. What’s the score going to be at Portman Road?

David Prutton’s score prediction: Frank Lampard and his Coventry side to win at Portman Road 2-1.

Simeon: Incredibly inevitable.

PRESTON v WREXHAM

Simeon: Preston snuck that win at Sheffield Wednesday last time out, ending a run of three winless games. Wrexham are now unbeaten in eight. They are climbing up the table, but they have drawn four of those eight. So it’s not like they’re on a relentless winning run, but they are very, very tough to beat at the moment. What’s the score going to be at Deepdale?

David Prutton’s score prediction: Preston to win 1-0.

QPR v WEST BROM

Simeon: QPR’s three game unbeaten run came to an end at Norwich last time out. West Brom got that dramatic, much needed, very much needed comeback against Swansea City. What’s the score going to be?

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-1 draw

SHEFF UTD v STOKE

Simeon: Sheffield United, three wins on the bounce now. The improvements under Chris Wilder are really starting to happen. Stoke, somehow beaten by Arles last time out. It was a bit of a late smash or grab. We talked about earlier. What’s the score going to be at Bramall Lane?

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-1 Sheffield United win

SOUTHAMPTON v BIRMINGHAM

Simeon: Southampton saw their winning run under Tonda Eckert, ended by Millwall on Saturday. Birmingham beat Watford on Monday night.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-1 draw

SWANSEA v OXFORD

Simeon: Swansea lost their last five, including their first two on the new boss, Vitor Matos. Oxford dug out that very impressive win against Ipswich last Friday night, ending their five-game winless run. What’s the score going to be at the swansea.com stadium?

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-1 draw

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