David Prutton’s Championship score predictions

David Prutton’s Championship score predictions have been revealed ahead of the next round of matches for the 2024/25 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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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.

Luton vs Derby

Simeon: Luton, still just not happening for them. 6 wins all season. 19th in the table heading into Friday night, but they are a lot better at home than they are away. Derby, emphatic win over Portsmouth last Friday night. Still just one away win all season. So one team, they’re good at home, one team, they’re rubbish away. Should we just do a prediction and move on Saturday?

David: But that would be remiss given how good Derby have been in the last couple of games. Big point against Burnley, emphatic thumping of, Pompey, which just goes to show the wild swings in this because having seen them at Leeds and it being very much a one-sided affair, you wonder what you’re gonna get from Derby. But I think even though we’re we’re talking about big football club, we are talking about a team that’s newly promoted, and they have very quietly got about with their business very well indeed. Sat 14th, I think job well done so far for Warne and his Rams. As for Luton, we just don’t know, do we? I don’t think they quite know at the moment what, what to make of themselves. Constellation in the last game, Liam Walsh coming on getting sent off once again, and the reaction of his teammates was there for all to say very frustrated with him and probably with themselves. So, yeah, I think the fact that you throw it back to them at home and Derby on the road might tip it a certain way, but if you’re Derby County, you’ve gotta be thinking and rubbing your hands together. It’s get us to Kenilworth Road and see what we can get.

Simeon: Our Derby fan, Ben C, says a little more sugar sprinkled on top for the Championship Guardiola. Is that a good thing now? Is, do we wanna compare manage to Guardiola now? Paul Warne’s doing much better. He actually he’s actually won some games recently. But he has also got a 2-1, Derby win, and said come on the Rams. Luton, however, have lost just one of their last 5 league games against Derby winning this exact fixture 1-0 when it was last played in February 2022. It’s easy to get these 2 teams for 2 weeks apart last season. What’s the score going to be at Kenilworth Road on Friday night?

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-1

Portsmouth vs Coventry

Simeon: Portsmouth have slumped back into the bottom 3. They do have games in hand on all the sides above them. Not always ideal at this stage. You’d probably rather have the points. But they’re still in a better position than where they did get tonked 4-0 at Derby last Friday night. Coventry, 4 games under Frank Lampard, 2 wins and a draw so far. They came back to the Hull 2-1 last week. It’s been a solid start for Super Frank.

David: It has. There’s a lot to like about the boys put the team together. We saw that West Brom game, and questions would have been asked off the back of that. Questions that they in fact that they answered against Hull City. I mean, we’ll we’ll go on to Hull City in a in a minute, but there’s a lot to scratch head about them at this moment in time. But given the fact that Pompey before getting pumped, were on a 4 game unbeaten run. It’s, as I said about what a good job Derby have done and kinda reassert themselves, Pompey’s odyssey back in the championship was always gonna be a little bit tougher given how long they’ve been away from it. But still within touching distance, still can pull back Cardiff, Oxford and Luton, potentially, Stoke and QPR too. So, yeah, tough game for them, but I think from Coventry’s point of view, and in particular, Mason Clark, who is a man transformed, isn’t he, under Frank? Plenty for them to be positive about heading to there for lunchtime on Saturday.

Simeon: Our fan Pompey Fan 2013 says, let’s not talk about Derby. I don’t think we can bounce back against Coventry, so I’m going for a one one draw. And he thinks Colby Bishop and Ella Sims will be the goal scores. Coventry have failed to win any of the last 4 away league games against Portsmouth, and they’ve conceded at least twice in all of those matches.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-2

Hull vs Swansea

Simeon: Hull have slumped to the bottom of the championship table and played more games in the 4 sides above them as well. It is a concern. Ruben Selles a run of 2 without a win. Swansea in the top half heading into the weekend, but they did throw away a 2 goal lead to lose at home to Sunderland last weekend. So 2 sides maybe have a point to prove and lots to do before we I’d say we break up for Christmas, but we don’t because they all led us 17 times over Christmas. But, yeah, important game for both of this in different ways, I suppose.

David: Yeah. I mean, for Hull, they, there’s no win in 13 now for them, but proper properly falling off a cliff after winning 4 on the bounce. Obviously, led to the the sacking of Tim Walter, Ruben Selles has come in. He will have had a long week to be able to sit and look at what his team was like. From all reports I’m hearing, they were absolutely nowhere near it against Coventry. Shades of good stuff in the game before against Watford, but, yes, they might be a home. I think this is a huge task for them. Swansea may have, obviously, as you said, come off the back of surrendering a 2-0 lead. But before then, Unbeaten in 4 and playing the type of football. I mean, you could throw you could throw into the leads, getting that. So it’s concentrated to the end. They might have, been able to pull off a a victory against the team that’s knocking around at the top of the division, but this is aa very, very tough game for Holt. I’m intrigued to see what they’ve done during the week under Ruben because there is so much they need to put right.

Simeon: Hull have won just 1 of their last 9 league games against Swansea City and they failed to win any of their last 4 against the Welsh side.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-0 Swansea

Sheff Wed vs Stoke

Simeon: I’ve just written Danny Rohl question mark because, obviously, he has been linked, with the Southampton job. But as we speak on Wednesday afternoon, Danny Rohl is still the manager of Sheffield Wednesday. We expect it to stay that way until the weekend, and we hope it does as well. Only one defeat in 6 for Sheffield Wednesday. Good comeback win at Oxford last week as well, which spelled the end of Des Buckingham. We’ll mention that a bit later, but that was a joke. Stoke without a win in 7, albeit 4 draws in that time, but still no wins in 7. So Sheffield Wednesday in better form going into this one at Hillsborough.

David: Very much so. And sneakily, just meandering into the top ten, haven’t they, I see? 9th place, when we were looking at them early season, thinking what on earth we’re gonna get from them. They’ve been very good, so they’ll be kind of hoping that they can sell or take Danny Rohl to a chair somewhere in Hillsborough so he can’t actually leave. Carlos Corberan as well be mentioned in dispatches, so we’ll see how that one turns out, about the Southampton job. But, yeah, I’m very positive about this for Wednesday going into the game against Stoke. So much to like about the way that they have shown that type of fortitude, as you say, coming back from a goal down, and they’ve got the type of players that can really hurt Stoke. So, I’m leaning as you can already probably tell towards, something positive for the home side.

Simeon: Our Sheffield Wednesday fan, James, says, need to improve our home form to stay in sight of the top 6. That’s how high the Owls are aiming at the moment. So good opportunity against Stoke, and I’ll say 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday as well have lost just 2 of the last 12 league games against Stoke, though 5 of the last 6 home game in that spell have finished in draws.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

West Brom vs Bristol City

Simeon: West Brom lost a game last week. They led at Watford on Sunday, but they were beaten 2-1. Ended a 12 game unbeaten run, sitting 2 points outside the playoffs. They are Bristol City drawn their last 2. No wins in 3. They’re in the very Bristol City position of 11th heading into the weekend.

David: Brought that unbeaten run to an end, that had 11 draws in it. That was amazing. Sorry, 10 draws in it.

Simeon: Our Bristol City fan, Charlie says, we’re gonna find motivation and realise that we should be in the top 8, not the top 6, the top 8. So he’s aiming for, just outside the playoffs finish. That’s why, but he’s been to come for 2 one win to Bristol City. We have, of course, as well mentioned that Carlos Corberan has been linked with various jobs away, strong rumours of him with Southampton, with Wolves. But as we said, speaking on Wednesday, going into the weekend, we’re expecting him to be in charge of West Brom on Sunday. West Brom have lost just 1 in the last 8 league games against Bristol City, with each of those 5 victories in that time coming by a 2 goal margin or more.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-0 West Brom

Burnley v Watford

Simeon: Our Watford fan says, I think we’ve finally clicked, and he’s gone for a 3-0 Watford win. Watford, however, wants one of the last 14 trips to Turf Moor. What’s the score going to be at Turf Moor?

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-1 Burnley

Cardiff v Sheffield United

Simeon: Sheffield United have won their last four games on the spin against Cardiff scoring 9 goals in that time.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-0 Sheffield United

Leeds v Oxford

Simeon: Our Leeds fan, Plough 78, says, Leeds will be bitterly disappointed to only get a point to Preston. Home form is undeniably strong. I don’t envy Oxford at travelling to Fortress Elland Road. I want a big score, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a hard graph for Leeds. His heart says 6-0, in his head, says 1-0, the late winner for James. I reckon it’ll be somewhere in the middle of that, to be honest. Oxford, they failed to win any of their 3 prior away league games against Leeds, with their last trip to Elland Road ending in a 2 one defeat, but that was in September 1989. We should mention as well, Oxford have, sacked Des Buckingham in this week as well, and that’s a complete joke.

David: A huge task for Oxford. I can reassure these fans, though, that Daniel Farke will be heavily hydrated having bumped into him in the local Sainsbury’s with a trolley full of fizzy water and Actimel random like, more Actimel than you think is possible to ingest over the next month or so, but his family are coming over. So that’s why he’s getting the, calcium and a probiotic. Is that what? Good gut health. Great gut health in the Farke household. That’s that’s key to it.

Simeon: The exclusive insight you get on this podcast is something to be behold. Actimel must look very, very small in his hands.

David: Has he got big hands?

Simeon: I mean, he’s just a big bloke, isn’t he? He’s just, like, wide. He’s a wide man.

David: Wow. I mean, that’s never been, you’re using it as a compliment. That’s unheard of.

Simeon: He’s a wide man. He is a wide man.

David: Broad. Broad is what you’re looking for.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-0 Leeds

Millwall v Blackburn

Simeon: Our Rovers fan, Matt simply says 7 in a row incoming, and he’s got a 1-0 Blackburn win. Millwall failed to win any of the last 8 league games against Blackburn.

David: The post Neil Harris here, of course, isn’t it? But with John Eustace at the wheel for Blackburn Rovers, they’re absolutely flying and loving a one niler.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 1-0 Blackburn

Plymouth v Middlesbrough

Simeon: Middlesbrough are unbeaten across their last 8 away lead games against Plymouth Argyle since a one nil loss back in October 1964.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-1 Middlesbrough

QPR v Preston

Simeon: Our QPR fan, Jake, just says, I reckon we’ll beat Preston 2-1, and you are as he says. Preston have won 5 in the last 8 away league games against QPR. They’ve scored 2 plus goals in 6 of those matches during that time as well.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-2

Sunderland v Norwich

Simeon: Our Sunderland fan says, he’s gone for a 2-1 win for Sunderland. Sunderland have lost 2 of their last seven league games against Norwich, though one of those defeats came in their last such meeting in March.

David Prutton’s score prediction: 2-1 Sunderland

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