Bristol City urged to follow Brighton and Brentford route as Premier League prediction is made
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Bristol City are one of just five current Championship clubs to have not played in the Premier League since the old First Division was reformatted into the top flight that we know today.
This season looks to be one of the Robins’ greatest opportunities to win promotion to the promised land, with the fight for the play-off places looking as though it will go all the way until the final day of the campaign.
Inconsistency has been Liam Manning’s side’s greatest issue in 2024/25, and if they can cut that out in the final months of the season, they have a strong chance of finishing in the top six and having a chance of ending their barren run without top flight football.
Bristol City’s young team is slowly starting to mature into a very credible threat in the Championship, and while there will be a desire to see Premier League football at Ashton Gate after this summer, they are a side that look to be building up to be something impressive.
Verdict made on Bristol City’s chances of winning promotion to the Premier League by 2030
The Robins have not finished in the play-offs in the second tier since the 2007/08 season, with Gary Johnson’s side making it to the final at Wembley after beating Crystal Palace over two legs. However, Dean Windass scored an outstanding volley for Hull City to take the Tigers to the Premier League.
