As the Championship season reaches its dramatic climax, the relegation battle is shaping up to be one of the tightest in recent memory.
With multiple clubs still fighting to avoid the drop, Sky Sports’ EFL experts Jobi McAnuff and Don Goodman have weighed in on who they believe will survive – and who faces the drop to League One.
Portsmouth’s recent dip in form has seen their once comfortable safety cushion shrink to just four points. However, McAnuff believes John Mousinho’s side will still have enough to secure their place in the Championship next season.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Essential EFL podcast, McAnuff said: “Portsmouth, after the Leeds game, I was saying they are safe. That was because they beat Leeds and they’ve been so good at Fratton Park, but then they go and lose to Plymouth – a result you don’t see coming.”
“I just think they’ll have enough there to get what they need between now and the end of the season.”
McAnuff also suggested that Hull City, currently just three points clear of the bottom three, should still be considered part of the battle, but he backed them to grind out the results needed to stay up.
