H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across the Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79, and O. McBurnie has been the form player this season, grading 62.8, and Z. Vipotnik leads the scoring with 23 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Silvera has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while R. Vรญtek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 101.1.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 95 | WWWDD | 42.5 | 51.5 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 84 | WDDWD | 36.3 | 52.3 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 48 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 51 | +15 | 83 | LDWDW | 37.4 | 52 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 48 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 84 | 57 | +26 | 80 | WDWDD | 30.5 | 56.4 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 49 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 50 | +25 | 80 | LLDDW | 41.1 | 55.5 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 49 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 66 | +4 | 73 | WWDWL | 39.9 | 49.1 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 71 | DLWWL | 35.3 | 40.4 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 69 | LWLWL | 35.7 | 44.5 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 65 | LDWWL | 28.4 | 55.1 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 64 | DWWDW | 33.3 | 49.1 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 64 | WDWLW | 35.9 | 52.4 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 62 | WLDLD | 35.3 | 49.2 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 60 | WLLWW | 31.9 | 48.9 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 60 | LWLLW | 32 | 46.1 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 58 | LLLLD | 30.7 | 50.9 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 57 | LLLLL | 28.7 | 53.7 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 55 | LLLLD | 28.1 | 50.7 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 55 | DWLWW | 26.7 | 46.1 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 53 | LWLDL | 33 | 43.2 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 52 | LWDLD | 37.8 | 51.2 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 51 | LDWWD | 34.8 | 50.5 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 47 | LWLLW | 31.2 | 44.7 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 46 | WDDLL | 26.9 | 49.3 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 89 | -60 | 18 | DDLLW | 19.5 | 44.9 |
