The 2022/23 season saw an unprecedented change in soccer in that the World Cup soccer format was cleverly divided into two halves of the season, one for the top and one for the bottom. Not only does this allow the EFL leagues (including the Championship, League One and League Two) to have a full eight more rounds of matches than the Premier League, but it also allows these leagues to kick off the new season with the Community Shield at the end of July.
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Among the teams that fell to the Championship were Watford and Norwich City, while those that managed to get promoted to the Premier League were Fulham and Bournemouth. Between the Championship and League One, Peterborough United, Derby County and Barnsley were relegated, while Wigan Athletic, Rotherham and Sunderland made the leap from League One to the Championship.
The Championship has always been a highly competitive league, with teams fighting tooth and nail for the chance to be promoted to the Premier League - after all, it's the land of gold - but the battle is often fraught with variables and unpredictable shenanigans.
However, unexpectedly, in last season, except for Fulham and Bournemouth successfully straight to the Premier League, the four tickets for the play-offs were all blown out of proportion, including Nottingham Forest's return to the Premier League after 23 years.
This season, the relegated from the Premier League, Watford and Norwich City, last season's play-off losers Huddersfield, Sheffield United and Luton, and the promoted from League One, Wigan Athletic, Rotherham and Sunderland, will have to beat the remaining 15 teams if they want to return to the Premier League or avoid relegation to League One.
However, unlike in the past, this season's fixtures are interspersed with the Qatar World Cup, and it is difficult to predict exactly how this international event will affect the fortunes of these Championship teams.
