Have Southampton Been De-Railed?

Friday: Southampton 0-1 Bristol City
Monday: Brighton 3-0 Southampton

Will those of Southampton's last 2 results end their chance of automatic promotion?

This might sound like a strange question as they are still top of the Npower Championship on goal difference but we see this kind of situation all the time where teams trail off as the season moves along.

The Saints haven't really had a major bad patch as of yet so maybe this maybe it so they will want to be getting on the winning road again as soon as possible.

This January Adkins will want to bring in some new faces to try and bolster their challenge but here's my question:

Will we see Southampton back in the Premierleague next season?

How strong Is The Championship?

The second tier of English football has increased in strength over the years to the point where its the fifth most watched league in Europe but how strong is it?

This season Southampton who are topping the table on 22 points will be hoping to follow Norwich City's example of two promotions in two seasons to gain premiership status but Southampton will have strong competition if their dreams are to come true.

I would say there are at least fourteen teams capable of achieving promotion such as teams like Middlesbrough, Derby, Leicester and last seasons relegated teams West Ham, Birmingham and Blackpool among others.

So will Southampton stay topping the league?
Who's your favourites to go up?

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