{"id":36764,"date":"2022-03-15T15:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=36764"},"modified":"2024-06-01T10:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T09:07:18","slug":"5-championship-players-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/football\/efl\/5-championship-players-to-look-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Championship Players To Look Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aleksandar Mitrovic &#8211; Fulham<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably the most obvious shout in the division but Mitrovic will be keenly contesting the all-time record for goals in the English second tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was set by Guy Whittingham of Portsmouth in the 1992-93 season as he netted 42 &#8211; Mitrovic is currently on 35 with ten games remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been a remarkable campaign for the Serbian forward who feels so at home in the second tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those 35 goals have come in 34 games which essentially means having Mitrovic in the team is akin to a one-goal headstart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fulham are 12 points clear at the top and promotion seems to be a case of when and not if.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ben Brereton-Diaz &#8211; Blackburn Rovers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chilean international was been lauded at the start of the season for his goalscoring record &#8211; since his shock summer switch of international allegiance, he became a new player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brereton-Diaz is still the Championship&#8217;s third top scorer behind Mitrovic and Bournemouth&#8217;s Dominic Solanke but he epitomises Blackburn&#8217;s slump in form since the beginning of the year &#8211; which has seen them win just one of their last nine games, scoring only once in that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He went seven games without scoring before picking up an injury at West Brom in mid-February and has been out since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early April is set to be his comeback date and if Rovers are to earn promotion, they will need some big performances from their talisman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sorba Thomas &#8211; Huddersfield Town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Welsh winger has been one of the breakout stars in the Championship this season as Huddersfield have shocked the division with their performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carlos Corberan had to rely on free transfers and academy graduates in the summer and Thomas has been a revelation playing in a wing-back role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His pace and direct running is a huge asset for Huddersfield and if he and the Terriers keep up their current form, they may find themselves back in the Premier League next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ryan Yates &#8211; Nottingham Forest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, the tough-tackling Forest academy star penned a new deal until the summer of 2025 which was completely justified given his recent performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\ufe0f Goodnight, Reds ???? <br><br>???????? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5yEGXkYNpc\">pic.twitter.com\/5yEGXkYNpc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFFC\/status\/1503491161142530069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yates has had a habit of popping up with crucial goals in recent weeks and has scored three in his last three matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He netted later equalisers against both Stoke and Sheffield United and has become a mainstay of Steve Cooper&#8217;s side who continue to fight for a play-off place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Lawrence &#8211; Derby County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Derby are to do the unthinkable and survive in the Championship despite a 21-point deduction then they are going to require every bit of quality of experience from their seasoned players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrence is key to that and, to be fair to the Wales international, he has been very good for the Rams this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has scored nine goals in 32 appearances and is someone that Wayne Rooney can build the team around, with the supporting cast largely consisting of inexperienced players from Derby&#8217;s youth system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aleksandar Mitrovic &#8211; Fulham Probably the most obvious shout in the division but Mitrovic will be keenly contesting the all-time record for goals in the English second tier. That was set by Guy Whittingham of Portsmouth in the 1992-93 season as he netted 42 &#8211; Mitrovic is currently on 35 with ten games remaining. 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