| Championship Table at: 25 September 2021 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | READING | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | Millwall | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 7 |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 24 | Hull City | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
