@FootyAccums Cross-Competition RequestABets

Ahead of the English Football League kicking-off on Friday (9/8/24), we’ve taken a look at some of our exclusive @FootyAccums Cross-Competition RequestABets.

Leeds United and Burnley are two favourites to win the Championship title at 5/2 and 11/2, especially due to the quality of their squads and the fact that they have managers in Daniel Farke and Scott Parker that have four Championship promotions between them (2 each).

Birmingham City’s lavish spending this summer is expected to see them get over the line to become league champions at 15/8 odds, anything below the automatic promotion would be a major underachievement, meaning that a top six finish should comfortably be on the cards.

Bolton and Rotherham are the second and third-favourites to be promoted from League One at 2/1 and 5/2. Ian Evatt’s side have finished in the play-offs in each of their last two seasons while Rotherham have been promoted from this division four times in the last 10-years.

Chesterfield, Doncaster and MK Dons will be hoping to finish in high positions in League Two. Paul Cook’s men finished as National League winner with a staggering 98 points last time out, while Doncaster and MK Dons recorded fifth and fourth-place finishes.

Luton Town are inevitably one of the favourites to finish in the play-off places having plied their trade in the Premier League last campaign and retained the majority of their squad. The Hatters have been priced at 11/4 (3rd favourites for promotion).

MK Dons managed to finish fourth in League Two last season and have added the likes of Tommy Leigh, Sam Sherring, Tom Carroll, Luke Offord, Joe Pritchard, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Laurence Maguire, Callum Hendry, Liam Kelly and more to their squad.

Coventry City have been serial overachievers under Mark Robins. The Sky Blues have managed to finish in fifth and ninth places in each of the last two seasons while also reaching the FA Cup semi-finals last campaign.

Charlton have made some astute signings under Nathan Jones for the 2024/25 season, having acquired Matty Godden from Coventry City, Luke Berry from Luton, Greg Doherty from Hull City and Gassan Ahadme from Ipswich Town.

Darren Moore will be hoping to maintain his solid track record in the lower leagues of the EFL, having managed to memorably win the League One play-offs with Sheffield Wednesday as recently as the 2022/23 campaign.

Aston Villa will be aiming to maintain their excellent record with Unai Emery at the helm, having recorded fourth and seventh-place finishes under the Spaniard.

Crystal Palace ended the 2023/24 season in superb form under Oliver Glasner, as the Eagles recorded a 10th-place finish following seven wins and three draws in 13 matches under the Austrian coach.

Burnley and Luton will be expected to challenge for promotion in the Championship having retained the majority of their squads from last season’s Premier League campaign.

Norwich City qualified for the play-offs and will be keen to replicate this in the 2024/25 having appointed Johannes Hoff Thorup while signing Jose Cordoba and Ben Chrisene to strengthen their defence.

Bolton and Rotherham will be expected to pose a challenge for automatic promotion in League One due the quality of their squads and their track records in the division. Ian Evatt's men finished as play-off final runners-up while Rotherham have Steve Evans at the helm who has managed to earn eight promotions during his managerial career.

MK Dons have made an array of good signings as mentioned above and recorded a fifth-place finish in League Two last time out.

Arsenal have finished second in each of the last two Premier League seasons and will be expected to compete with Manchester City for the league title.

Leeds are expected to compete for the Championship title, especially after their third-place finish in 2023/24. The Elland Road club have made the signing of Joe Rodon permanent, while also acquiring Jayden Bogle, Joe Rothwell. Brenden Aaronson and Maximilian Wober could also feature heavily this season having returned from loan spells at Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Bolton and MK Dons both managed to qualify for the play-offs in League One and League Two last season.

Huddersfield will be expected to challenge for automatic promotion having added Antony Evans, Lasse Sorensen, Herbie Kane, and Mickel Miller to their ranks.

Rotherham have earned promotion from League One in each of their last two campaigns in the division (2019/20 and 2021/22).

Middlesbrough are outsiders to be promoted following their fourth and ninth-place finishes under the stewardship of Michael Carrick. The Riverside club have added the likes of Luke Ayling, Aidan Morris and Delano Burgzorg in an attempt to bolster their squad for a promotion push.

Birmingham City are the favourites to win League One having gone on a transfer spending spree which has amounted to over £10m, following the arrivals of Christoph Klarer, Willum Thor Willumsson, Emil Hansson, Alex Cochrane, Ryan Allsop, Alfie May, Bailey Peacock-Farrell and more.

Doncaster Rovers finished fifth in League two last season under Grant McCann following a staggering 10-game winning streak towards the end of the campaign. McCann previously lead Hull City to the League One title in 2020/21.

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