Burnley's predicted final finish as Sheffield United reclaim second place but Leeds United are held

Scott Parker’s men briefly leapfrogged Sheffield United into second place following Saturday’s routine 2-0 win against Swansea City.

Josh Brownhill and Jaidon Anthony were among the goals as the Clarets extended their unbeaten run to 25 games.

But the Blades reclaimed their spot in the automatic promotion places after edging past city rivals Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Steel City derby.

But with Leeds United only drawing 2-2 with QPR, there’s now only two points separating the top three sides heading into the final eight games of the season.

Sunderland are now out of the picture after losing 3-0 to Coventry City to fall a further nine points adrift of the Clarets.

Following this weekend’s round of fixtures, the experts at Opta have updated their predicted final table, including the expected points each side will accumulate.

Here it is in full:

Predicted final table

1. Leeds United – 96.69pts
2. Sheffield United – 94.56pts
3. Burnley – 92.95pts
4. Sunderland – 82.00pts
5. Coventry – 70.75pts
6. West Brom – 69.91pts
7. Bristol City – 68.21pts
8. Middlesbrough – 65.54pts
9. Sheffield Wednesday – 63.58pts
10. Watford – 62.18pts
11. Blackburn Rovers – 62.14pts
12. Millwall – 60.99pts
13. Norwich City – 60.02pts
14. Preston North End – 58.69pts
15. QPR – 55.11pts
16. Swansea City – 54.20pts
17. Portsmouth – 52.09pts
18. Hull City – 51.89pts
19. Oxford United – 50.00 pts
20. Stoke City – 48.20pts
21. Cardiff City – 47.78pts
22. Derby County – 47.10pts
23. Luton Town – 43.75pts
24. Plymouth Argyle – 40.47pts