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Championship Gameweek 6: Watford without Traoré

12 fixtures · the data's strongest lean is Watford (45%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 2 of 24 teams. Biggest changes: Bolton: Bonham, Conway, Forino-Joseph, Davies, Simons, McAtee, Dalby in · Burnley: Weiß, Ekdal, Sonne, Hountondji, Ramsey, Raghouber in · Swansea: Key, Welsh, Widell, Eustáquio, Idah, Ji-Sung in, and 19 more sides make changes.

Watford v Preston

Tue 8 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Watford 2 - 1 Preston
Watford The Oracle called 5 of 11, formation spot on
Preston The Oracle called 8 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Watford 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Ravaglia
33 Zemura
4 Keben
6 Pollock
56 ▲ Eames
5 Kyprianou
22 Payero
17 ▲ Bravo
8 ▲ Bove
7 Maamma
9 ▲ Kjerrumgaard
▲ Eames, Bravo, Bove, Kjerrumgaard vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Payero in; Nabizada out.

Preston 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-1-2
1 Iversen
4 ▲ Clarke
14 Storey
19 ▲ Gibson
17 Mills
27 Leroy
15 Thompson
12 ▲ Wiley
7 Devine
10 Lang
37 ▲ Burgzorg
▲ Clarke, Gibson, Wiley, Burgzorg vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Storey, Mills and Wiley in; Lindsay, Offiah and Vukčević out.

The data: Leans Watford at 45%, far from settled. Watford are without Traoré.

Watford: Out: Traoré (injury), Baah (knock), Bola (hamstring injury), Mlačić (inactive), Boadu (injury), Grieves (lacking match fitness), Ngakia (thigh injury), Akomeah (lacking match fitness)

Preston: Out: Potts (ankle injury), McCann (injury), Hughes (inactive), Carroll (ankle injury)

Blackburn v Sheffield Utd

Tue 8 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Blackburn 1 - 2 Sheffield Utd
Blackburn The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Sheffield Utd The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Blackburn 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 ▲ Pears
2 Alebiosu
28 ▲ Forshaw
15 McLoughlin
4 ▲ Ribeiro
8 Morsy
31 Montgomery
25 Morishita
10 Cantwell
21 Afolayan
9 ▲ Guðjohnsen
▲ Pears, Forshaw, Ribeiro, Guðjohnsen vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Pears and Morsy in; Tóth and Atcheson out.

Sheffield Utd 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Cooper
8 Choudhury
5 Tanganga
15 Kitching
30 ▲ Norrington-Davies
11 ▲ Donovan
42 Peck
44 ▲ Riedewald
22 Brereton
45 Bamford
23 ▲ Campbell
▲ Norrington-Davies, Donovan, Riedewald, Campbell vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Kitching in; McGuinness out.

L. Kitching replaces M. McGuinness in Sheffield United's 4-4-2 away to Blackburn.

The data: Leans Sheffield Utd at 45%, far from settled. Blackburn are without Miller.

Blackburn: Out: Miller (achilles tendon injury), Wharton (achilles tendon injury), Jørgensen (hamstring injury), Litherland (muscle injury), Baradji (hamstring injury), Ohashi (inactive), Kargbo (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Pickering (inactive), Tóth (inactive)

Sheffield Utd: Out: Burrows (inactive), Oné (hamstring injury), Chong (injury), Seriki (inactive) · Doubtful: Doherty (inactive)

Cardiff v Stoke

Tue 8 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Cardiff 1 - 1 Stoke
Cardiff The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on
Stoke The Oracle called 8 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Cardiff 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Trott
38 Ng
5 ▲ Bielik
4 Osho
3 Bagan
18 Robertson
14 ▲ Turnbull
11 Tanner
16 Willock
8 Moylan
9 ▲ Salech
▲ Bielik, Turnbull, Salech vs their last official XI

Revision 6, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Bielik, Turnbull and Willock in; Scanlon, Ashford and Colwill out.

Stoke City 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-3
1 Johansson
16 Wilmot
18 ▲ Lawal
5 Graham
2 Johnson
27 Soumaré
8 Galbraith
17 Bocat
20 ▲ Gallagher
15 ▲ Hirst
13 ▲ Devenny
▲ Lawal, Gallagher, Hirst, Devenny vs their last official XI

Revision 8, updated 37 days ago

The Oracle's eighth look: Devenny in; Jun-Ho out.

Stoke City keep their 3-4-3 line sharp: J. Devenny edges Bae Jun-Ho from the XI.

The data: Leans Cardiff at 35%, far from settled. Cardiff are without Lawlor.

Cardiff: Out: Lawlor (muscle injury), Chambers (knee injury), Fish (hernia)

Stoke: Out: Tchamadeu (knee injury), Lawal (inactive), Gallagher (injury), Cresswell (knee injury), Gibson (head injury), Ingelsson (injury) · Doubtful: Manhoef (injury)

Wrexham v Burnley

Tue 8 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Wrexham 1 - 1 Burnley
Wrexham The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on
Burnley The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Wrexham 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
22 Patterson
4 ▲ Cleworth
5 Hyam
2 Doyle
30 ▲ Imray
37 ▲ James
8 Whiteman
47 ▲ Longman
20 Rathbone
17 O'Hare
28 ▲ Smith
▲ Cleworth, Imray, James, Longman, Smith vs their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Imray, Longman, Rathbone, O'Hare and Smith in; Kaboré, Ekomié, Windass, O'Brien and Moore out.

Wrexham rebuild at home to Burnley in a 3-4-2-1. Daniel Edward Peter Imray, R. Longman, O. Rathbone, C. O'Hare and S. Smith arrive for I. Kaboré, J. Ekomié, J. Windass, L. O'Brien and K. Moore.

Burnley 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 ▲ Weiß
2 Walker
18 ▲ Ekdal
3 Alleyne
22 ▲ Sonne
5 Hatate
29 Laurent
17 ▲ Hountondji
21 ▲ Ramsey
8 ▲ Raghouber
7 Larsen
▲ Weiß, Ekdal, Sonne, Hountondji, Ramsey, Raghouber vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 35 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Larsen in; Edwards out.

L. Ramazani out on loan. Burnley keep nearly the entire squad intact in a 4-2-3-1, with only J. Bruun Larsen brought in for this fixture.

The data: Leans Wrexham at 45%, far from settled. Wrexham are without Sheaf.

Wrexham: Out: Sheaf (inactive), Cacace (calf injury), Revan (hamstring injury), Thomason (thigh injury) · Doubtful: Broadhead (inactive)

Burnley: Out: Banel (injury), Beyer (hamstring injury), Cullen (knee injury), Humphreys (inactive), Mejbri (inactive), Barnes (injury), Satpaev (hamstring injury) · Doubtful: Pires (inactive)

Southampton v Swansea

Tue 8 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Southampton 3 - 1 Swansea
Southampton The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Swansea The Oracle called 6 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Southampton 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Peretz
14 Bree
13 Schlotterbeck
5 Stephens
34 ▲ Welington
4 Downes
30 Ward-Prowse
27 ▲ Matsuki
10 Azaz
7 Scienza
9 Larin
▲ Welington, Matsuki vs their last official XI

Revision 6, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Stephens, Welington and Ward-Prowse in; Wood-Gordon, Manning and Bragg out.

Swansea 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
22 Vigouroux
2 ▲ Key
26 Lissah
23 ▲ Welsh
14 Tymon
7 ▲ Widell
4 Fulton
46 ▲ Eustáquio
49 Yeo
33 ▲ Idah
10 ▲ Ji-Sung
▲ Key, Welsh, Widell, Eustáquio, Idah, Ji-Sung vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Eustáquio and Yeo in; Stamenić and Okopu out.

S. Eustáquio and M. Yeo return as Swansea keep a 4-3-3 away to Southampton, replacing M. Stamenić and Joseph Okopu from the previous call.

The data: Leans Southampton at 45%, far from settled. Southampton are without Jander.

Southampton: Out: Jander (lacking match fitness)

Swansea: Out: Franco (ankle injury), Burgess (achilles tendon injury), Stewart (injury)

Bolton v West Ham

Tue 8 Sept, 20:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Bolton 2 - 3 West Ham
Bolton The Oracle called 5 of 11, formation spot on
West Ham The Oracle called 7 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Bolton 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 ▲ Bonham
25 ▲ Conway
3 ▲ Forino-Joseph
6 ▲ Davies
14 Famewo
4 ▲ Simons
21 Erhahon
16 Iling-Junior
45 ▲ McAtee
11 Gale
10 ▲ Dalby
▲ Bonham, Conway, Forino-Joseph, Davies, Simons, McAtee, Dalby vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 35 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Conway in; Brunt out.

J. Sheehan out for a red card and L. Brunt sidelined by injury clear Bolton's backline. M. Conway returns to a 4-2-3-1 shape as Bolton field four changes overall from the last official XI.

West Ham 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Hermansen
34 ▲ Veltman
15 Mavropanos
3 Kilman
30 ▲ Scarles
20 Bowen
7 Engels
14 Mukasa
10 Solomon
9 ▲ Piroe
11 Castellanos
▲ Veltman, Scarles, Piroe vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Mavropanos, Scarles and Piroe in; Walker-Peters, Golambeckis and Kanté out.

The data: Leans Bolton at 35%, far from settled. Bolton are without Sheehan.

Bolton: Suspended: Sheehan (red card) · Out: Stephenson (injury), Brunt (injury) · Doubtful: Larrazabal (injury)

West Ham: Out: Castellanos (injury), Souček (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Pablo (calf injury)

Derby v West Brom

Wed 9 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Derby 0 - 1 West Brom
Derby The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
West Brom The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Derby 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 ▲ Zetterström
6 Langås
24 ▲ Nyambe
28 Sanderson
18 ▲ Taylor
29 ▲ Fraulo
20 Mowatt
26 Hedges
19 ▲ Meister
10 ▲ Brewster
11 Szmodics
▲ Zetterström, Nyambe, Taylor, Fraulo, Meister, Brewster vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Nyambe, Fraulo, Meister, Brewster and Szmodics in; Johnston, Ward, Clark, Blackett-Taylor and Salvesen out.

West Brom 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 O’Leary
25 ▲ Galves
2 Mepham
6 Campbell
4 Styles
29 Whitwell
20 Nzingoula
17 ▲ Diakité
21 Price
19 ▲ Heggebø
11 ▲ Morgan
▲ Galves, Diakité, Heggebø, Morgan vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Mepham, Nzingoula and Heggebø in; Phillips, Molumby and Myhre out.

The data: Leans West Brom at 45%, far from settled. Derby are without Morris.

Derby: Out: Morris (calf injury), Clarke (calf injury), Forsyth (knee injury), Murkin (hamstring injury), Brewster (injury), Bilbija (back injury), Agyemang (achilles tendon injury), Travis (leg injury) · Doubtful: Cashin (inactive), Clark (inactive)

West Brom: Out: Johnston (broken leg)

Norwich v Birmingham

Wed 9 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Norwich 2 - 1 Birmingham
Norwich The Oracle called 7 of 11, formation spot on
Birmingham The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Norwich 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Kovačević
35 ▲ Fisher
15 McConville
33 Córdoba
14 ▲ Chrisene
23 ▲ McLean
7 Mattsson
11 Brooks
20 ▲ Slimane
49 ▲ Musaba
21 ▲ Touré
▲ Fisher, Chrisene, McLean, Slimane, Musaba, Touré vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Fisher, Córdoba and Slimane in; Darling, Stacey and Schwartau out.

Birmingham 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Beadle
26 Osayi-Samuel
5 Neumann
4 Klarer
20 Cochrane
8 ▲ Seung-Ho
24 Iwata
16 Roberts
28 Stansfield
14 Solis
9 Priske
▲ Seung-Ho vs their last official XI

Revision 13, updated 34 days ago

The Oracle's 13th look: Beadle and Solis in; Allsop and Vicente out.

L. Millar out on loan; J. Solis returns. Birmingham field a 4-2-3-1 shape against Norwich with 10 survivors from the last XI.

The data: Leans Birmingham at 45%, far from settled. Norwich are without Ahmed.

Norwich: Out: Ahmed (knee injury), Topic (knee injury), Mahovo (ankle injury) · Doubtful: Makama (foot injury)

Birmingham: Out: Buchanan (knee injury), Gray (injury), Bird (inactive), Gardner-Hickman (injury), Leonard (achilles tendon injury), Solis (inactive)

Charlton v QPR

Wed 9 Sept, 20:00 · CHA
FULL TIME Charlton 0 - 0 QPR
Charlton The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
QPR The Oracle called 5 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Charlton 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
13 Okonkwo
18 ▲ Mesík
5 Jones
44 ▲ Bindon
17 Bell
26 ▲ Rankin-Costello
6 Coventry
7 Campbell
9 Ahearne-Grant
16 ▲ Ouma
11 Leaburn
▲ Mesík, Bindon, Rankin-Costello, Ouma vs their last official XI

Revision 9, updated 34 days ago

The Oracle's ninth look: Coventry in; Skipp out.

O. Skipp left the club; C. Coventry comes in. Charlton hold 10 from the last XI in a 4-2-3-1 at home to QPR.

QPR 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-2
1 Charles
27 ▲ Mbengue
3 Dunne
6 Clarke-Salter
19 ▲ Cirkin
5 Edwards
10 ▲ Chair
17 Poku
20 ▲ Vale
22 ▲ Kone
11 Smyth
▲ Mbengue, Cirkin, Chair, Vale, Kone vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 38 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Clarke-Salter, Cirkin, Chair, Poku, Kone and Smyth in; Lamptey, Kamara, Madsen, Saito, Lloyd and Burrell out.

The data: Leans QPR at 45%, far from settled. Charlton are without McNamara.

Charlton: Suspended: McNamara (red card) · Out: Godden (muscle injury), Sichenje (knee injury), Kelman (shoulder injury), Chalobah (muscle injury), Mannion (shoulder injury), Ramsay (ankle injury), Edwards (ankle injury), Koumetio (muscle injury)

QPR: Out: Dembélé (knee injury), Kone (injury), Chair (injury), Kemper (ankle injury)

Middlesbrough v Millwall

Tue 15 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Millwall
Middlesbrough The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on
Millwall The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Middlesbrough Short rest 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Vítek
2 Brittain
29 Malanda
5 ▲ Jones
30 Borges
10 Morris
6 Berhalter
11 Cozier-Duberry
8 ▲ McGree
9 ▲ Conway
7 Lankshear
▲ Jones, McGree, Conway vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 31 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Jones, Cozier-Duberry and Conway in; Arfsten, Phillips and Joseph out.

A. Jones, A. Cozier-Duberry, and T. Conway enter in place of M. Arfsten, A. Phillips, and K. Joseph. Middlesbrough stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape at home.

Millwall Short rest 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
15 ▲ Crocombe
2 Osei-Tutu
6 Taylor
5 Cooper
3 Sturge
49 Mazou-Sacko
17 Sykes
11 ▲ Esse
7 ▲ Arconte
10 Neghli
13 Dykes
▲ Crocombe, Esse, Arconte vs their last official XI

Revision 5, updated 28 days ago

The Oracle's fifth look: Sykes in; Metcalfe out.

J. Metcalfe is out via red card suspension. Millwall field a 4-2-3-1 with M. Sykes restoring midfield solidity at Middlesbrough.

The data: Leans Middlesbrough at 45%, far from settled. Middlesbrough are without Jones.

Middlesbrough: Out: Jones (calf injury)

Millwall: Out: Servais (hamstring injury), Coburn (muscle injury), Crama (ankle injury), De Norre (muscle injury), Doughty (hamstring injury), Ivanović (hamstring injury), Jensen (muscle injury), Luongo (knee injury), Leonard (hamstring injury), Lisbie (injury) · Doubtful: Cundle (inactive)

Bristol City v Lincoln

Tue 15 Sept, 19:45 · CHA
FULL TIME Bristol City 0 - 1 Lincoln
Bristol City The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Lincoln The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Bristol City Short rest 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Tickle
19 Tanner
16 ▲ Dickie
2 Eissat
21 ▲ Cardines
8 ▲ Williams
12 Knight
7 ▲ Hirakawa
23 Ballard
10 Twine
9 ▲ Tolaj
▲ Dickie, Cardines, Williams, Hirakawa, Tolaj vs their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 28 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Cardines in; Eile out.

Bristol City see all 11 unchanged in a 4-2-3-1 at Lincoln, with Rio Cardines now in place of N. Eile.

Lincoln Short rest 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Wickens
25 Elerewe
4 ▲ Coubiș
15 Bradley
33 ▲ Oyegoke
8 Bayliss
14 McGrandles
3 Reach
7 ▲ Hackett
18 House
17 Street
▲ Coubiș, Oyegoke, Hackett vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 31 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Oyegoke, Bayliss and Hackett in; Towler, Varfolomeev and Draper out.

D. Oyegoke, T. Bayliss, and R. Hackett replace R. Towler, I. Varfolomeev, and F. Draper in revision three. Lincoln hold a 3-4-2-1 shape away from home.

The data: Leans Lincoln at 45%, far from settled. Bristol City are without McNally.

Bristol City: Out: McNally (knee injury), De Keersmaecker (shoulder injury)

Lincoln: Out: Darikwa (knee injury), Melia (thigh injury), Hamer (health problems)

Wolves v Portsmouth

Tue 20 Oct, 19:45 · CHA
Wolves 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Sá
2 Trippier
34 Djiga
37 Krejčí
3 Bueno
7 André
8 James
27 Bellegarde
28 López
36 Mane
10 Armstrong
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 3h ago

The Oracle's third look: Krejčí, James, Bellegarde and López in; Gomes, Doyle, Munetsi and Gomes out.

Wolves carry all eleven players into the home fixture against Portsmouth, retaining their 4-2-3-1.

Portsmouth 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Schmid
22 Swanson
5 Poole
55 Dia
16 Meghoma
7 Pack
38 Adams
25 McQueen
11 Kamara
17 Shade
9 Bishop
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Schmid, Poole, Adams and Bishop in; Bielica, Shaughnessy, Shein and Segecic out.

Portsmouth field an unchanged 4-2-3-1 away to Wolves after settling the side from prior Sheffield Utd and Norwich fixtures.

The data: Leans Wolves at 45%, far from settled.