'Super computer' predicts where Preston North End will finish the 2018/19 Championship season

Well, if you can dispense with the eye rolling for one moment then at least it might pass the time over the international break.

The calculators have been out again crunching the numbers on how the Championship table will shape up come May.

It's fair to say Alex Neil's men have not had the best start to the season - but where are they predicted to finish this season by TalkSport's 'machine'?

Preston North End are going to finish... drum roll please... ninth! Wait, what? We're sure many fans would take that at the moment.

Of course these things have to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Well, if you are so inclined... here is how the 'super computer' has predicted the whole Championship table to look at the end of the 2018/19 season:

24. Reading (relegated)

23. Queens Park Rangers (relegated)

22. Hull City (relegated)

21. Rotherham United

20. Ipswich Town

19. Birmingham City

18. Norwich City

17. Millwall

16. Bolton Wanderers

15. Sheffield Wednesday

14. Blackburn Rovers

13. Bristol City

12. Wigan Athletic

11. Aston Villa

10. Nottingham Forest

9. Preston North End

8. Stoke City

7. Sheffield United

6. Swansea City (play-offs)

5. Derby County (play-offs)

4. Brentford (play-offs)

3. West Bromwich Albion (play-offs)

2. Leeds United (automatic promotion)

1. Middlesbrough (champions)

Well, there you have it... cancel the rest of the 40 games it's all been sorted!