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This is where Preston North End, Nottingham Forest and Cardiff will finish in the Championship - according to data experts

By Jordan Cronin

Published 3rd Jun 2020, 12:43 GMT

Updated 5th Jun 2020, 10:35 GMT

Preston North End are set to get their play-off push back underway later this month – but where are Alex Neil’s men tipped to finish in the final league table?

Plans are in place for second-tier clubs to return to action from June 20 after the season was postponed in March due to Covid-19.

And the data experts at FiveThirtyEight have predicted where Preston will end up in the Championship table after playing out their final nine fixtures. Scroll and click through the pages:

5. Middlesbrough (20th) - 53 points

Current points total: 41 | PA (Press Association) Photo: Richard Sellers

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6. Wigan Athletic (19th) - 53 points

Current points total: 41 | Getty Images Photo: Nathan Stirk

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7. Huddersfield Town (18th) - 54 points

Current points total: 42 | Getty Images Photo: George Wood

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8. Stoke City (17th) - 55 points

Current points total: 42 | Getty Images Photo: Lewis Storey

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This is where Preston North End, Nottingham Forest and Cardiff will finish in the Championship - according to data experts

Preston North End are set to get their play-off push back underway later this month – but where are Alex Neil’s men tipped to finish in the final league table?

5. Middlesbrough (20th) - 53 points

6. Wigan Athletic (19th) - 53 points

7. Huddersfield Town (18th) - 54 points

8. Stoke City (17th) - 55 points

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