Hydration breaks not popular and Fifa will review – Wenger
Arsene Wenger says he accepts the hydration breaks introduced at the 2026 World Cup have not been popular and Fifa will review their impact after the tournament.
Championship
England · Season 2025-26. Table, fixtures and results on TalkFuse.
Championship table
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 45 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 48 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 51 | 84 |
| 4 | Southampton | 48 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 82 | 56 | 82 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 49 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 48 | 82 |
| 6 | Hull City | 49 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 66 | 80 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 71 |
| 8 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 59 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 56 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 64 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 59 | 64 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 62 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 60 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 60 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 73 | 58 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 65 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 64 | 55 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 58 | 53 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 53 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 68 | 52 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 56 | 52 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 59 | 47 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 89 | 18 |
Latest results
- Hull City 1–0 Middlesbrough
- Southampton 0–0 Middlesbrough
- Millwall 0–2 Hull City
- Middlesbrough 0–0 Southampton
- Hull City 0–0 Millwall
- Wrexham 2–2 Middlesbrough
- Watford 0–4 Coventry City
- Swansea City 3–1 Charlton Athletic
- Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 West Bromwich Albion
- Preston North End 1–3 Southampton
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