| Championship Table at: 16 October 2021 |
| | | Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Fulham | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | READING | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Hull City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
