BBC Sport
Ipswich Town, Southampton and Leicester City were the three names at the head of the betting for Championship promotion back in the height of summer.
The ladder from the EFL to the Premier League has turned into more of a revolving door in recent years, with all three sides promoted from the Championship coming straight back down in the past two seasons.
In each of the past five seasons, two of the three teams promoted to the top flight have been in receipt of parachute payments, following an earlier relegation.
But if that pattern is to continue, two of those three sides, or Sheffield United, the only other Championship side receiving parachute payments this season, are going to need to…
