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The season gets underway tonight with Sunderland hosting Derby, and ahead of the action, BBC Sport got 25 of their Championship-covering staff to predict the final table.

They then averaged out the predictions to compile a final predicted table - and it makes for interesting reading.

So will Middlesbrough, Sunderland or Hull come straight back up? Can fallen giants Aston Villa, Leeds or Wolves return to the top flight?

CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE HOW THE BBC TEAM THINK THE TABLE WILL FINISH.