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Championship Gameweek 2: Birmingham without Ducksch

12 fixtures · the data's strongest lean is Birmingham (45%). Build yours and move the consensus.

TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 17 of 24 teams. Biggest changes: Wolves: Bueno, Bueno in · Birmingham: Allsop in · Bristol City: Twine in, and 4 more sides make changes.

Birmingham v Bristol City

Sat 22 Aug, 12:30 · CHA
Birmingham 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
21 Allsop
26 Osayi-Samuel
5 Neumann
4 Klarer
20 Cochrane
24 Iwata
14 Solis
7 Vicente
8 Seung-Ho
28 Stansfield
9 Priske
▲ Allsop vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Cochrane in; Laird out.

J. Beadle is out on loan. Birmingham restore R. Allsop in goal and shift A. Cochrane into the frame, holding a 4-2-3-1 shape at home to Bristol City.

Bristol City 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Tickle
19 Tanner
16 Dickie
2 Eissat
5 Atkinson
12 Knight
10 Twine
7 Hirakawa
23 Ballard
20 Greenwood
9 Tolaj
▲ Twine vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated yesterday

The Oracle's third look: Twine in; Randell out.

S. Twine returns after A. Randell's red card. Bristol City deploy 4-2-3-1 with one change from the prior call, restoring Twine to midfield depth.

The data: Leans Birmingham at 45%, far from settled. Birmingham are without Ducksch.

Birmingham: Out: Ducksch (inactive), Gardner-Hickman (inactive), Leonard (achilles tendon injury) · Doubtful: Buchanan (knee injury)

Bristol City: Out: Randell (red card) · Doubtful: Thomas (injury)

Millwall v Norwich

Sat 22 Aug, 12:30 · CHA
Millwall 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Jensen
18 Leonard
6 Taylor
5 Cooper
3 Sturge
24 Norre
25 Cundle
11 Azeez
10 Neghli
7 Arconte
19 Coburn
▲ Cundle vs their last official XI

Revision 6, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's sixth look: Cundle in; Mazou-Sacko out.

J. Metcalfe left the club. L. Cundle enters Millwall's 4-2-3-1 in this fixture, though the previous Oracle call saw a different replacement depart.

Norwich 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Kovačević
35 Fisher
6 Darling
33 Córdoba
14 Chrisene
23 McLean
7 Mattsson
11 Brooks
20 Slimane
25 Maghoma
21 Touré
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 6 days ago

Norwich field an unchanged 4-2-3-1 at Millwall after two prior calls detected no departures or arrivals from the previous official XI.

The data: Leans Millwall at 45%, far from settled. Millwall are without Mazou-Sacko.

Millwall: Out: Mazou-Sacko (injury), Crama (injury), Servais (injury) · Doubtful: Doughty (injury), Ivanović (injury)

Norwich: Out: Gibbs (muscle injury), Makama (foot injury)

Lincoln v Portsmouth

Sat 22 Aug, 12:30 · CHA
Lincoln 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 5-3-2
1 Wickens
2 Darikwa
22 Hamer
6 Towler
25 Elerewe
3 Reach
16 Jefferies
14 McGrandles
24 Varfolomeev
34 Draper
18 House
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Towler in; Street out.

Lincoln field an unchanged 11 with only a single swap from the previous forecast, R. Towler replacing R. Street in their 5-3-2 formation.

Portsmouth 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Schmid
24 Devlin
5 Poole
6 Shaughnessy
22 Swanson
19 Shein
38 Adams
11 Kamara
10 Segecic
28 Brooke-Smith
9 Bishop
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Kamara in; Swift out.

Portsmouth field an unchanged 11 into this fixture. A. Kamara replaces J. Swift in a 4-2-3-1 shape.

The data: Leans Portsmouth at 45%, far from settled. Lincoln are without Bradley.

Lincoln: Out: Bradley (knock) · Doubtful: Jackson (surgery)

Portsmouth: Out: Anderson (injury), Bursik (injury), Farrell (groin injury), Kosznovszky (knee injury), Ogilvie (knee injury), Umeh (hamstring injury), Pack (knee injury), Waddingham (ankle injury)

Southampton v Stoke

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
Southampton 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Peretz
14 Bree
6 Harwood-Bellis
5 Stephens
3 Manning
4 Downes
26 Bragg
7 Scienza
27 Matsuki
11 Dobbin
9 Larin
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Stephens, Downes, Bragg and Dobbin in; Wood-Gordon, Fellows, Jander and Azaz out.

Southampton keep faith with J. Stephens, F. Downes, Cameron Bragg and L. Dobbin in their 4-2-3-1 at home to Stoke City. Four changes from the previous call.

Stoke City 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Johansson
23 Gibson
Lawal
5 Graham
17 Bocat
8 Galbraith
6 Ingelsson
42 Manhoef
19 Rigo
7 Thomas
20 Gallagher
▲ Gibson vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Lawal in; Agina out.

Bosun Lawal swaps for Sydney Agina in Stoke City's third call; B. Gibson earlier replaced B. Wilmot (out on loan) in the 4-2-3-1 away shape.

The data: Leans Southampton at 45%, far from settled. Stoke are without Tchamadeu.

Southampton: Doubtful: Jander (lacking match fitness)

Stoke: Out: Tchamadeu (knee injury), Cresswell (injury)

Derby v Cardiff

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
Derby 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-1-1
1 Zetterström
6 Langås
28 Sanderson
18 Taylor
23 Ward
8 Clark
27 Travis
29 Fraulo
3 Forsyth
11 Szmodics
9 Morris
Matches their last official XI

Revision 8, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's eighth look: Sanderson in; Johnston out.

Derby carry 11 into this fixture unchanged. D. Sanderson replaces M. Johnston in a 3-5-1-1 shape.

Cardiff 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-1-4-1
1 Trott
38 Ng
4 Osho
3 Bagan
12 Chambers
18 Robertson
11 Tanner
8 Moylan
45 Ashford
16 Willock
9 Salech
▲ Chambers vs their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 2 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Chambers in; Scanlon out.

C. Scanlon is out on loan, and Cardiff field C. Chambers in a 4-1-4-1 shape. Ten players were carried over.

The data: Leans Cardiff at 45%, far from settled. Derby are without Agyemang.

Derby: Out: Agyemang (achilles tendon injury) · Doubtful: Clarke (injury), Murkin (hamstring injury)

Cardiff: Out: Fish (inactive) · Doubtful: Lawlor (injury)

Wrexham v Watford

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
Wrexham 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-2
22 Patterson
26 Vyner
5 Hyam
2 Doyle
30 Imray
20 Rathbone
37 James
27 O'Brien
14 Thomason
19 Moore
33 Broadhead
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 3 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Patterson in; Ward out.

Wrexham stay at 11 unchanged in a 3-5-2 shape. This revision replaces D. Ward with A. Patterson.

Watford 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Ravaglia
23 Traoré
6 Pollock
4 Keben
16 Bola
8 Bove
5 Kyprianou
7 Maamma
17 Bravo
21 Nabizada
20 Doumbia
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Ravaglia, Traoré, Kyprianou, Bravo, Nabizada and Doumbia in; Selvik, Pétris, Ngakia, Louza, Kayembe and Kjerrumgaard out.

Away at Wrexham, Watford alter six of the prior XI and stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape with F. Ravaglia, Iker Bravo and Amin Nabizada among the arrivals.

The data: Leans Watford at 45%, far from settled. Wrexham are without Windass.

Wrexham: Out: Windass (inactive) · Doubtful: Cacace (inactive), Sheaf (inactive), Revan (hamstring injury)

Watford: Out: Ngakia (thigh injury), Akomeah (lacking match fitness), Grieves (lacking match fitness) · Doubtful: Baah (knock)

Blackburn v Middlesbrough

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
Blackburn 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Tóth
2 Alebiosu
6 Atcheson
15 McLoughlin
3 Pickering
28 Forshaw
31 Montgomery
25 Morishita
10 Cantwell
21 Afolayan
9 Guðjohnsen
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Cantwell, Afolayan and Guðjohnsen in; Baradji, Ribeiro and Ohashi out.

All 11 players retained. Blackburn stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape with T. Cantwell, O. Afolayan and A. Guðjohnsen restored from the previous Oracle call in place of M. Baradji, Yuri Ribeiro and Y. Ohashi.

Middlesbrough 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-2-2
1 Vítek
2 Brittain
12 Ayling
29 Malanda
30 Borges
42 Kanté
6 Berhalter
11 Whittaker
19 Castledine
7 Lankshear
22 Joseph
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Vítek, Borges, Kanté, Berhalter, Castledine, Lankshear and Joseph in; Brynn, Edmundson, Sarmiento, Morris, Bangura, McGree and Strelec out.

Middlesbrough deploy a 4-2-2-2 shape with all 11 unchanged in this revision. Seven departures from the previous forecast see R. Vítek, Neto Borges, A. Kanté, S. Berhalter, Leo Castledine, W. Lankshear and K. Joseph arrive in the away line-up.

The data: Blackburn are without Baradji.

Blackburn: Out: Baradji (hamstring injury), Neve (injury), Jørgensen (injury), Miller (achilles tendon injury), Kargbo (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Wharton (achilles tendon injury)

Middlesbrough: Out: Conway (injury) · Doubtful: Morris (injury)

Swansea v Sheffield Utd

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
Swansea 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
22 Vigouroux
26 Lissah
5 Cabango
23 Welsh
14 Tymon
4 Fulton
6 Stamenić
Opoku
8 Just
49 Yeo
9 Vipotnik
Matches their last official XI

Revision 7, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's seventh look: Opoku in; Ronald out.

Joseph Opoku replaces Ronald from Swansea's prior selection; the 4-2-3-1 carries all else to face Sheffield Utd at home.

Sheffield Utd 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-2-2
1 Cooper
38 Seriki
5 Tanganga
25 McGuinness
3 McCallum
42 Peck
7 Rothwell
11 Donovan
10 O'Hare
45 Bamford
9 Cannon
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Cooper, McCallum and Donovan in; Davies, Burrows and Arblaster out.

M. Cooper, S. McCallum and R. Donovan replace three from the prior call as Sheffield Utd travel to Swansea in a 4-2-2-2 shape.

The data: Swansea are without Stewart.

Swansea: Out: Stewart (injury), Burgess (achilles tendon injury)

Sheffield Utd: Out: Phillips (muscle injury) · Doubtful: Shackleton (foot injury)

QPR v Bolton

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
QPR 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Charles
27 Mbengue
3 Dunne
6 Clarke-Salter
2 Adamson
20 Vale
5 Edwards
17 Poku
10 Chair
14 Saito
16 Burrell
▲ Adamson vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 21h ago

The Oracle's third look: Adamson in; Kemper out.

B. Kemper sidelined by ankle injury. K. Adamson replaces him. QPR stay in a 4-2-3-1 shape.

Bolton 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Bonham
27 Stephenson
3 Forino-Joseph
14 Famewo
25 Conway
8 Sheehan
21 Erhahon
22 Larrazabal
45 McAtee
11 Gale
10 Dalby
Matches their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Conway, Erhahon and McAtee in; Davies, Simons and Rodrigues out.

Bolton deploy 4-2-3-1 with M. Conway and E. Erhahon returning, replacing B. Davies and X. Simons from the previous call.

The data: QPR are without Dembélé.

QPR: Out: Dembélé (knee injury), Kolli (coach's decision), Kemper (ankle injury)

Bolton: Out: Rodrigues (knee injury)

West Ham v Charlton

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
West Ham 2 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Hermansen
2 Walker-Peters
15 Mavropanos
3 Kilman
30 Scarles
20 Bowen
61 Orford
10 Solomon
17 Kanté
19 Pablo
11 Castellanos
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 10h ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Solomon in; Magassa out.

M. Solomon replaces S. Magassa as West Ham field an unchanged 4-4-2 shape at home, with all other ten players carrying over from the previous call.

Charlton 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
25 Mannion
20 McNamara
5 Jones
12 Koumetio
17 Bell
6 Coventry
15 Chalobah
Campbell
14 Carey
9 Ahearne-Grant
24 Godden
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Campbell in; Docherty out.

Tyreece Campbell enters for G. Docherty in Charlton's third revision of this 4-2-3-1 away to West Ham, all ten others unchanged.

The data: West Ham are without Lamadrid.

West Ham: Out: Lamadrid (knee injury), Souček (ankle injury)

Charlton: Out: Kelman (injury), Ramsay (injury), Ouma (lacking match fitness) · Doubtful: Edwards (ankle injury), Mbick (knee injury)

Preston v Wolves

Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 · CHA
Preston 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Iversen
2 Valentín
14 Storey
6 Lindsay
16 Hughes
15 Thompson
8 McCann
37 Burgzorg
7 Devine
10 Lang
28 Osmajić
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 6 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: McCann, Burgzorg and Lang in; Vukčević, Potts and Moran out.

Preston keep faith with 4-2-3-1 as A. McCann, D. Burgzorg and C. Lang replace A. Vukčević, B. Potts and A. Moran versus the prior forecast.

Wolves 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
25 Bentley
4 Bueno
3 Bueno
24 Gomes
6 Wolfe
7 André
5 Munetsi
21 Gomes
28 López
36 Mane
10 Armstrong
▲ Bueno, Bueno vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 21h ago

The Oracle's third look: Bueno and Bueno in; Trippier and Mosquera out.

Y. Mosquera and K. Trippier unavailable through ankle and knee injuries respectively. S. Bueno and Hugo Bueno come in. Wolves adopt a 4-2-3-1 shape.

The data: Preston are without Potts.

Preston: Out: Potts (injury), Carroll (ankle injury)

Wolves: Out: Johnstone (knock), Bellegarde (inactive), Saïd (inactive), Mosquera (ankle injury), Trippier (knee injury)

West Brom v Burnley

Sun 23 Aug, 12:00 · CHA
West Brom 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 O’Leary
25 Galves
3 Phillips
6 Campbell
4 Styles
29 Whitwell
7 Myhre
17 Diakité
21 Price
Morgan
19 Heggebø
Matches their last official XI

Revision 4, updated 5 days ago

The Oracle's fourth look: Morgan in; Bany out.

Jimmy Morgan replaces T. Bany from West Brom's prior call; the 4-4-2 stays complete as they host Burnley.

Burnley 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-2-1
1 Weiß
2 Walker
3 Alleyne
6 Humphreys
22 Sonne
28 Mejbri
8 Raghouber
7 Larsen
10 Edwards
21 Ramsey
19 Flemming
Matches their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 4 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Alleyne in; Pires out.

Burnley keep all 11 in a 3-4-2-1 shape, with Max Alleyne the sole revision from the previous Oracle call, replacing Lucas Pires.

The data: West Brom are without Bany.

West Brom: Out: Bany (inactive)

Burnley: Out: Agyei (injury), Banel (injury), Barnes (injury), Cullen (knee injury), Beyer (hamstring injury)