Darren Bent shares fresh Championship prediction involving Leeds United, Sunderland and Burnley

Leeds United signed off for the international break with a routine home win over relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers. It was their fourth victory in the past six matches.

But Sheffield United reclaimed the second automatic promotion spot from Daniel Farke's side after beating arch rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the Steel City derby on Sunday. However, the Whites cut the gap to leaders Sunderland to two points after the Black Cats squandered a two-goal lead at home to Coventry City.

With a third of the season gone, only eight points separate the top eight Championship clubs. Former Tottenham and Sunderland striker Darren Bent told talkSPORT: “There is a huge club which isn’t going up. You’ve got Sunderland, Sheffield United, Leeds, Burnley, West Brom, Watford are playing really well, and Middlesbrough up there…

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“Norwich are fourteenth! Someone huge is not making it.”

Third-placed United are back in action on November 24 when they travel to Swansea City. The Swans sit 11th in the table, having accumulated 19 points from 15 matches. They have found goals hard to come by, finding the back of the net a paltry 11 times.

Speaking after Sunday's last-gasp loss at Burnley, boss Luke Williams said: “It was a tough way to lose. I thought we probably deserved a draw, so to lose all the points so late on is difficult.

“It was a tough game, but I think we held our own and we made it fairly tough for them as well. I think a draw would have been a fair result for both sides. But I am really happy with the players, really happy with them. I thought they were fantastic and I think the fans appreciated the performance from the players, although I know they will be as gutted as we are.

“I think they saw a team that was motivated and organised, and they are the important things they have to see because they have come a very long way to watch us try and win a game and I am sure they recognised that in the performance. So I am happy with the players, but I am gutted for them.”