The January transfer window will open shortly for clubs in League One at the halfway point in the campaign.
The festive period is usually a busy time in terms of the games taking place, but the games are up in the air to some extent as infection rates with Covid-19 are rising and this is affecting the games.
That was evident at the weekend as games across the EFL were postponed amid coronavirus outbreaks, as was the case with Bolton Wanderers when their home game against Wycombe Wanderers was canceled due to positive tests at the Whites’ camp.
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Due to Covid, only half of League One’s games took place over the weekend, with sides in the division all going up and down with varying numbers of games played.
Throughout the campaign, football stats website FiveThirtyEight is forecasting how the League One table could finish following the results of each matchday, with the season peaking at the end of April.
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Despite a limited game schedule over the weekend, the games that have taken place still have an impact on how the division is expected to end.
And Rotherham United and Wigan Athletic are currently the two teams that will be promoted automatically.
Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford United and Wycombe Wanderers are the four teams poised to finish in the play-offs, with Bolton Wanderers currently forecast in 14th.
The four sides likely to be relegated to the second tier are Morecambe, Gillingham, Doncaster Rovers and Crewe Alexandra.
Estimated League One Final Table (as of Tuesday 21 December)
1. Rotherham United
2.Wigan Athletic
3. Sunderlands
4. Sheffield Wednesday
5. Oxford United
6. Wycombe Wanderer
7. MK Dons
8. Plymouth Argyle
9. Portsmouth
10. Ipswich City
11.Charlton Athletic
12. Burton-Albion
13. AFC Wimbledon
14. Bolton Wanderers
15. AccringtonStanley
16.Lincoln City
17. City of Fleetwood
18. City of Cheltenham
19. Cambridge United
20. City of Shrewsbury
21.Morecambe
22. Gillingham
23. Doncaster Rovers
24. Crew Alexandra
