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ARE YOU FEELING MERRY OR LIKE A CHRISTMAS GRINCH?

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The LeaguePaper Team
21 December 2025

THE FLP’S FESTIVE REVIEW OF CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS
By Chris Dunlavy

IT’S Chriiiistmaaaas! But which Championship clubs will be singing along to Slade – and who will be hiding in the kitchen wishing the whole thing was over?
Ahead of yesterday's fixtures, we ran the rule over every club’s season so far to see where they sit on a festive scale of one to five.
● It’s Chriiiistmaaaas!: Things couldn’t be better
● Feeling festive: Plenty to play for
● Ho-ho-hum: Nothing to write home about
● Christmas blues: That ...

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