Watford’s position in Championship table predicted by fans compared to Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers & more

Where are Watford predicted to finish?

The new Championship season begins this evening as Huddersfield Town take on Burnley.

Watford find themselves back in the second tier following their relegation from the Premier League and will be aiming for an immediate promotion.

It has been a summer of transition at Vicarage Road and the Hertfordshire outfit have brought in Rob Edwards as the man to replace Roy Hodgson.

The former Wolves man has joined the Hornets on the back of winning the League Two title last term under Forest Green Rovers.

Watford stormed to promotion the last time they were in this division and have a few players who helped them do that still with the club now, most notably Ismaila Sarr.

Parimatch has tasked 500 Championship fans with the job of predicting which clubs will get promoted and relegated this season.

Here we take a look at the results, starting with teams tipped for relegation before moving on to promotion candidates....

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