Colchester 12/1 to be a Premiership Team Next Season

They were favourites to be relegated at the start of the season but Colchester United are a best-priced 12/1 (bet365) to be promoted from the Championship after Saturday's amazing 3-1 win over league leaders Sunderland.

The U's now boast the most impressive home record in the division and are just a point away from West Brom and Wolves in fifth and sixth place respectively.

Unbelievably, there are still ten Championship teams in with a shout of hitting the Premiership jackpot at this very late stage of the season. While Sunderland (1/5 Coral) and Birmingham (1/4 bet365) look likeliest to secure automatic promotion, Derby (10/11 Paddy Power) stil have a fighting chance.

After this, you have Preston (9/2 to go up with Blue Square), Wolves (11/2 Paddy Power after defeat to Brum), West Brom (3/1 bet365), Wolves (11/2 Paddy Power), Southampton (7/1 Coral) and Stoke (8/1 Coral) who all have very realistic claims of play-off glory.

Along with Colchester, the other outsiders still in contention are Sheffield Wednesday at a tasty 16/1 with bet365.