Where AI thinks Wolves and West Brom will finish in 26/27 Championship table | OneFootball

FLW asked ChatGPT where it initially thinks the two Black Country sides will end up come May 2027.

Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion haven’t shared a Championship campaign since 07/08.

Wolves' relegation from the Premier League was confirmed in April after eight consecutive seasons in the top flight, with Rob Edwards' side picking up just three wins across the entirety of 25/26.

West Brom, meanwhile, endured a rough season of their own, finishing 21st in the second tier - yet this was helped by a 10-game unbeaten run under now-permanent head coach James Morrison.

So, with the Black Country derby back in the Championship, FLW asked ChatGPT where it initially thinks each side will end up come May 2027.

The EFL Championship should not underestimate the Black Country derby

Their most recent encounter of any kind was a 2-0 Wolves win in the FA Cup at The Hawthorns on 28 January 2024, and it's one fans will certainly remember - because it got delayed.

Both sets of players had to leave the pitch while police 'defused tensions' when supporters clashed on it. The two clubs are separated by just nine miles, and it is one of English football’s oldest and most fiercely contested rivalries.

While the debate over whether Wolverhampton technically sits within the geographical boundaries of the Black Country gets mentioned a fair bit, there is no debate about the passion that's involved.

Where AI thinks Wolves and West Brom finish in 26/27 Championship

When asked, ChatGPT placed Wolves in third place and West Brom in eleventh for the upcoming Championship campaign.

On the Old Gold, AI mentioned the club's parachute payment windfall as the key driver behind just missing out on the automatics.

ChatGPT suggested Wolves could find themselves behind fellow parachute-payment clubs such as the fairly obvious West Ham and Burnley.

However, that’s very basic reasoning, really. As a huge signal of Wolves' Championship intent - which ChatGPT failed to consider - came in the form of midfielder Andre committing his future to the club, signing a new deal that will keep him at Molineux until 2030.

The Brazilian, who made 74 appearances across the previous two seasons, made clear he is not walking away from the title challenge.

It is also worth noting that Wolves already made a reported £85m from transfer sales during their relegation season.

As for the Baggies, ChatGPT's outlook was 'cautious but not dismissive'. It described West Brom as going to be competitive and difficult to beat but feel as though they lack the attacking quality to sustain a top-six challenge across 46 games.

Obviously, this is all without the transfer window even opening, but Morrison will surely back himself to finish higher.

The 39-year-old had initially been handed the interim role following Eric Ramsay's dismissal in February, with the club at that point in genuine danger of dropping to League One.

What followed was a 10-game unbeaten run