Championship Power Rankings: Norwich City's Marco Stiepermann tops chart

Stiepermann top, ahead of Swansea's Oliver McBurnie and Birmingham's Lukas Jutkiewicz

By Adam Smith, Data and Analysis @AdamDatasmith

Norwich City's Marco Stiepermann is the most in-form Championship player going into the final weekend before the play-offs, according to the Sky Sports Power Rankings.

The German scored his third goal in six games in a 2-1 win over Blackburn, with team-mate Mario Vrancic (No 8) also finding the back of the net - sealing the Canaries' promotion to the Premier League.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Norwich and Blackburn

Swansea City's play-off hopes were extinguished with a 2-2 draw against Hull, with striker Oliver McBurnie (No 2) scoring both goals - having netted a double in a 4-3 victory over Rotherham one week earlier.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Swansea and Hull City

Sheffield United also secured automatic promotion after a 2-0 win against relegated Ipswich, with Enda Stevens (No 4) and David McGoldrick (No 6) retaining top-10 standings.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield United and Ipswich

Birmingham's Lukas Jutkiewicz (No 3) virtually guaranteed his status as this season's Power Rankings champion after scoring within two minutes in a 1-1 draw against Wigan - extending his commanding lead in the season chart.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham and Wigan

Derby right-back Jayden Bogle (No 7) capped his fine run of form with a goal during a 2-0 victory at Bristol City - having previously recorded an assist in four successive games.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and Derby

Meanwhile, West Brom forward Dwight Gayle (No 5) and Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish (No 9) suffered minor slips but retained places among the top performers.

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The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points for 34 different stats.

Below, we present the in-form chart based on performances over the past five Championship matchdays (with greater weight placed on recent games), your club's top points scorer and the season accumulative chart.

The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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