Championship 2018/19 team of the season: The best players in the second tier so far based on stats

Championship 2018/19 team of the season: The best players in the second tier so far based on stats
The 2018/19 Championship season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in years.The upper reaches of the table seem to change on a weekly basis, while a good eight teams can be considered serious contenders for relegation.Leeds United currently top the pile on the opening day of 2019, having looked so, so impressive under manager Marcelo Bielsa.2

Bielsa has worked his magic at Elland Road since taking charge of Leeds

Norwich are just three points behind in second, with all of West Brom, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Derby angling for automatic promotion.A number of sides are sitting slightly lower, but with loads of the season to go there is no reason why the likes of Birmingham, Aston Villa or even Swansea could not make the play-offs. All these teams have been fired on by a host of brilliantly performing players, including free-scoring strikers, remarkably creative midfielders, andimpassable defenders.But who have been the best players in the Championship this season? With help from the statistics experts at WhoScored.com, talkSPORT reveal the second division’s team of the season so far.You can see the line-up below…2Goalkeeper: Lee Camp (Birmingham City) – WhoScored.com rating of 6.8Right-back: Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.4Centre-back: Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.4Centre-back: Liam Cooper (Leeds United) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.5Left-back: Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.3Right midfield: Pablo Hernandez (Leeds United) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.6Centre midfield: Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.4Centre midfield: Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.3Left midfield: Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.4Forward: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.4Forward: Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) –WhoScored.com rating of 7.9

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