The Championship fixtures for 2017/18 have been announced and, here at talkSPORT, we cannot wait to get the season started.

Kick-off may still be around two months away, but it does not stop supporters fromdreaming about how their side will start the campaign.

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The first gameyou look for is usually the season opener, followed by the final match, as well as the derby clashes home and away, plusmeetings with the newly-promoted sides.

Another thing is the first month or so of fixtures - how your side's start could determine the way the whole season pans out, whether it could see them pushing for the automatic spots, a battle for a play-off placeor scraping for points and playing catch up near the bottom.

Well, no fear - talkSPORT has done the hard work for you.

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We have fed the data into the super computer, assessing the opening five rounds of the second tier, with predicted rankings. Bear in mind plenty can change between now and the start of the season, as the transfer window opens and managers sort out squads.

According to our system, Sunderland will feel the full force of a late managerial appointment, play-off finalists Reading will have a slow start while Harry Redknapp will have his Birmingham side well prepared.

Of course, the standings above have been collated just for fun it is interesting to speculate, but as we all know, football has a funny way of turning expectations on their head.

Click the right arrow, above, to see how the Championship table might look after five games and comment with your predictions below...

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