8 th ). ▁In ▁the ▁Championship , ▁Le eds ▁and ▁West ▁B rom ▁hold ▁a ▁comfortable ▁ 9 - point ▁lead ▁on ▁Ful ham , ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁play - off ▁places ▁by ▁Forest , ▁Br ent ford , ▁and ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day . ▁Sto ke ▁are ▁now ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁drop ▁zone ▁on ▁goal ▁difference ▁ahead ▁of ▁Bar ns ley ▁and ▁L ut on , ▁and ▁W igan ▁a ▁point ▁behind . ▁▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 : ▁Liverpool ▁end ▁January ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁clear ; ▁it ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁a ▁question ▁of ▁when , ▁not ▁if , ▁the ▁Mer se ys iders ▁end ▁their ▁ 3 0 - year ▁title ▁dr ought . ▁Manchester ▁City ▁have ▁moved ▁ 3 ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁Le ic ester ▁but ▁the ▁top ▁ 7 ▁is ▁otherwise ▁un changed ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December . ▁Nor wich ▁and ▁Wat ford ▁remain ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th , ▁but ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁battle ▁is ▁he ating ▁up ▁as ▁only ▁ 2 ▁goals ▁separate ▁West ▁Ham ▁( 1 8 th ), ▁B ourn em outh ▁and ▁Wat ford , ▁and ▁Bright on ▁and ▁Villa ▁only ▁ 2 ▁points ▁away ▁from ▁re leg ation . ▁A ▁difficult ▁January ▁has ▁seen ▁Le eds ▁and ▁West ▁B rom ' s ▁lead ▁on ▁third - pla ced ▁Forest ▁cut ▁to ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁points ▁respectively . ▁Ful ham ▁are ▁fourth , ▁Br ent ford ▁stay ▁fifth ,