▁Wol ves ▁and ▁two ▁ahead ▁of ▁She ff ield ▁United ; ▁however , ▁the ▁con g ested ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁below ▁fourth ▁is ▁emphas ised ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁Ch else a ▁and ▁Sp urs ▁( 6 ▁points ) ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁Sp urs ▁and ▁ 1 7 th - pla ced ▁Ever ton . ▁The ▁re leg ation ▁zone ▁remains ▁un changed ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October . ▁Le eds ▁lead ▁the ▁Championship , ▁though ▁second - pla ced ▁West ▁B rom ▁have ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁hand . ▁Ful ham , ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest , ▁Br istol ▁City ▁and ▁Pr eston ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁play - off ▁zone . ▁Bar ns ley ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁places ▁as ▁last ▁month , ▁with ▁W igan ▁replacing ▁M idd les br ough ▁in ▁ 2 2 nd . ▁▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁The ▁new ▁de cade ▁begins ▁with ▁Liverpool ' s ▁lead ▁extended ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁points , ▁Le ic ester ▁and ▁Manchester ▁City ▁sw apping ▁places , ▁and ▁Ch else a ▁remaining ▁fourth . ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁Sp urs , ▁and ▁Wol ves ▁are ▁hot ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁London ▁side ' s ▁t ails ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁fourth . ▁Wat ford ▁have ▁clim bed ▁off ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁at ▁Nor wich ' s ▁exp ense , ▁but ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁three , ▁now ▁joined ▁by ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁( 1