Swansea Go Top, West Ham Hit Four & Is Possession Overrated? | Championship MD4 Review

Tom is joined by James and Adam for a full breakdown of all 12 midweek EFL Championship games — and a fascinating tactical theme starts to emerge across the division.West Ham United finally get their first win of the season in a wild 4-2 victory over Wolves, while Swansea City continue their outstanding start by dismantling Watford and moving top of the Championship. Wrexham claim their first Championship win against an injury-ravaged Millwall, QPR keep flying after beating Cardiff City, and Sheffield United snatch a dramatic stoppage-time victory over an impressive Bolton Wanderers.Elsewhere, Bristol City punish a wasteful Preston North End, Victor Johansson produces an inspired performance as Stoke City somehow beat Norwich City, West Brom are frustrated by Charlton Athletic, and Derby County expose some increasingly concerning problems at Portsmouth. Birmingham City and Southampton share the points, Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers play out a goalless draw, while Burnley improve but remain winless after being held by Middlesbrough.We also get into one of the early tactical themes of the 2026/27 Championship season: is possession becoming overrated? QPR, Bristol City, Derby and Stoke all take positive results without controlling the ball, as more Championship sides look comfortable defending space, pressing selectively and attacking quickly in transition. Is the league moving towards teams being better without possession — and do you now need genuinely elite ball-playing defenders to make possession-heavy football work?Plus, we finish with our Championship Team of the Week, featuring Victor Johansson, Aiden Morris, Eom Ji-sung, Jarrod Bowen, Romain Burrell and more.If you enjoy Championship coverage, subscribe to the Championship Lowdown for twice-weekly EFL Championship analysis, match reviews, previews, predictions, transfers and debate throughout the 2026/27 season.#EFLChampionship #Championship #EFL #ChampionshipLowdown #FootballLowdown #WestHam #Wolves #SwanseaCity #WatfordFC #Wrexham #Millwall #QPR #CardiffCity #SheffieldUnited #BoltonWanderers00:00 – Intro & Midweek Championship Review00:17 – West Ham United 4-2 Wolves04:30 – Sheffield United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers09:27 – Swansea City 3-0 Watford15:23 – Millwall 0-3 Wrexham22:34 – QPR 2-1 Cardiff City29:02 – Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City36:51 – Is Possession Becoming Overrated in the Championship?39:36 – Stoke City 1-0 Norwich City41:34 – West Brom 1-1 Charlton Athletic43:34 – Portsmouth 0-2 Derby County47:59 – Birmingham City 1-1 Southampton49:55 – Lincoln City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers52:23 – Burnley 1-1 Middlesbrough56:29 – Championship Team of the Week Watch on Spotify ⬇️ https://youtu.be/9dLQ7qK7ELI?is=ZTaqyIWCVV4SISh8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part of the Football Lowdown Network, https://footballlowdown.com Visit our other channels; Premier League Lowdown, League One Lowdown, League Two Lowdown, National League Lowdown, What is the Football Lowdown Football Lowdown is a fan created independent media platform. Our company, created by Ryan Whelan, Gary Hutchinson, Jamie Ward, Sam Griffin, Callum Moseley and Chris O'Brien alongside a dedicated group of football fans. The entire business is created for fans, by fans who know their clubs best. What is the Championship Lowdown? The Championship Lowdown is a podcast and YouTube channel built to focus solely on the EFL Championship including the latest transfers, news and all the results across the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices