#max lies with his head on lewis knees

[kievlyane]

lewis absolutely looses his mind when he comes back home from his trip in winter break and sees how long his boyfriend’s hair has grown. lewis can’t stop himself from pulling his hair when max sucks his dick so perfectly and when red bull driver fucks him into other universe its only place for his hands. at first max doesn’t notice lewis’ new obsession and complains about length of his hair and how much they bother him. he stops when lewis speaks in a threatening tone that “if you put goddamed scissors on your angelic hair we won’t have any sex until it grow back to this length”, so max quickly shuts up. later, after another rounds, max allows lewis to do some hair routine in shower

pictures from @/ARandomUser695 on twitter

[chussyracing]

F1 drivers as some of 1d's most questionable song lyrics

(doing my part for the f1/1d community, disclaimer: none of it is to be taken seriously)

1. Charles as Steal My Girl: "Her mom calls me love, her dad calls son" but also "Everybody wanna steal my girl, everybody wanna take her heart away, couple billion in the whole wide world" (my grandparets love him)

2. Lewis as Don't Forget Where You Belong: "If you ever feel alone... don't" (he loves a good inspirational quote)

3. Pierre as More Than This / Gotta Be You: "My body falls, I'm on my knees... praying" / "What a mess I made upon your innocence" (self explanatory)

4. George as Over Again: "I can make your tears fall down like the showers that are British" (because he is bri'ish)

5. Fernando as Act My Age: "When I'm fat and old and my kids think I'm a joke" (this is also a joke, or is it?)

6. Lando as Heart Attack: "Baby, you have got me sick, I don't know what I did" (sick = derogatory)

7. Max as Save You Tonight: "It's quater to three, can't sleep at all, you're so overrated" (i'm not even sorry)

8. Logan as Stockholm Syndrome: "Used to sing about being free, but now he's changed his mind" (rahhhh)

9. Carlos as Little White Lies: "But you, you don't tell the truth. No you, you like playing games." (santander for me terrible bank)

10. Este as Stand Up: "I know your heart's been broken, but you don't give up" (and he didn't give up)

11. Lance as End of the Day: "If there's something I've learned from a million mistakes, you're the one that I want" (sometimes what we want the most might not be right for us though and that's ok)

12. Yuki as Little Things: "I know you've never loved, the crinkles by your eyes when you smile" (because he is little like me and he smiles a lot 🥺)

13. Kevin as Up All Night: "Don't even care about the table breaking, we only wanna have a laugh" (*door breaking)

14. Checo as I Want: "You could be preoccupied, different date every night, you just gotta say the word" (monaco 2022)

15. Nyck as Summer Love: "Can't believe you're packing your bags, trying so hard not to cry, had the best time and now it's the worst time, but we have to say goodbye" (red bull is rancid and there's a special place in hell for helmut marko)

16. Alex as What a Feeling: "what a feeling to be a king beside you" (we all know that lily is a queen, which makes alex the king)

17. Oscar as Story of My Life: "And I've been waiting for this time to come around" (he didn't wait THAT long for that seat but you get it)

18. Guanyu as Little Black Dress: "Little black dress just walked into the room, making heads turn can't stop looking at you" (he's a model first and person second)

19. Val as Live While We're Young: "Don't let the pictures leave your phone" (no seriously val, some stuff is not meant to be seen publicly, i see your ass more often than my own)

20. Nico as Kiss You: "I just wanna show you off to all of my friends, making them drool down their chinny-chin-chins" (i won't lie he score way out of his league and likes to show it off)

BONUS:

1. Daniel as I Would: "I can't complete with your boyfriend, he's got 27 tattoos" (except i think daniel might have more than that)

2. Ferrari as Midnight Memories: "Straight off the plane to a new hotel (...) same old shit but a different day" (🙃)

[twinkleallnight]

Marshmallow

(Part-5) Frozen heart

Book: The Royal Romance

Pairing: Liam x MC, Drake x ??

For previous chapters: catch up here

Thank you @bbrandy2002 for prereading and listening to my blabbering last two weeks. Blessed to have you here.

A/N: This is my first attempt at wacky drabbles. It's wacky drabbles #58. "Where are you going? It's not safe out there." It will appear in bold.

Tags: @ao719 @bbrandy2002 @choiceskatie @drakewalker04 @gkittylove99 @glaimtruelovealways @hopefulmoonobject @jovialyouthmusic @mrswalkers-blog @mom2000aggie @speedyoperarascalparty @texaskitten30 @wackydrabbles

I stand frozen at the door steps of the Nevrakis’ chateau till a soft voice calls out my name. I see Hana queueing up behind me. She is holding my forearm in both her slender hands and shaking vigorously. I give her a questioning look.

She lets go of my arm suddenly realising, and says, “My apologies! I called you out few times but you were lost in your thoughts.”

“I am sorry for blocking the way.” I reply, shaking my head in an attempt to clear it of any thoughts of what I saw moments ago.

I start dragging myself ahead to my room. My mind is replacing previous thoughts with new ones. ‘Why am I here? My job is back at the palace, taking care of their farms and horses. I don’t have any part to play here besides, maybe, to play the role of Prince’s best friend or to look out for his favourite suitor, as he has asked me to.’

A beep on my phone brings me back. It’s Max's text message calling me out for ice skating.

I text him that I will join later; Max is always full of energy. After this long drive, he has not wasted a minute and is already out on the frozen lake with Riley.

I stand at my window, looking out toward the lake and watch the small group gathered at the lake. I can see Liam is with Riley now while Max is skating to the other end with Livy. They are all enjoying themselves. Then there are others whom I don’t know much or care about.

I get back and settle my things in my room. As I relax down, my phone beeps again. This time, Liam asks to join the group for skiing with a special request, 'watch her back.’

I meet Riley soon and we decide to race. As we ski down, we cross Liam and Livy. Riley distracts them and I catch a glimpse of Livy’s annoyed expression. I don’t understand if that look is for me or Riley?

I get up with a sigh. This guy is going crazy. What wrong can happen while skiing unless she is trying it for the first time? I gear up and walk out.

I land at the base a few seconds after Riley. “ Yay! I win!” She exclaims.

“ Okay! Point granted. Sadly, the happy part ends here today. From tomorrow we will be all back to the balls and the gowns. Hope u are as smooth at waltzing too.”

“Not at all. I need lot of lessons.”

“I am surprised. House Beaumont is sponsoring you. As cool as Max may be, I don’t think the elder Beaumont will leave any stone unturned in your grooming.”

“Bingo. Bertrand is very strict, I must say, unlike his younger brother, Max. But he was busy with some official work and left it to Max to teach me Cordonian waltz. But five minutes into training, all we did was Max's favourite breakdance moves.”

“So how do you plan to impress tomorrow?”

“Oh, I have Hana.”

“Don’t tell me, Hana is going to teach you. How does she know it so well?”

“Oh, yes, she is. That girl can handle anything from a needle to a sword.”

“Wow!” I must admit, Hana surprises me with her treasure chest full of talent.

“You wanna join?”

“Not my cup of tea”

“Come on. You can at least watch.”

“Okay.”

Shortly the party moves to the lodge. I join Max, Riley and Hana, sipping hot chocolate.

We sit there planning Riley’s dance lessons when Max suddenly straightens up. I follow his eyes and see Livy walking towards us. Unknowingly, even my back tightens up.

Livy’s sharp eyes catch the change in our demeanour and her lips curl up in a smirk.

“Hello everyone I hope you are enjoying the Lythikos hospitality. Max that’s your favourite flavour. You must be loving it,”

“As always!” He replies, raising his glass.

She ignores my presence, turns to the girls, and starts talking. I make myself scarce and walk out of the lodge. It’s cold outside, but I take few steps into the woods. I stand there for sometime, looking up at the sky.

“Where are you going? It’s not safe out there.” Max calls out.

As he comes closer, I quote C.S. Lewis from our childhood,

“If belated drops yet fall,

From heaven, on these her plastic power…”

I pause and shift my gaze to look at Max. Now he stares up at the evening light and completes the verse.

“ Still works as once it worked on all,

The glad rush of the golden shower.”

He looks at me and suddenly realises the hint. As if on a cue, we both start running, trampling over the snow cover, in a rush to reach our favourite spot. We always came here to see the meteor shower as kids.

I fall back, and I see him lying flat on his back, when I reach the spot. I huff, bending over, “you win again!”

Without a word, he kicks behind my knee making me topple, and I land on my back next to him. We both peer at the sky quietly for sometime when he speaks, “ I miss it.”

“What?” I ask knowingly.

“ The carefree days. Our vacation here when it was four of us. I hate to see you guys growing up.”

“You never grew up?”

“ Not quite like you. I am living, enjoying not dragging myself.”

“ You mean by keeping your joker mask on? Showing others that you are happy? Is that what you call enjoying?” I question him.

“ If you can’t change it, at least learn to drive some happiness out of it.”

“I am happy for Liam and Riley.”

“And what about Livy?”

“What about her?”

“ Have you looked into the mirror lately? That long drawn face of yours? Even today, when she was laughing and enjoying, you couldn’t reciprocate with a smile?”

“I .. I hurt her.” I fluster.

“ It doesn’t matter what you did then. What matters is, what is here now. Live in the moment.”

“Hmm.”

“Hmm.” He hums after me.

We lie down, gazing at the sky until the meteor showers ends.

As Max starts, I join in.

“Among the hills, a meteorite

Lies huge and moss has overgrown,

And wind and rain with touches light

Made soft, the contours of the stone.

Thus easily can Earth digest

A cylinder of sidereal fire,

And make her translunary guest

The native of an English shire.”

I will digest and will make the changes, my native - part of my life. I resolve as we walk back to the chateau.

The next day, I spend most of my time in my room catching up with some reading and calls from the palace, managing the administrative work until it’s Showtime.

Reluctantly, I make my way to the ball room of the chateau. I search through the name plates on the tables to find my place. A big smile of relief spreads across my face when I see it on the last table in the corner, away from the crowd. I make a note to thank Livy. She remembered to keep me away from all the hullabaloo. Complacent, I take my seat and wait for the rest to join.

I wonder why Riley and Hana are sitting with me or why Livy has not chosen a place closer to Liam for Riley. Soon both the girls find there way to the table.

When the dishes are served, it becomes evident that this table was the chosen one; to be left out. The service remains poor at our table throughout. The food served is cold. There is a stark difference in the staff's attitude towards us, as if they are trained specially to ignore us.

I understand it might be her grudge against me, but why Livy is putting Riley and Hana through this?

Next I see, Livy is up there on the dance floor announcing the commencement of Cordonian waltz. Riley and Hana both get up while I remain seated.

Hana asks, “ Are you not coming?”

“Sorry, I am not comfortable with the dance. I will enjoy watching it. Thank you.” They leave me alone.

Livy being the host, starts the dance with Liam. A loose circle forms around them but my eyes keep following her. The partners keep changing. Now she is dancing with Max. They exchange small talks, and she is bubbling until she changes partner and is in Liam’s arms again.

Her expressions seem different. What is she up to? I am trying to decipher, and then it happens. No, maybe I am dreaming, but I hear gasps and loud whispers around me. Livy is kissing Liam! On the dance floor! In front of the whole court?

Liam moves away a bit from her politely and gestures at her to follow him outside. He is the typical stoic self. He won’t let it show. He has been trained to hide his emotions well.

I don’t know what to do, where to go. I keep sitting there till the crowd fades away into the night. The ballroom is vacant. A staff shakes me out of my thoughts.

I get up and walk to the foyer. The flickering light in the east wing catches my attention. But I don’t know where is everyone.

I walk to the wine cellar with heavy steps in a hope to find some solace. That’s been my hiding place here since teenage. I slowly climb down the spiralling stairs, but a sound stops me. There is already some one there.

And then I hear a male voice.

“Livy… Livy? …. Livs!…. What happened… come here..”

“I..I..I can’t..” I hear her trying to speak between the sobs.

I bend down to see someone curling his arms around her. “Hey…. Shhh.. it’s ok.. it will be fine.. we will be fine..”

“No.. it will never be the same again. We will never be same again.” She cries harder.

“I know dear. This is all we have now. But I am here . I will always be.”

She hold his arms. Her face digs in his chest, and she wails out. He holds her tight.

I quietly step back and walk out into the foyer.

The words resonate in my mind. “ I am here. I will always be.”

Now it’s not just my mind or thoughts. I feel I have a frozen heart.

[mish-tique]

Hi! It's ya girl Rose 🥺🌹, back with a new haircut!!

I thought you told me to not waste my time on the cost cap but here you are with a fic 😭😂

Also, would you please drop down some music recs? your titles from these songs are top tier lyrics, i just know your taste in music is top tier too

Anyways, SPOILERS below the rose line

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"Charles isn’t just being his big spoon, providing the warmth and hold he has come to adore so much, but he’s also still in Max." <- ohh i'm grinning like a cheshire cat

“Exactly how I dreamed about you waking up. Wanted you to still be on my dick when you woke up and watching you realize what was going on was such a beautiful sight.” <- fuck me, dom charles, i'd love to be you maxy, i'm jealous (sorry, this is like the 2nd day of horny)

"he can only moan in appreciation when two of Charles’ fingers enter his mouth." <- i think we've established my love of charles' hands from the serial killers au, i'm gonna shut up now

ohhh you brought up the illegal engine!!! love that!!! teams who cheat together have their drivers always together

they're driving to the sunset with a car that costs more than the budget cap and an illegal engine

"He stops in front of his lover, catching Charles’ attention who stops scrolling on his phone. When he lowers himself onto his knees, he admires the casual confidence on Charles’ face. He adores his boyfriend, loves how they truly can be themselves together. How not a single bit of Ferrari’s disaster classes seem to affect Charles as long as he’s near." <- i can see it, thank you for those manspreading pics from the yacht charlie

“You know the FIA just announced Red Bull as guilty, right?” “Mate,” Max groans, letting his head roll back, “You can’t be serious right now.” <- HAHAHAH

this is just perfect and very much in the times, plus the comedy of it all!! every day, you're just publishing better and better fics!!!

roses for you and to the anon that requested this, and also to rbr for providing a funny plot device for this kinktober day:

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-Rose 🥺🌹

Oooh you got a new haircut?? are you happy with it?

Also i've never said im not a hypocrite LMAOO. Hmm.... Music recs? Here we go. These are mostly new onces, but let me know if you need any older ones too!

Anyways, if you want more, let me know!

"ohh i'm grinning like a cheshire cat" <- the way sometimes i just can't write this stuff with a straight face kshdgsd

"fuck me, dom charles, i'd love to be you maxy, i'm jealous (sorry, this is like the 2nd day of horny)" <- ROSE but yes. dom Charles needs more love.

"ohhh you brought up the illegal engine!!! love that!!! teams who cheat together have their drivers always together"<- goals right? such cheating cuties xx

"they're driving to the sunset with a car that costs more than the budget cap and an illegal engine" <- when will it be my time

Ahh thank you so much sweetheart! reading your comments always makes me happy <33.

(also yes, the cost cap drama only happened to be a plot device for us writers)

[torentialtribute]

Sir Jackie Stewart turns 80 next week… Here he opens up to Sportsmail about his extraordinary life

Sir Jackie Stewart turns 80 on Tuesday and celebrates the milestone with a lunch attended by the queen

No sportsman before that can make that claim.

The book of Stewart & # 39; s contacts reads as Burke & # 39; s Peerage and there will be a shortage of famous friends at the Louis XIV-style restaurant at the Royal Automobile Club at Pall Mall for the shindig . ]

But the engineers who have kept him safe during the dangerous racing days that delivered triple world championship titles will be just as cherished guests.

Sir Jackie Stewart will spend his 80th birthday in royal company on Tuesday "

Sir Jackie Stewart will spend his 80th birthday in royal company on Tuesday

However, there are many friends who can't make it.

It is not long before Paul, the butler, has the walls of the apartment with emptied three floors between Geneva and Lausanne, where the cream-colored furniture is immaculate and the dust is collected before it falls in. post-prandial coffee from the terrace overlooking the Mont Blanc, Stewart says: I could have been killed. Almost none of my friends are alive, Jimmy Clark, Jochen Rindt, Francois Cevert, I was close to all those people. "The list goes on,

& # 39; In the 11-year window in which I drove 57 friends and suit died legas, often in horrible circumstances. If you played five years, you were more likely to die than to survive. Those are the statistics. It was brutal. I will not forget the pain of the widows and the fear in the eyes of women who wondered if it was their turn next.

& I sometimes feel guilty. Take Mike Spence, my teammate at BRM (British Racing Motors) the year before. His right wheel came off during training at the Indianapolis 500 and hit him on the head. I saw him at the hospital.

& # 39; It should have been me in that car but I broke my wrist so that I couldn't compete in Indy. & # 39;

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& # 39; Hello, it's me & # 39 ;, he said. A long silence fell. We both knew what it meant. My great friend, my hero, the man we wanted to be godfather to our second son, Mark, was dead. We burst into tears. & # 39;

Stewart and Clark had excavations in London and the memory of his Stewart pains to this day

I ask him who the greatest British driver in history is. Lewis Hamilton & # 39; s expanding c.v. of excellence, including five world titles, states his claim. But Stewart says unambiguously: & # 39; Jim Clark. & # 39;

Juan Manuel Fangio was the greatest driver of all. Jimmy is the next one. And then I would say Alain Prost. Ayrton Senna was very fast, but Prost hardly moved the wheel – like Jimmy and me. I learned that by watching Jimmy. At Lewis it's hard to tell how good he is because he drives such a good car. You should see him in a less competitive car. Valtteri Bottas is as fast as Lewis this season. Max Verstappen is currently the fastest driver.

& # 39; But I thought Lewis in Monaco won one set of tires in the last race for almost the entire race. & # 39;

This year marks the 50th anniversary of both Stewart & # 39; s first British Grand Prix victory and the first world championship. The last of his titles came in 1973, secured in Monza.

But in practice his teammate, his friend and intended successor as Tyrrell & # 39; s No 1 driver, Cevert, died. & # 39; Francois & # 39 ;, says Stewart, pointing to the Frenchman's picture in the apartment, & # 39; look, great eyes. & # 39;

I found Helen at the end of the bed at the Glen Motor Inn and told her about his intentions to retire, which I had kept secret from her. He looked straight in the eyes and said: & # 39; I am no longer a driver from this moment on. & # 39; & # 39; Now & # 39 ;, she replied, with tears, & we can grow old together & # 39 ;.

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Lady Stewart is 78 and li in dementia. She comes to the elevator to have lunch with me and offers me a glass of white wine.

Her illness is the reason that she and Sir Jackie, and their Norfolk terriers, Whiskey and Pimm's, are back in Switzerland instead of in their own country pile, Clayton House, in Buckinghamshire. The clinic is close by. Lady Stewart can have her hair done right next door.

Helen was a well-known beauty of the Swinging Sixties – regularly shown in Paris Match – and was a professional witness to the entire field on a round table during his racing days. She is now a grandmother of nine to eight boys and a girl.

Her illness prompted Sir Jackie to be perhaps the last major fight of his life – to find a cure for dementia.

& # 39; Race Against Dementia & # 39; is focused on raising money to train PhD students to the highest standard, using McLaren and Red Bull F1 teams as templates.

He has seen a number of laboratories and finds them too dirty. He is a perfectionist and tends to pluck a loose thread from the shirt of the person he is talking to.

Sir Jackie & # 39; s new focus is on helping find better treatments for people with dementia "

Sir Jackie & # 39; s new focus is on it help find better treatments for people with dementia

There are some major surgeons in England, but the entire medical world, the infrastructure, is not focused on quickly finding Healing, "He says.

& # 39; We need progress yesterday, not next week. That is why Formula One is a great model. There is a grand prix every two weeks and so much. to improve the performance of the car between each race. "

He knows what fighting is. Suspicious stupid at school because he was diagnosed with dyslexia, he didn't fiddle with anything because he missed a spot at the 1960 Olympics in the shooting team. He won all national awards, spirit.

Attention to detail motivates him. For example, he has been a Rolex ambassador for 51 years and has cut the left sleeve of his shirts a bit shorter and wider to show the watch optimally.

When he ran the Stewart Grand Prix in the late 1990s and won a race from a standing start, the team never had a red, only blue-chip carriers such as HSBC.

He has his drivers on public speaking lessons and has unpacked them flawlessly – fits Doug Hayward, shirts from Turnbull and Asser, shoes from George Cleverley.

& # 39; I like doing things right & # 39 ;, he says, proud of his long relationship with companies such as Ford, Goodyear and Heineken. I love dealing with the right people. As my father said: & # 39; If you fly with the crows, you can get shot at, if you sound like the eagles you have to be safe. & # 39;

He calls the deceased King Hussein of Jordan the most remarkable man he has met. I learned a lot from him.

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Jackie leads Jochen Rindt (right) on Silverstone as the first twice in 1969 "

Sir Jackie leads Jochen Rindt (right) at Silverstone as the two compete for first place in 1969

The Queen is the most amazing Princess Grace, he says, made Monaco & # 39; he and her eleven were taken to the Hotel de Paris, where photographers' flashlights got out of hand.

Sean Connery is a friend George Harrison, another buddy with & # 39; one of the best ghosts I have ever met & # 39 ;, lee Rde his son Paul to play the guitar

& I have been very lucky & # 39 ;, says Stewart, World Sportsman of the Year in 1973 and recently found the Trophy to prove it to Debrett & # 39 ; s, who could not find a record of his performance.

He was notified by ABC for his Broad World of Sports broadcasts directed by Jim McKay and is still well known in the United States.

& # 39; While standing in an elevator, I may be recognized, but I am sure when I speak, with my Scottish accent and sound quite high. & # 39; The years – and the urge he has endured in aluminum cockpits – have demanded his right hip and left knee, both replaced at the Mayo Clinic in America, and a new right knee is planned

Over on his Clayton estate House the benches are engraved with the names of his fallen friends. Their death puts new connections in the right perspective. Not only is Stewart 80 next week, but he has never spilled blood as a driver and, more importantly, got out before he killed him. These are awards that are worth celebrating.

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[torentialtribute]

Focus on race to the Premier League at top of the Championship

Another crucial weekend lies ahead in the Sky Bet Championship with those teams aiming for promotion Premier League entering the season's home straight.

Two of them meet at Elland Road on Friday night at Leeds United West Bromwich Albion in a meeting of third and fourth

On Saturday, the current leaders Norwich City face a demanding trip to Millwall, while play-off hopefuls Middlesbrough and Bristol City face trips to Wigan Athletic and Preston North End respectively.

And on Monday night, second-placed Sheffield United take on their bitter rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough to round off the weekend

We focus in on what is proving a fascinating Championship promotion race.

     How the top half of the Sky Bet Championship is shaping up ahead of this weekend's games

1st NORWICH CITY

Played 34; Goal difference +24; Points 66

For a team that finished a lowly 14th last season and then two of their best players, James Maddison and Josh Murphy, depart for the Premier League in the summer, Norwich are enjoying an extraordinary season.

Their highly likeable German manager Daniel Farke has performed wonders in assembling a young and vibrant team on limited resources and they've been in […]

Farke unearthed an absolute gem in the Finnish striker Teemu Pukki, who was out of contract at Danish club Brondby has scored 24 goals this season.

     Ben Godfrey celebrates his goal in Norwich's crucial 3-2 win over Bristol City last weekend

This weekend

FRIDAY

Leeds United vs. West Brom (7.45pm)

Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football

SATURDAY (all 3pm)

Aston Villa vs. Derby County

Brentford vs. Queens Park Rangers

Hull City vs. Birmingham City

Ipswich Town vs. Reading

Millwall vs. Norwich City

Preston North End vs. Bristol City

Rotherham United vs. Blackburn Rovers

Stoke City vs. Nottingham Forest

Swansea City vs. Bolton Wanderers

Wigan Athletic vs. Middlesbrough

MONDAY

Sheffield Wednesday vs. Sheffield United (7.45pm)

Live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football

And at 28, Pukki is one of the older members of a side-built youthful exuberance from either academy graduates or talents picked up cheaply in the European market.

Max Aarons (19 ), Ben Godfrey (21), Jamal Lewis (21), Todd Cantwell (21) and Emiliano Buendia (22) are all enjoying fine campaigns.

Crucially, Norwich have acquired the knack or scoring late goals to salvage precious points and their high-intensity approach has served them well on the road, where their tally of 31 goals is a division best.

They proved their promotion credentials once again last weekend with a 3-2 win over Bristol City and their fixture run-in from here is pretty child.

You should fully expect the Canaries to return to the Premier League for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign. The challenge is to stay there on a limited budget.

Promotion odds: 2/7

Remaining fixtures: Saturday – Millwall (A ); March 8 – Swansea City (H); March 13 – Hull City (H); March 16 – Rotherham United (A); March 30 – Middlesbrough (A); April 6 – Queens Park Rangers (H); April 10 – Reading (H); April 13 – Wigan Athletic (A); April 19 – Sheffield Wednesday (H); April 22 – Stoke City (A); April 27 – Blackburn Rovers (H); May 5 – Aston Villa (A)

     Norwich's charismatic German manager Daniel Farke celebrates their win over Bristol City

2nd SHEFFIELD UNITED

Played 34; Goal difference +25; Points 64

Having established themselves in the Championship top six with a 4-1 win over Aston Villa at the beginning of September, Sheffield United has not dropped out of the top six since.

Chris Wilder has molded a side that does not want anything – only Norwich and West have scored more – but also possesses a steely resoluteness at the back.

That enables them to get results such as last Saturday's 1-0 win over West Brom at The Hawthorns that took them back to their Yorkshire rivals.

The remainder of the season easy route into the Premier League with their March 16 meeting at Elland Road set to be crucial.

     Kieran Dowell (right) celebrates scoring his winning goal for Sheffield United at West Brom

Championship top scorers chart

23 – Teemu Pukki (Norwich)

22 – Billy Sharp (Sheffield United)

21 – Che Adams (Birmingham)

20 – Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa)

19 – Neal Maupay (Brentford)

17 – Jay Rodriguez (West Brom)

16 – Jarrod Bowen (Hull), Dwight Gayle (West Brom)

15 – Oliver McBurnie (Swansea), Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest)

14 – Kemar Roofe (Leeds United)

The Blades' lethal strike partnership between Billy Sharp, second only to Pukki in the Championship top scorers chart on 22 goals, and David McGoldrick has proved important.

The performances of Oliver Norwood and Mark Duffy in midfield, plus Enda Stevens at left-back, have helped replace David Brooks made the move to Bournemouth.

Ahead of Monday's crunch derby with Wednesday, a side who would like to find their promotion aspirations, Wilder's one finds themselves in excellent form.

Since tossing away a three-goal lead in the final eight minutes at Aston Villa on February 8 , United have beaten Middlesbrough, Reading and West Brom to underline their credentials.

March will tell us about whether they can stand the head, with meetings with Wednesday, Leeds and then Bristol City to come.

Promotion odds: 3/5

Remaining fixtures: Monday – Sheffield Wednesday (A); March 9 – Rotherham United (H); March 12 – Brentford (H); March 16 – Leeds United (A); March 30 – Bristol City (H); April 6 – Preston North End (A); April 10 – Birmingham City (A); April 13 – Millwall (H); April 19 – Nottingham Forest (H); April 22 – Hull City (A); April 27 – Ipswich Town (H); May 5 – Stoke City (A)

     Billy Sharp celebrates scoring in Sheffield United's 3-3 draw at Aston Villa last month

3rd LEEDS UNITED

Played 34; Goal difference +17; Points 64

Has another team managed by Marcelo Bielsa run out of steam

The man himself scoffed at the suggestion following Tuesday night's 1-0 loss at QPR, count the journalist who dared ask that 'your question does not have any basis … what you can say is this team has too much energy.'

But the facts, figures and form tell a different story. The setback at Loftus Road was their sixth defeat in 11 matches across all competitions since December 29.

Everyone knows that Bielsa is a hard taskmaster – the 'Spygate' scandal certainly uncovered his obsessive attention to detail – and in what is a high demanding league anyway, Leeds are certainly faltering at the wrong moment.

     Have Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United run out of steam at the crucial moment of the season

The Argentine seems to be feeling the strains of a marathon campaign as well – he was photographed slum in the tunnel after the loss in west London, with the appearance of a man distinctly short of energy and solutions.

Yet nobody is about to write Leeds off, and neither should they. As the Yorkshire side chase a return to the Premier League after 15 years away, they're only two different on the top difference

Recent home wins on Swansea and Bolton have kept them up there but there now a lot riding on Friday night meeting with West Brom, […]

One of the issues is that Bielsa is without 14-goal leading scorer Kemar Roofe, who injured his knee in the Swansea game and will not be back anytime.

     Kemar Roofe has been instrumental for Leeds this season, scoring 14 goals in the league

Roofe is the only player in double figures for the season, but goals have nicely spread through the team. Pablo Hernandez and Mateusz Klich have supplied 18 assists between them.

On the other hand, win over the Friday night and all the recent troubles definitely forgotten. Stiff tests await the coming weeks though.

Promotion odds: 3/4

Remaining fixtures: Friday – West Bromwich Albion (H) ; March 9 – Bristol City (A); March 12 – Reading (A); March 16 – Sheffield United (H); March 30 – Millwall (H); April 6 – Birmingham City (A); April 9 – Preston North End (A); April 13 – Sheffield Wednesday (H); April 19 – Wigan Athletic (H); April 22 – Brentford (A); April 27 – Aston Villa (H); May 5 – Ipswich Town (A)

4th WEST BROMWICH ALBION

Played 34; Goal difference +43; Points 60

Having seen eight seasons of Premier League event come to an end last season, West Brom knew they'd be expected in and around the promotion race.

And having sensibly kept caretaker Darren Moore at the helm, they have achieved that,

Having been edged out by Sheffield United last Saturday, they face another stiff test of their credentials against Leeds on Friday and victory in the top two battle

Moore sets his Baggies side out to attack and there is no shortage of goals. They are the second highest scorers in the division with 67, coming from Jay Rodriguez and 16 from Dwight Gayle.

     West Brom celebrate a goal by Jay Rodriguez during their recent win at Aston Villa

Gayle arrived on loan from Newcastle United in exchange for Salomon his liking as he did during Newcastle's promotion campaign in 2016-17.

Harvey Barnes was enjoying such a successful season that Leicester recalled him from his loan, while Moore was able to get together much of their Premier League squad to good effect

They have registered some noteworthy results this year to underline their journey to the top-flight quickly – a they won 4-3 at Norwich in August, thrashed Leeds 4-1 in November and have won tricky games at Stoke, Villa and QPR in recent weeks.

     Jake Livermore celebrates scoring in the Baggies' recent 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers

Indeed, winning on the road has become a strength – they have won eight of their last nine away from The Hawthorns, including the last four.

Their remaining fixtures after Leeds are pretty child and there's every chance the Baggies will bounce back to the Premier League immediately, either automatically or through the play-offs.

Promotion odds: 6/4

Remaining fixtures: Friday – Leeds United (A); March 9 – Ipswich Town (H); March 13 – Swansea City (H); March 16 – Brentford (A); March 29 – Birmingham City (H); April 6 – Millwall (A); April 9 – Bristol City (A); April 13 – Preston North End (H); April 19 – Hull City (H); April 22 – Reading (A); April 27 – Rotherham United (H); May 5 – Derby County (A)

5th MIDDLESBROUGH

Played 33; Goal difference +14; Points 57

Middlesbrough fans knew exactly what to expect from Tony Pulis side – not exactly the highest levels of entertainment but functional and effective football. And, crucially, a role to play in the promotion shake-up.

They're fifth at the moment, exactly the same as they have been finished last season before being narrowly beaten by Aston Villa in the semi-finals or the playoffs

Inevitably they have scored the number of goals (38) in the top six, but they also have the lowest number in the division 28. They also have the most clean sheets (15).

     Ashley Fletcher celebrates scoring in Middlesbrough's win over Queens Park Rangers

Mind you, there are only four legions in the league this season, so perhaps things are not as dull as the table suggests.

Which such economical but effective performances, Middlesbrough will almost certainly be in the play-offs as they aim to keep their Championship stay down to just the two seasons.

They have a six-point cushion to seventh ahead of Saturday's trip to Wigan and have won their last two matches, against QPR and Blackburn. They also still boast a game in hand on the four sides above them.

Goals have been thin on the ground but Britt Assombalonga has excelled with 12 this season – six of his last seven have come in demanding away fixtures well.

     Britt Assombalonga, who scored Middlesbrough's winner at Blackburn, is their leading scorer

But it's consistently rock solid displays from their back line – Aden Flint, Dael Fry, Daniel Ayala, George Friend and others – that is what they want back up again.

Promotion odds: 11 / 4

Remaining fixtures: Saturday – Wigan Athletic (A); March 9 – Brentford (H); March 13 – Preston North End (H); March 16 – Aston Villa (A); March 30 – Norwich City (H); April 2 – Bristol City (H); April 6 – Swansea City (A); April 9 – Bolton Wanderers (A); April 13 – Hull City (H); April 19 – Stoke City (H); April 22 – Nottingham Forest (A); April 27 – Reading (H); May 5 – Rotherham United (A)

6th BRISTOL CITY

Played 33; Goal difference +8; Points 53

Having established a reputation as a handy cup team with a number of notable Premier League scalps in the last couple of years, […] Bristol City have this season found the consistency to challenge

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Led by Lee Johnson, one of the brightest young managers in the game, they are a team far more than the top of the world since 1980.

Thanks to investment by Bristol Sports owner Stephen Lansdown, their Ashton Gate stadium is a Premier league standard venue in all but name.

     Famara Diedhiou fires home in Bristol City's recent win over QPR

Having come agonizingly close to winning promotion in 2008, their time may well come now.

They put together an astonishing run of 13 unbeaten matches in the Championship between the end of November and the middle of February, making them the in-form team in Europe.

But back-to-back losses to Norwich and Birmingham this week have piled the pressure on ahead of Saturday's trip to Preston North End, one of the many teams coveting their current sixth place.

     Lee Johnson (right) is one of the most talented young managers in the English game

They're not a free-scoring team but are an effective unit, with established figures such as Marlon Pack, Callum O'Dowda, Jamie Paterson and others in what Johnson wants to achieve

March sees them play Leeds and Sheffield United, giving us big clues to go up.

Promotion odds: 17/2

Remaining fixtures: Saturday – Preston North End (A); March 9 – Leeds United (H); March 12 – Ipswich Town (H); March 30 – Sheffield United (A); April 2 – Middlesbrough (A); April 6 – Wigan Athletic (H); April 9 – West Bromwich Albion (H); April 13 – Aston Villa (A); April 19 – Reading (H); April 22 – Sheffield Wednesday (A); April 27 – Derby County (H); April 30 – Millwall (A); May 5 – Hull City (A)

HOT ON THEIR HEELS – THE OTHER PROMOTION CONTENDERS

Below Bristol City, there are perhaps another six clubs hoping to steal into the play-off places.

Frank Lampard's Derby County are just two points off Bristol but have not looked themselves in recent weeks with losses to Millwall and Nottingham Forest.

The Rams have an unfortunate reputation for slipping off the boil – and dropping out of the play-off race – just the wrong moment and history could be repeating.

     Frank Lampard's Derby County appear to have hit at just the wrong moment

Birmingham are enjoying their lives. win at Bristol City

They're on the same level with Nottingham Forest, who looks under the double act of Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane, and won Monday's East Midlands derby against Derby

Preston, Hull and Sheffield Wednesday are a trio or clubs bunched together on 47 points, but could still be a hit with a box of games remaining.

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