This is fifth final between the clubs that finished third and fifth: three of the four previous games were won by the team that finished lower in the table - the only exception was Watford’s win over Leeds in 2006. In some ways, that fact seems to support the argument that the Championship playoff final is usually [...]
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Tags: Birmingham · Bristol City · Burnley · Cardiff · Leeds United · Millwall · Norwich · Nottm Forest · Peterborough United · Portsmouth · Reading · Swansea · Watford
Despite having an unassailable lead, champions elect QPR aren’t officially promoted, second place Norwich are definitely up, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe will be joining Preston in League One next season and as things stand on Thursday afternoon Leeds United can only qualify for the playoffs if a very bizarre set of circumstances occur.
Following a straightforward win on [...]
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Tags: Cardiff · Championship · Crystal Palace · Leeds United · Middlesbrough · Norwich · Nottm Forest · Portsmouth · Preston · QPR · Scunthorpe · Sheffield United
As soon the final whistle blew at Loftus Road on Monday, hundreds of QPR fans invaded the pitch hoping that their would be no more goals at Carrow Road and that their team had clinched promotion to the Premier League. However, in the sixth minute of injury time Simeon Jackson scored completed his hat trick to give Norwich all [...]
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All clubs were involved in two games this week with exciting games and unexpected results: significantly both Welsh sides broke the 70 point barrier and – for the time being – the Championship consists of 25 clubs after Brighton were promoted from League 1 in midweek.
The Seagulls haven’t played in the second tier since finishing [...]
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Tags: Barnsley · Bristol City · Cardiff · Championship · Crystal Palace · Derby · Leeds United · Norwich · Nottm Forest · Preston · QPR · Scunthorpe · Sheffield United
As they have been for most of the season, QPR are this week’s main story: the date of the FA disciplinary hearing concerning the signing of Alejandro Faurlin has been set and the timing is ‘interesting’ to say the least. The process starts on Tuesday 3rd May with a decision expected on Friday 7th May – the [...]
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Tags: Burnley · Cardiff · Championship · Coventry · Derby · Doncaster · Leeds United · Millwall · Norwich · Nottm Forest · QPR · Reading · Scunthorpe · Swansea · Watford
