The FA Cup presents a unique set of challenges for Championship clubs: the extra revenue generated by a run in the oldest knockout competition in the world is always welcome, but as it’s been over three decades since a second tier side won the cup. The competition is also a distraction from the league but [...]
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Two quick goals from Scott Sinclair and a third before half time from Stephen Dobbie meant that club from South Wales took a 3-0 lead into the break, but an unlikely Reading comeback looked on the cards following an own goal from Joe Allen and a Matt Mills header just before the hour. However, Sinclair’s second penalty of the [...]
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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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After 90 seconds last Thursday evening, Swansea faced a nightmare scenario: Neil Taylor- who was only booked once during the regular season in the nPower Championship - was sent off for a challenge on Nottingham Forest’s Lewis McGugan and will miss this evening’s second leg (Sky Sports 1, 7:45pm kick off).
However, at times during the game [...]
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Forget lucky dressing rooms, carrying a rabbit’s foot, not walking under ladders or stepping on cracks in the pavement. Don’t worry about avoiding the number thirteen, not crossing your fingers or letting a black cat cross your path.
There’s only one thing that your club has to do if you want to be promoted via the Championship play [...]
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