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The Championship as it stands

The Championship as it stands

With two games to go the race for the Championship title could not be closer. Burnley, Middlesbrough and Brighton are all locked on 87 points with only the smallest margin of goal difference separating them.

Middlesbrough face a potentially tough trip to Birmingham this evening, whilst Brighton and Burnley have home games against Derby and QPR respectively.

It is looking increasingly likely that the race for automatic promotion will ultimately be decided next weekend when Brighton visit Middlesbrough in a mouth watering final game of the season at the Riverside!

Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff face off in a vital game at Hillsborough on Saturday.

Wednesday are currently four points ahead of Russel Slade’s side in the race for the final play off position. However if they lose tomorrow the Owls will face a nerve wracking final day trip to Wolves.

Ultimately Sheffield Wednesday’s superior goal difference over Cardiff means that the Bluebirds are likely to need to win both of their remaining two games to have any chance of making the play offs.

Unfortunately excitement is in slightly short supply at the other end of the table with Bolton, Charlton and MK Dons all having their relegation confirmed.

Nevertheless the three sides will be wanting to end their seasons with a bit of pride in their games against Hull, Leeds and Ipswich.

 

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