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Key occasions
Championship: Millwall go one up towards Norwich Metropolis, with Femi Azeez sending within the cross that goes in off the knee of his apparently unwitting teammate Mihailo Ivanovic. Let’s give him the good thing about the doubt and say he meant it.
From Femi Azeez to Finn Azaz, who has put Middlesbrough forward away at Sheffield Wednesday.
GOAL! Leeds 2-0 Stoke Metropolis
Championship: Leeds double their lead towards Stoke, with Joel Piroe scoring his second in three minutes from across the identical distance out after going 10 video games and not using a aim.
Championship: Derby have scored away at West Brom with Ebou Adams nodding in on the close to publish from a nook. In the meantime at Elland Street, Joel Piroe has swept dwelling a Manor Solomon cross from eight yards out to place Leeds a aim forward towards Stoke Metropolis.
League Two: Ossama Ashley scores the primary aim of the afternoon after three minutes on the Mazuma Cell Stadium. He’s put Salford Metropolis one up towards a Morecambe facet that should win if they’re to keep away from relegation from the Soccer League.
Not lengthy now: Fasten your seatbelts – right this moment’s 3pm kick-offs are about to get below manner.
An e mail: “Like each different Leeds fan who can’t get to Elland Street right this moment, I can be spending the 90 minutes (plus stoppage time) questioning whether or not to concentrate to the match, go and do one thing else to overlook about it, or disguise behind the sofa,” writes Jeremy Boyce.
“They’ve managed to blow it on the important second so many instances, final season within the play-off closing as an example. Has there ever been a extra ‘almost’ workforce ? Below Revie they had been consistently going for doubles or trebles solely to emerge empty handed on the finish of all of it.
“I’ve usually puzzled how their narrative may need turned out utterly completely different if Peter Lorimer’s volley within the 1975 European Cup closing, that was dominated out for a doubtful off-side, had been allowed.
“You’ll be able to say what you want about VAR, they’d have sorted that one out fast time and we’d perhaps have received the cup. The champagne is within the fridge, simply off to do one thing vitally vital on the far finish of the backyard, forgetting my cellphone within the kitchen.”
All that stress, only for the privilege of seeing your workforce get gubbed week in and week out within the Premier League subsequent season, eh? Curiously, Harry Grey, the 16-year-old brother of Tottenham Hotspur’s Archie, is on the bench for Leeds right this moment and will make his senior debut for the membership.
League Two: Newport County have held Walsall in a scoreless draw at Rodney Parade regardless of being diminished to 10 males following the controversial dismissal of Ciaran Brennan within the 78th minute.
Walsall thought they’d received it on the loss of life however Oisin McEntee had a aim disallowed within the twelfth minute of added time, slapping the ball into the online when scoring together with his head regarded the better choice. It was a sensible spot and a courageous name by the linesman, though travelling followers received’t thank him for his effectivity.
The purpose takes Walsall again into the automated promotion locations, third above Bradford Metropolis on aim distinction having performed one recreation extra.
Runaway leaders of the division at one stage of the season, the Saddlers haven’t received any of their previous 12 video games. Newport stay in 18th place however have secured their League standing with this end result.
Cardiff Metropolis: The Welsh facet are second from backside of the Championship desk and host Oxford United thisd afternoon. Following Saturday’s dismissal of Omer Riza, Aaron Ramsey has been given the job of retaining Cardiff up with simply three video games of the season remaining.
The 34-year-old midfielder has not performed for Cardiff since struggling the most recent in an extended litany of hamstring accidents in March.
Some pre-match listening: Would you fairly watch Leicester play soccer with out scoring a aim for 13 hours or sit via King Lear, Hamlet and all three elements of Henry VI? Is shameless fanboying within the commentary field ever acceptable? And what – if something – is the distinction between the Guardian’s Barney Ronay and Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca?
Max Rushden was within the chair as these and different questions had been answered by Barney Ronay, Jonathan Wilson and Barry Glendenning on right this moment’s episode of the Guardian’s Soccer Weekly podcast. You’ll be able to pay attention right here and for those who’re not already a subscriber you’ll be able to enroll within the all the standard podcast locations.
Championship: How issues stand
Promotion: Burnley can be promoted this night in the event that they beat Sheffield United, whereas Leeds will be part of them within the Premier League subsequent season in the event that they beat Stoke Metropolis this afternoon and Sheffield United drop factors.
Each workforce all the way down to Swansea Metropolis in 11th place can nonetheless technically qualify for the playoffs, the place Sunderland and one in every of Burnley, Leeds United and Sheffield United are already assured spots. Bristol Metropolis can safe a play-off spot in the event that they beat Luton and Middlesbrough lose to Sheffield Wednesday.
Relegation: No relegation locations can be confirmed right this moment, with a wide-ranging battle taking place to at the very least the penultimate spherical of matches this coming weekend. From the underside up, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff Metropolis and Luton City presently occupy the relegation locations however groups from 16th within the desk down might nonetheless find yourself in League One subsequent season.
Championship fixtures
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Cardiff Metropolis v Oxford United
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Hull Metropolis v Preston
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Leeds United v Stoke Metropolis
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Luton City v Bristol Metropolis
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Milwall v Norwich Metropolis
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Plymouth Argyle v Coventry Metropolis
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Portsmouth v Watford
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QPR v Swansea Metropolis
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Sheffield United v Middlesbrough
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Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
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West Brom v Derby County
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Burnley v Sheffield Utd (5.30pm BST)
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View the Championship desk
League One: How issues stand
Promotion: Birmingham Metropolis will go up as champions, whereas Wycombe Wanderers have a one-point lead over Wrexham within the race to the second automated promotion spot. Each groups might nonetheless be overtaken by Stockport County and/or Charlton Athletic.
Two of Wrexham, Wycombe and Charlton are all assured playoff spots on the very least, whereas the remaining two spots are up for grabs to any of the groups from Stockport in fifth all the way down to Blackpool in 10th.
Relegation: Shrewsbury City are down, whereas – from the underside up – Crawley City, Cambridge United and Bristol Rovers occupy the opposite three relegation locations. Crawley and Cambridge might each go down right this moment.
Crawley host Exeter needing to at the very least match the outcomes of Bristol Rovers and Burton, who tackle Stevenage and champions Birmingham respectively. The state of affairs is comparable for Cambridge, some extent higher off in Twenty second after beating Huddersfield on Friday, although even defeat by Leyton Orient wouldn’t essentially seal their destiny so long as neither Burton nor Rovers wins.
As issues stand, any of the edges from 15th place down – together with Stevenage, Wigan Athletic, Peterborough United, Mansfield City, Northampton City and Burton Albion – might nonetheless find yourself in League Two subsequent season.
League One fixtures
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Barnsley v Peterborough United
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Blackpool v Wrexham
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Bristol Rovers v Stevenage
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Burton Albion v Birmingham Metropolis
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Cambridge United v Leyton Orient
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Crawley City v Exeter Metropolis
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Lincoln Metropolis v Bolton Wanderers
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Mansfield City v Studying
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Northampton v Shrewsbury
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Stockport County v Huddersfield
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Wigan Athletic v Rotherham
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Wycombe v Charlton Athletic
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View the League One desk
League Two: How issues stand
Promotion: Preventing for 3 automated promotion spots, the highest 4 groups – Port Vale, Doncaster Rovers, Bradford Metropolis and Walsall – are separated by simply three factors. Behind them, AFC Wimbledon, Notts County, Colchester United, Grimsby City, Chesterfield and Salford Metropolis nonetheless have excessive, middling or extraordinarily faint hopes of nicking automated promotion.
Port Vale, who’re assured a playoff spot at the very least, can safe promotion right this moment in the event that they win, Bradford Metropolis and Doncaster Rovers each lose and AFC Wimbledon drop factors. Groups from ninth to 13th – Chesterfield, Salford Metropolis, Crewe, Swindon City and Bromley – can nonetheless make the playoffs.
Relegation: Any workforce from 18th place down can nonetheless find yourself within the relegation spots presently occupied by backside facet Morecambe and Carlisle United. From the bottom positioned up, they’re Tranmere Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Harrogate City, MK Dons and Newport County.
Morecambe’s League standing is hanging by a thread, one which can snap except they beat Salford. Even that will not be sufficient ought to Twenty second-placed Tranmere additionally win, away to Barrow. Carlisle will even be relegated in the event that they lose to Accrington and Tranmere win.
League Two fixtures
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Newport County 0-0 Walsall (L)
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Accrington Stanley v Carlisle
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Barrow v Tranmere Rovers
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Chesterfield v Bradford Metropolis
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Crewe Alexandra v MK Dons
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Doncaster Rovers v Colchester
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Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon
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Harrogate v Fleetwood City
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Morecambe v Salford Metropolis
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Notts County v Cheltenham
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Port Vale v Grimsby City
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Swindon City v Bromley
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View the League Two desk
EFL Clockwatch
Greetings all and welcome to our rolling weblog masking what guarantees to be a captivating day with loads of ups, downs and fairly a couple of as-you-weres within the Soccer League.
As we strategy the sharp finish of the season with simply three rounds of fixtures to go in all three divisions (with a couple of exceptions in League One), there’s lots left to be determined and for higher or worse, the destiny of fairly a couple of groups may very well be sealed right this moment.
In the event you had a giant evening final evening, there’s an excellent probability you’ll discover the excruciating trivia of our permutations for each ends of every desk just a little too taxing however we’ve been nothing if not thorough.
Worry not, we are going to maintain you on top of things because the occasions of the afternoon unfold, so with out additional ado, let’s get on with the enjoyable …
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