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There's a pretty good race for top 2 in the League Championship going on. (top 2 finishers are automatically promoted to EPL, then teams 3 thru 6 have a playoff for the third promotion spot).
With 2 regular season matches remaining:
1 - Burnley 87 points +33 goal diff (v. QPR, @Carlton Athletic)
2 - Middlesbrough 87 points +32 goal diff (@Birmingham, v Brighton & Hove Albion)
3 - Brighton & Hove Albion 87 points +30 goal diff. (v Derby County, @ Middlesbrough)
Burnley has the easiest path, and is all but assured a top 2 finish. In their final 2 matches... Charlton is already guaranteed relegation to League 1, and QPR is 13th place. Add to that the Brighton and Middlesbrough play one another, so only 1 can get a full 6 points.
I'd predict Middlesbough as the 2nd place team.
After that, Hull, Derby County, hav locked in playoff spots, along with the 3rd place team. Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City are vying for the 6th spot. They play each other this weekend.
At the bottom, wow has Bolton fallen fast. It wasn't that long ago they were playing in the EPL, Stuart Holden was a regular starter with them before that vicious tackle pretty much ended his career (essentially). They are now going to be relegated to League 1.
With 2 regular season matches remaining:
1 - Burnley 87 points +33 goal diff (v. QPR, @Carlton Athletic)
2 - Middlesbrough 87 points +32 goal diff (@Birmingham, v Brighton & Hove Albion)
3 - Brighton & Hove Albion 87 points +30 goal diff. (v Derby County, @ Middlesbrough)
Burnley has the easiest path, and is all but assured a top 2 finish. In their final 2 matches... Charlton is already guaranteed relegation to League 1, and QPR is 13th place. Add to that the Brighton and Middlesbrough play one another, so only 1 can get a full 6 points.
I'd predict Middlesbough as the 2nd place team.
After that, Hull, Derby County, hav locked in playoff spots, along with the 3rd place team. Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City are vying for the 6th spot. They play each other this weekend.
At the bottom, wow has Bolton fallen fast. It wasn't that long ago they were playing in the EPL, Stuart Holden was a regular starter with them before that vicious tackle pretty much ended his career (essentially). They are now going to be relegated to League 1.