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The hottest fight in Europe »5 teams are beaten to save from relegation, 5 other teams for one place in the play-off

Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Thursday, 01 May 2025, 18:00 / Updated Thursday, May 01, 2025 18:01

The end of the season in Championship, the second step in England, is more hot than ever! 5 teams are fighting for the last 2 places in the promotion play-off and 5 teams are dueling to avoid the last place of relegation in the League One.

Also, Leeds and Burnley will play their first place in the ranking in the last stage, both of which are on equal points, 97, but Leeds has its goal.

The last stage in Championship is scheduled on Saturday, May 3, and all 12 matches will be played from 14:30, Romania time.

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The fight for rescue from relegation is closer than ever in Championship

With Cardiff City relegated before the last stage, and with Plymouth, which has only mathematical rescue chances due to the negative goal, of -36 goals, the fight to avoid the last retrograde place in Championship is between 5 teams.

Hull City ranks 22nd, with 48 points, while Luton, Preston and Derby County have 49 points. The other team that still has emotions about relegation is Stoke City, which has 50 points.

The main criterion of separation in Championship is the goal, and as expected, all 5 teams are minus in this chapter.

Hull has a goal of -10, Luton de -22, Preston de -11, derby County de -8, and Stoke de -17.

In the last stage, Hull City will play with Portsmouth, a team left without a goal on this season end. Luton will play all away, with West Brom, another team left without goal, although a few stages he had a chance at the play-off places.

Preston will have a difficult match with Bristol City, the team that is in 5th place and that needs victory to be sure of the presence in the promotion play-off.

The other 2 teams in the race to avoid relegation, Derby County and Stoke, will meet in the match directly on the field of Derby.

The champion has not yet decided, 5 teams are fighting for the last 2 places in the play-off

Leeds and Burnley are on equal points before the last stage, 97, but Leeds has a considerable advantage due to the goal, +64, for Descetie de Burnley, which has only +41.

Leeds needs victory in the last stage to be sure to win the championship. The team still led by Daniel Farke, despite the management of the leadership to start the Premier League season with a new manager, will play with Plymouth, a team as relegated from Championship.

On the other hand, Burnley will host the match with Millwall, a team for a play-off.

Sheffield United with 89 points and Sunderland with 76 points have already secured a place in the play-off to promote the Premier League.

The last 2 places are played by 5 teams: Bristol City (67 points), Coventry (66 points), Milwall (66 points), Blackburn (65 points) and Middlesbrough (64 points).

Bristol will host the match with Preston, a team in the race to avoid relegation. Coventry, the team coached by Frank Lampard, will have a direct match with another counter -candidate, Middlesbrough, a team coached by the former Lampard rival in the Premier League, Michael Carrick.

Millwall will have a difficult trip to Burnley, the team led by Scott Parker, who has only raised 15 goals in the 45 stages so far, and Blackburn will play with Sheffield United, a team provided in the play-off.

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