The Championship final day madness!

grenache

Final day of the season tomorrow in one of Europe's most compelling leagues. All 12 games kicking off simultaneously at 12.45 and with the division more compressed than ever, there's a lot riding on tomorrow's results. One automatic spot, two playoff places and two relegation berths all yet to be decided. Hold onto your butts!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11713/8687180/Championship-preview

The final day of the regular Championship season is likely to be the most thrilling in years. No fewer than 12 teams have something to play for, be it promotion, a play-off place or survival.

At the top it is all about Hull and Watford. One of them will join Cardiff in the Premier League on Saturday. Victory for Hull against Cardiff will see Steve Bruce's men back in the big time. But if they are held to a draw or lose, and Watford better their result, Gianfranco Zola's men go up.

Four clubs - Crystal Palace, Bolton, Nottingham Forest and Leicester - are battling for the last two remaining play-off spots, where Brighton and either Hull or Watford will join them.

But at the bottom there is an extraordinary set of possibilities - two from six teams will join Bristol City in League One next season. There is only one certainty - a team will be relegated with a record number of points. Barnsley currently occupy the final relegation place with 54 points. The most points a team has needed to survive relegation from the second tier is 53 - in 1996-96 and 2007-08.

Last season, only 41 points were needed to stay up, the same number as bottom club Bristol City have this season.

Birmingham v Blackburn
Bolton v Blackpool
Brighton v Wolves
Burnley v Ipswich
C Palace v Peterboro
Charlton v Bristol City
Derby v Millwall
Huddersfield v Barnsley
Hull City v Cardiff
Nottm Forest v Leicester
Sheff Wed v Middlesboro
Watford v Leeds

Stuxnet

championship > premiership handbags

Mon' the Owls

grenache

Stuxnet wrote: »

championship > premiership handbags

Mon' the Owls

Best of luck to ye. Wednesday were the best away supporters at our place this season.

cashback

Yep. C'mon SWFC!

mike65

Can Wolves pull off the result of the season or will it be footballs "hello Cleveland" moment.

Kiwi_knock

Billy Davies gave his post-match press conference at the same time as his pre-match press conference. :pac:

Hammer Archer

Wins for Barnsley, Peterborough, Wednesday and Derby would be amazing.

RasTa

Might as well watch Zaha's last game.

Liam O

Come on Barnsley!

greendom

wouldn't be surprised if Wolves went down. Part of the reason I chose to go to Wolverhampton for my tertiary education many moons ago was that they had a top flight football team. By the time I'd left they were in the bottom division. Still good memories in that last season watching Steve Bull tearing defences to pieces.

Al Capwned

Hope Hull go up - always had a soft spot for Bruce.
Plus i'm not sure if Watford should be allowed have the 74 players on loan that they have....

super_furry

Really really really don't want to see Steve Bruce's Play-Doh head back in the Premier League. Come on Watford!

acquiescefc

come on you blue and white wizzaaaaarrrrrrddddsssss!!

Liam O

greendom wrote: »

wouldn't be surprised if Wolves went down. Part of the reason I chose to go to Wolverhampton for my tertiary education many moons ago was that they had a top flight football team. By the time I'd left they were in the bottom division. Still good memories in that last season watching Steve Bull tearing defences to pieces.

It's very unlikely they'll stay up, hardly something you "wouldn't be surprised" by :pac:

IvySlayer

Hope Hull get it ahead of Watford. Watford have been taking the piss with all those loan signings.

That_Guy

IvySlayer wrote: »

Hope Hull get it ahead of Watford. Watford have been taking the piss with all those loan signings.

I want Watford to go up, beat West Ham and get relegated. :pac:

mike65

Hull v Cardiff is on BBC radio Wales MW if you want to listen to a game and all the scores as they happen.

Forest scores against Leicester, now up to 6th as things stand.

Brighton score against Wolves, trap doors creaks open

Kiwi_knock

Have a sneaky suspicion that Wolves will be relegated

IvySlayer

Brighton 1-0 Wolves, they're going down

Al Capwned

might as well go home - trap door is off the hinges tbf.

Kiwi_knock

Sheff Wed go 1 nil up.

homerjay2005

RasTa wrote: »

Might as well watch Zaha's last game.

is that on tv? all i can find is cardiff v hull..

mike65

Barnsley score its all going Pete Tong for Wolves.

Kiwi_knock

Peterborough down at the moment

Meglamonia

Bolton gone 1 down..

mike65

Forest 1 - 1 Leicester

Kiwi_knock

Not a great day for Watford's keepers, their 3rd choice keeper is coming on after originally not being on the bench.

double GG

Fantastic goal for Peterboro

Liam O

Damn Peterborough.

Kiwi_knock

Huddersfield going down at the moment

mike65

Peterborough score so Millwall in trouble

Wednesday 2 -0 Boro

Al Capwned

Sounds like a serious injury for the Watford keeper...

homerjay2005

Watford shaping up to be some story. their 3rd choice keeper, who has never played for them and wasnt in the original squad, is now in goals...

their keeper badly injured apparently and this game will finish well behind the others, unless they delay all kick offs for second half?

either way, if Hull dont win and that game stays level, it will be very intersting end.

mike65

Could well be 10-15 minutes after FT before Watford game ends.

Bolton 2 down against Blackpool, so not looking like play offs will happen.

homerjay2005

14 mins delay in watford v leeds, could be unreal drama.....

Hippo

mike65 wrote: »

Peterborough score so Millwall in trouble

Wednesday 2 -0 Boro

Get in Leroy!

Kiwi_knock

What is happening to Bolton?:eek:

antodeco

FFS 2 nil down already. Sordell coming on for Hall. Pull one back before half time and we'll be a bit stronger.

mike65

Goodbye Wolves 2-0 down

Montroseee

Wolves to fade into obscurity after this.

Kiwi_knock

Leeds go 1-0 up. Disaster for Watford

mike65

Hull fans going nuts, Leeds have scored against Watford

YouTookMyName

The Championship finished 16th of April.

Kiwi_knock

Ravel scores for Birmingham, in the meaningless game against Blackburn

Kiwi_knock

Leicester go 2-1 up as well, it is all happening now.

homerjay2005

Cardiff fans were just singing 2-0 to the Watford before leeds scored to put them 1-0 up.

great thinking from them to unsettle the Hull players!

looks like a mix up with the young keeper too

OctavarIan

I don't follow the Championship, but looking at the table I kinda wish I did. 10 points between the playoffs and the relegation zone is epic!

IvySlayer

Watford losing!!

double GG

Penalty to Palace...

antodeco

antodeco wrote: »

FFS 2 nil down already. Sordell coming on for Hall. Pull one back before half time and we'll be a bit stronger.

And just like that, we pull one back!

dreamers75

poor watford goalie(s)