Will be a big weekend in the promotion playoffs as the second legs of the Championship playoffs will be on Thursday and Friday. Then the lower divisions will take over as the League One playoff final will be held Saturday and the League Two playoff will be on Sunday, with both to be played at Wembley.
Championship
Promotion Places
1. Leicester City
2. Ipswich Town
Playoffs
3. Leeds United v. 6. Norwich City (first leg--0-0; Second leg Thursday, May 16)
4. Southampton v. 5 West Brom (first leg--0-0; Second leg Friday, May 17)
Playoff Final--Sunday, May 26
All to play for in the two second leg matches on Thursday and Friday as both first legs ended 0-0.
Leeds v. Norwich-Leeds have been in a bad way of late as the Whites have only won 1 of their last 7 matches. We all know how "supportive" the home crowd can be at Elland Road when the clus is not performing, so will be interesting to see how the club handles the pressure. Norwich have lost only 1 of their last 6, so they will travel to Leeds with confidence that they can get a result.
Southampton v. West Brom- Southampton will look to capitalize on the draw at West Brom when they welcome the Baggies to St. Mary's Stadium. The Saints finished 12 points higher in the standings than West Brom and defeated the Baggies twice during the season, but it will come down to 90 miutes on Friday to determine who goes to the playoff final.
League One
Promotion Places
1. Portsmouth
2. Derby County
Playoffs
3. Bolton Wanderers v. 6. Barnsley (Bolton Advance 5-4 on aggregate)
4. Peterborough v. 5. Oxford United (Oxford 2-1 on aggregate)
Playoff Final--Bolton Wanderers v. Oxford (Saturday, May 18).
League Two
Promotion Places
1. Stockport County
2. Wrexham
3. Mansfield Town
Playoffs:
4. MK Dons v 7. Crawley Town (Crawley Town advance 8-1 on aggregate)
5. Doncaster Rovers v. 6. Crewe Alexandria (Crewe advance on penalties, clubs drew two legs 2-2 on aggregate)
Playoff Final--Crawley Town v. Crewe Alexandria (Sunday, May 19)