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COVENTRY, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Musician and Coventry City fan Tom Grennan in the stands during the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry City and Wrexham AFC at The Coventry Building Society Arena on April 26, 2026 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) | Getty Imag

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Good morning everyone –

Saturday marks the final day in the EFL Championship regular season and there’s a tonne to play for. The relegation picture is already sorted: Oxford United, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday are all going down.

At the opposite end of the table, there’s everything to play for. The only certainty is that Coventry are going up. The rest? Not so much.

Ipswich Town, Millwall and Middlesbrough are fighting for the second automatic spot. Two of those clubs will fight with Southampton

for seeding in the playoffs. And Wrexham, Hull City and Derby County are all fighting for the sixth spot.

Here’s a quick look at the table:

Coventry (92 Pts) (C)
Ipswich Town (81 Pts, +30 GD) (X)
Millwall (80 Pts, +13 GD) (X)
Middlesbrough (79 Pts, +25 GD) (X)
Southampton (76 Pts, +24 GD) (X)
Wrexham (70 Pts, +4 GD)
Hull (70 Pts, +3 GD)
Derby County (69 Pts, +9 GD)

Now let’s get on with your Matchday 46 viewing guide:

Wrexham vs Middlesbrough: By far the biggest game of the weekend and the one with the biggest permutations. A Wrexham winends Boro’s automatic hopes and secures the Red Dragons a playoff spot, bringing Rob and Ryan’s Premier League dreams one step closer.

Ipswich Town vs QPR: The maths here is pretty simple. Ipswich win and they’re going up. QPR are pretty bad and have lost three in a row. Ipswich Town have the second best home record in the league.
Millwall vs Oxford United: This might be a tougher game for Millwall than you’d expect. Oxford United are coming off a 4-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday even after going down, so I don’t think they’ll be pushovers. Plus recent history suggests Millwall find a way to stumble at the end of the season. Is Alex Neil’s side any different?
Preston NE vs Southampton: There could be worse ways for Southampton to end their season than with a trip to Deepdale. The best they can achieve is fourth which comes with an advantage in the playoffs, but is it worth risking injury to players?
Hull vs Norwich: This is a tough one for Hull to end the season with. Norwich sit ninth in the table and have won three of their last five. But the big question is if they’ll be “on the beach” so to speak. You can probably ask the same question for many of the clubs playing this weekend.

Derby County vs Sheffield United: Derby County have had a remarkable season and surprisingly are in the mix for the playoffs. They’ll need some help though. A point is good enough only if Wrexham and Hull both lose. A win also is only good enough if neither Wrexham nor Hull win.

Fitzie’s track of the day: Why Don’t You, by Squeeze