Alex Hoad

1 week ago | bbc.com | Alex Hoad

Published3 minutes agoForget hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, the real treat to kick off Easter weekend is a full programme of EFL fixtures on Friday. Incredibly with just four games remaining, mathematically every one of the 24 Championship teams can still be either promoted or relegated. There are some seismic fixtures set to have a huge influence on both the promotion races and the relegation scraps across a nine-and-a-half hour window. Good Friday? That might be underselling it.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Alex Hoad

With five games remaining for the vast majority of EFL teams, we are at the point of the season when things become set in stone. Birmingham City were the first to permanently etch their name into the story of 2024-25 as on Tuesday night as they secured promotion from League One with six games to spare. Saturday will see a host of potentially crucial games across the Championship, League One and Two, with one side potentially having relegation confirmed and the net closing on plenty more.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alex Hoad

Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Jamie Paterson scored in his fifth appearance since signing as a free agent in FebruaryJamie Paterson says the only way to top the feeling of his last-gasp winner for hometown club Coventry City would be to repeat the feat in the play-off final. The lifelong Sky Blues fan came off the bench to secure a 1-0 win over Portsmouth with his first goal for the club, a fine far-post volley which took City back into the top six with five games remaining.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Alex Hoad

Match Participants: Preston North End, Position 14, Points 47 Derby County, Position 22, Points 38 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first 1 Sheffield United 39 26 7 6 56 29 27 83 2 Leeds United 39 23 12 4 78 27 51 81 3 Burnley 39 22 15 2 53 11 42 81 4 Sunderland 39 20 12 7 56 37 19 72 5 Coventry City 39 17 8 14 56 51 5 59 6 West Bromwich Albion 39 13 18 8 48 35 13 57 7 Middlesbrough 39 16 9 14 59 49 10 57 8 Bristol City 39 14 15 10 49...

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alex Hoad |Ben Ashton

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Championship title-chasers Sheffield United will take on promotion hopefuls Coventry CityWe officially enter British Summer Time this weekend but which EFL teams will spring forward and who will be losing sleep? A handful of sides might already be on the proverbial beach but for many, the stakes are still extremely high.