Championship news: A shootout for the Premier League - Everything that can happen on the final day
With relegation confirmed for Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester City and Oxford United, all eyes dart towards the top of the Championship table, where Premier League football is up for grabs heading into the final day.
As is usually the case, England’s second tier has treated fans to a rollercoaster season packed with drama as the 2025/26 campaign draws to a close.
With one match remaining, Sports News Blitz writer Gabriel Mills looks at what each team involved will need in the race for automatic promotion and play-off places.
Championship news: Coventry City secure title and return to the Premier League after 25-year wait
Promotion was confirmed for Coventry City after a late equaliser against Blackburn last week before Tuesday night's win against Portsmouth cemented their top spot after a superb season.
With promotion already sealed, it might have been easy for Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues to take their foot off the gas and coast towards the title - but Tuesday night's showing proved otherwise.
A 5-1 win against a Portsmouth side, who secured their own success in the form of survival, meant the title was won in style at the Coventry Arena.
The 2026/27 season will be their 35th in the top flight of English football as a historic club rejoins the most watched league in the world, writes Sports News Blitz’s Gabriel Mills.
Soccer analysis: Southampton topple Wrexham in heated play-off clash
Southampton’s promotion push has become a very real possibility after their emphatic 5-1 win over Wrexham AFC, proving to the rest of the Championship that they are genuine contenders.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Matthew Morgan analyses the significance of this game in terms of promotion for both teams.
Championship predictions: Coventry champions; Middlesbrough to win play-off final
Coventry City currently sit pretty at the top of the Championship with a nine-point gap over Middlesbrough in second place.
The Midlands side are favourites to go up, with their consistency playing a key part in the division this year.
Sport News Blitz’s Elliot Ward has more on the Championship promotion race.
Championship survival fight: Relegation battle heating up with nine games left
With just nine games left in the Championship, the scrap for survival is intensifying.
With the table so tight, every result matters. Only a handful of points separate the sides in the bottom six, meaning every match now carries enormous significance.
Championship news: EFL play-off shake-up looms – Clubs set to vote on new six-team format
The EFL’s iconic play-offs could be on the brink of their biggest transformation since their introduction in 1987.
A proposal to expand the Championship play-offs to include six teams rather than the current four is set to go to a vote at a meeting with clubs in March.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Liberty Nicholson-Hulse takes a closer look at the potential changes, the controversy, and what an expanded play-off system could mean for English football.
Championship news: Can Phil Parkinson steer Hollywood-inspired Wrexham to another promotion?
Anyone who tuned in to watch Wrexham’s first second-tier home match for 43 years would have seen enough to be convinced that here was a club who belonged at this level of football.
The final score (2-3) favoured visitors West Bromwich Albion, but the Welsh side deserved at least a point on the balance of play, writes Sports News Blitz’s AJ Becker.
And while their opponents that day currently occupy a relegation place, Phil Parkinson’s team now find themselves in a play-off position, having swerved the common pitfalls of newly promoted teams and embraced the EFL Championship with all its possibilities.
EFL recap: All the EFL talking points amid yet another international break
The international break is back again, and to be fair to it, it’s been pretty interesting this time. Ireland got the playoffs and Scotland qualified, both in cinematic fashion, with Wales also making it to a playoff spot.
But less about them - here’s everything that happened in the EFL, with some of League One and all of the Championship called off as expected.
There will still be some Championship talk, but here, Sports News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner reflects on some of the matches.
Biggest talking points from the EFL Championship double Gameweek 13 and 14
While most of the EFL was halted due to the start of the FA Cup, the Championship continued as usual.
Sports News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner shares some of the biggest talking points from the double gameweek action from the second tier of English football.
EFL recap: Plenty from League Two, managerial changes in League One, the Championship’s Sheffield Wednesday special, and more from the midweek action
Another late one this week as there were a few games set to be played on Monday and Tuesday this week, but nevertheless, no shortage of entertainment.
It was a week of cup games where Wycombe took Fulham to penalties and Grimsby Town were shrugged off by Brentford.
Read on for Sports News Blitz’s weekly EFL recap, written by Charlie Gardner, to find out what happened in the leagues.
EFL analysis: Steve Bruce sacked, Wrexham draw, Ipswich win derby and more
In a world where the Premier League dominates all the media, with hundred-million-pound fees and endless VAR controversy, the EFL seems somewhat overlooked at times.
Written by Sports News Blitz writer Charlie Gardner, here’s the first of a weekly series in which all the latest Football League excitement and drama can be found in one place, with a selection of the best moments, biggest results and maybe even who could be the next manager down at the job centre.
Championship news: Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland – Five key battles and score prediction
Saturday sees the culmination of the Championship season as Sheffield United and Sunderland meet at Wembley to battle it out for a place in the Premier League.
Sports News Blitz writer Liam Caffry considers five key battles to anticipate in what is commonly regarded as the sport’s most lucrative match.
Championship recall: A look into Sunderland’s previous playoff finals
Sunderland take on Sheffield United on Saturday at Wembley Stadium to fight for promotion to the Premier League.
Sunderland were relegated back in 2017 following years of mismanagement, now the Mackems are just 90 minutes away from a return to the promised land.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Tom Nichols takes a look at how the Black Cats have fared in their previous playoff finals.
Championship news: Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland – Who fares best in the play-offs?
Following two very different Championship play-off semi-final ties, with one ultra-competitive and the other a landslide, Sheffield United and Sunderland will duke it out for a place in the Premier League next season.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Samuel Leasley takes a look at the last three play-off campaigns for both finalists and predicts who will seal their place amongst the elite.
Championship news: Sunderland vs Coventry City – Five key battles and score prediction
After an intense affair on Friday saw Sunderland emerge 2-1 victors over Coventry City in their Championship play-off semi-final first leg, attention now shifts to the second leg at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday.
Sports News Blitz writer Liam Caffry takes a look at five key battles that could decide who heads to Wembley for the play-off final and makes a score prediction.
Championship news: Coventry City vs Sunderland – Five key battles and score prediction
The Championship play-offs are here, with fourth-placed Coventry City welcoming fifth-placed Sunderland to the CBS Arena on Friday for the first leg of a much-anticipated semi-final.
Sports News Blitz writer Liam Caffry breaks down five key battles ahead of the clash.
Championship news: Bristol City vs Sheffield United - Five key battles and score prediction
Bristol City welcomes Sheffield United to Ashton Gate for the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Thursday.
Both teams finished sixth and third in the Championship respectively, with the Blades being contenders for automatic promotion, but fell short to the valiant efforts of Leeds United and Burnley.
Sports News Blitz writer - and Leeds Utd fan Maddie Newton assesses the playoff clash and the five key battles to decide the outcome.
Championship news: The three relegated clubs - Where did it all go wrong?
While the likes of Leeds United and Burnley celebrate a return to the Premier League, there are three Championship sides that ended their season on a sour note, being relegated to the third tier of English football.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Dylan Easton breaks down what went wrong for the three clubs.
Leeds United news: Five players that need to be signed by Leeds this summer
Leeds United are looking to stay in the Premier League and build the club to be an established top-tier side.
Written by Sports News Blitz’s Elliot Ward, here are the transfers that could do the job for Leeds, from the least priority to the highest.
Leeds Utd news: Daniel Farke discusses promotion, Plymouth and rumours around future
Leeds United face Plymouth on Saturday lunchtime at Home Park, with victory sealing the title ahead of Burnley.
On Thursday, Daniel Farke held his press conference ahead of the match which Sports News Blitz writer Dylan Easton watched on YouTube - and below is a breakdown of proceedings.