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The plan will see Leeds United and West Brom promoted with

Sat May 02, 2020 5:01 pm

According to the Guardian, the EFL have put a contingency plan in place if the 2019/20 Championship season isn't completed.

The plan will see Leeds United and West Brom promoted with the play-offs used to decide the final spot.

Leeds and West Brom have a clear advantage in the automatic promotion places, making it relatively straightforward to award them a place in the Premier League if the season can't be completed.

However, with only four points between Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Brentford who make up third to fifth spot, the EFL reportedly plans to play out the usual play-off lottery to determine the third promoted team.

The Championship intends to complete the season but as its clubs wait to be informed on how protocols for behind-closed-doors matches would work, the EFL have set out a plan of action for a worst-case scenario.

Re: The plan will see Leeds United and West Brom promoted wi

Sat May 02, 2020 9:00 pm

Forever Blue wrote:According to the Guardian, the EFL have put a contingency plan in place if the 2019/20 Championship season isn't completed.

The plan will see Leeds United and West Brom promoted with the play-offs used to decide the final spot.

Leeds and West Brom have a clear advantage in the automatic promotion places, making it relatively straightforward to award them a place in the Premier League if the season can't be completed.

However, with only four points between Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Brentford who make up third to fifth spot, the EFL reportedly plans to play out the usual play-off lottery to determine the third promoted team.

The Championship intends to complete the season but as its clubs wait to be informed on how protocols for behind-closed-doors matches would work, the EFL have set out a plan of action for a worst-case scenario.


What about the PL? Can’t see the current bottom three being happy about it if they were to be relegated with 10 or so games to go.....

Re: The plan will see Leeds United and West Brom promoted wi

Sun May 03, 2020 10:07 pm

Can’t happen. There’s 27 points to play for. Last season at this time Leeds were 2nd then imploded.

It would be totally wrong. Either scrap it or defer it but the season has to finish under the same conditions over the 46 games.

Incidentally this idea of neutral grounds is nonsense.