MOTD2 Extra

Match of the Day 2 Extra is about to get under way on BBC one now.

Joining Mark Chapman is former West Brom manager Alan Irvine, ex-England winger Trevor Sinclair and Jonathan Northcroft from the Sunday Times.

They will be discussing all today's football headlines, including the crisis at Newcastle, Chelsea's title party, the race for fourth spot and Sunderland's win against Southampton.

You can also watch online.

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There was a pitch invasion at Tranmere on Saturday, not from the home fans, but the away ones as Bury's 1-0 win, along with Southend's 3-1 defeat at Morecambe means Bury are promoted to League One.

Burton won the League Two title with a 3-2 win at Cambridge. Shrewsbury go up in second with Bury third. Southend, Wycombe, Stevenage and Plymouth will contest the play-offs.

Luke Hearn: Avram Grant did not have a clue at West Ham .....Sir Trevor however nearly saved us back in 2003. Legend.

Stephen: Bruce Rioch deserves a mention for signing Dennis Bergkamp and changing Arsenal forever!

Ade Mansbridge: Best managerial impact has to be Eddie Howe at Bournemouth. From -17 points in Division Two to promotion to the Premier League.

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Danny Murphy
Match of the Day analyst

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"I'm a big fan of Swansea and Garry Monk. They play great football, they're dynamic and they have players I like watching. They've played well for most of the season and not really had any bad times."

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Do you ever get told off for constantly checking the scores on your phone? You would not be popular with with Tony Pulis.

The West Brom boss says he "went mad" with some of his players who were checking scores before their 1-0 win at Manchester United.

Phil Neville
Match of the Day analyst

"The comments about his Newcastle team were strong from their manager John Carver, but they could've been stronger. The Newcastle players were a disgrace.

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"Mike Williamson's sending off I thought was a reckless challenge, but I don't think he did it on purpose and that was a silly comment from John Carver to suggest he did.

"But I look at Newcastle and see the supporters protesting, the manager having a go at the players and the players playing like that. They're in a sorry state."

These are some of the worst

Jack: Surely Steve Kean deserves a mention. He replaced Big Sam at mid-table Blackburn, we were relegated within two seasons.

Dan Fookes: Worst - Juande Ramos at Spurs. When we sacked him we only had two points (but Harry doesn't like to mention it).

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Phil Neville
Match of the Day analyst

"Sunderland have struggled to score goals this season but since Dick Advocaat has come to the club they have played with three strikers and they have created a lot more chances.

"The three forwards - Jermain Defoe, Danny Graham and Connor Wickham - were so narrow and that occupied the Southampton defence. When you do that you can pull off into a different position and create chances."

Danny Murphy
Match of the Day analyst

"The reason why you see so many teams that are down the bottom in this stat is because they spend so much time chasing the ball because they lack the quality.

"When you have to do that the players are tired and concede late goals."

Danny Murphy
Match of the Day analyst

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"Tim Sherwood has brought out the best in a lot of players, but especially Christian Benteke, who has scored 10 goals in eight games. With Benteke, Villa played to his strengths, but they weren't one-dimensional.

"He was a threat straight away, he is so strong and is playing with an arrogance at the moment. Villa were always looking for him and you can see why when he is playing like this. When he is in this type of form he is very difficult to defend against."

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Who is England's best midfielder?

No need to think about it, Tim Sherwood has the answer.

"I don't want to go over the top, but Fabian Delph - there's not a better midfielder in the country at the moment," said the Aston Villa boss after his side's 3-2 win over Everton.

Phil Neville
Match of the Day analyst

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"Burnley are creating chances but are missing chances. They are the lowest scorers in the league and they just can't put the ball into the net. They're playing really well but cannot score. But, similar to QPR, they have just too much to do to stay up."

Mackiemore: Brian McDermott at Reading. Got us from relegation zone December 2010 to two FA Cup quarter-finals, play-off final and promotion in two years.

Can you top that?

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Danny Murphy
Match of the Day analyst

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"You have to give Leicester some credit, they had great enthusiasm and passion but from minute one Newcastle helped them all the way along.

"Tactically Newcastle got it wrong. They set up with a diamond but the problem with that is every time there was a turnover, it was so easy for Leicester to get forward with the wing-backs. There was a lack of leadership from Newcastle."

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So, what have Saturday's results done to the bottom of the table? Burnley and QPR look all but gone, but wins for Sunderland, Leicester and Aston Villa bunch things up in the battle to avoid that third from bottom spot.

Newcastle, who have lost eight in a row, are just two points clear of safety...

Crystal Palace looked as though they would be in a relegation scrap when Alan Pardew joined as manager with the club in the drop zone in January.

Since then, the Eagles have climbed to 12th, nine points clear of relegation and are very much looking forward to another campaign in the top flight.

Palace fans will be delighted to be in mid-table mediocrity with things at the bottom looking tight to say the least.

You can follow all the ups and downs in League One in our separate live text.

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At the bottom end of League One, things get a lot more complex. Get your abacus out and concentrate, because this next bit's tricky.

Yeovil Town are already down and three more clubs will follow them into the fourth tier next season.

Crawley Town, Colchester United and Leyton Orient are the three teams most in danger. If they lose their respective matches today, they will be relegated. That's unless Notts County suffer a collapse of Devon Loch-sized proportions, which could save Crawley, but we'll cross that bridge if we come to it.

Notts County are level on points with Crawley in 21st, while there's a two-point gap to Crewe Alexandra and Coventry City above them.

Got that? Good.

It is the final day of the season in League One, where there is plenty to play for at both ends of the table.

Bristol City are champions by some distance, and it's a simple equation for Preston today. If they beat Colchester, they'll join the Robins in the Championship next season.

Anything less, and third-placed MK Dons could overhaul North End on the final day.

Because of their superior goal difference, the Dons - who are at home to bottom club Yeovil this afternoon - will finish second in the table if they better Preston's result.

Has your manager ever lost his temper with you? Have you ever been in the dog house more than Newcastle's Mike Williamson?

Doug Battle, Aberdeenshire: "We were 4-1 up with about 10 minutes to play. I am the goalkeeper, I receive a pass back but I nutmegged the oncoming striker. My manager went mad on the side lines and then subbed me for a right-back that was on the bench. He wouldn't even accept a post-match pint off me!"

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