Summary

  • Sunderland leapfrog Millwall to claim final Championship play-off spot

  • Lions beaten 4-3 by Blackburn after leading 3-1

  • Coventry seal top-six place with draw at Middlesbrough

  • Burnley & Sheff Utd promoted; Reading, Blackpool & Wigan relegated

  • Northampton win at Tranmere to clinch promotion to League One; Stockport draw with Hartlepool

  • Stockport, Carlisle, Bradford and Salford into League Two play-offs

  • Leyton Orient & Stevenage already promoted; Hartlepool & Rochdale relegated

  1. Postpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Preston 0-3 Sunderland

    Sunderland are just trying to get this over the line now.

    They've done the hard work with that three-goal blitz earlier this half.

    All they can do now is hope the other results go the way they want so that they do claim that top-six spot.

  2. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Swansea 2-2 West Brom

    With less than 10 minutes of normal time is left West Brom have a free-kick in a dangerous area on the far side, just outside the Swansea box.

    Conor Townsend takes his time thinking about the shot, but he leans back before striking the ball and balloons it over the bar.

    It would appear the Baggies will not be making the top six.

  3. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry

    Kyle McFadzean skids on the Riverside turf to help a Ryan Giles delivery behind as Boro power forward.

    Coventry's totemic centre-back in the right spot.

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    GOAL: Birmingham 1-2 Sheff Utdpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Dion Sanderson (79 mins)

    Dion Sanderson gives the home fans something to cheer as he pulls one back for Blues.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    A surprise move from Gary Rowett as he brings off top scorer Tom Bradshaw.

    He also withdraws George Saville as Mason Bennett and Anreas Voglsammer come on.

    Shades of Graham Taylor at Euro '92?

  6. Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    Millwall's Zian Flemming gets the ball on the edge of the box. He is desperate to get a shot away, but it's weak from the Dutchman and dribbles wide.

  7. Postpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry

    It's rearguard action time for Coventry at the minute, as Middlesbrough seek a second.

    Matt Crooks has been sent on for Cameron Archer, who will go into the proverbial cotton wool for the play-offs.

    The Sky Blues need this point for the top six it would seem. Thought they do have a decent goal difference. Might save them otherwise.

  8. Postpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    Into the last 10 minutes of what has been an absolutely mad and frantic match.

    Millwall need a goal. Blackburn want to bow out with a win.

    This is sensational stuff.

  9. Postpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Preston 0-3 Sunderland

    Sunderland have had to contend with so much this season.

    Boss Alex Neil walked out in August for the Stoke job, just three months after taking the Black Cats back up to the second tier.

    New boss Tony Mowbray then saw top scorer Ross Stewart ruled out for the season just after Ellis Simms was recalled by Everton and they've had numerous other injuries to key players this season.

    They're 15 minutes from the play-offs as it stands.

    TableImage source, BBC Sport
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    GOAL: Watford 2-0 Stokepublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Keinan Davis (74 mins)

    Watford celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    One of Watford's bright notes this season Keinan Davis gets a second for the Hornets, as his deflected shot goes in.

    Stoke's campaign stuttering to a finish.

  11. Postpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    Blackburn come close again as George Long saves from Ryan Hedges following a corner.

    That would have finished off Millwall's top-six hopes.

  12. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry

    Middlesbrough have a free-kick despite getting the ball in the back of the net.

    Riley McGree was blocked off and the whistle was blown. But then Coventry keeper Ben Wilson whacks the ball away and it deflects back past him off a teammate.

    No goal. Free-kick.

  13. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    Blackburn have been brilliant this half and they almost complete the turnaround.

    Callum Brittain digs out a cross to the back post where Ben Brereton Diaz gets up well and his header is kept out by Millwall sub Scott Malone, who heads it against his own bar.

    Desperately unlucky for Rovers!

  14. CLOSE!published at 16:35 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Swansea 2-2 West Brom

    John Swift has to score there for the Baggies.

    Brandon Thomas-Asante with the pull back cross from the far side, picks out Swift charging toward the six-yard-area, but he can't connect.

    The ball skips off his boot and goes wide.

    My word.

    As things stand, with results elsewhere, West Brom are 8th and out of the play-offs.

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    Get Involved using #bbceflpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    #bbcefl

    Paul: Millwall have fallen apart here. How is this 3-3? Only Blackburn look like winning now.

    Joe Gibney: Millwall are the Spursy of the Football League.

    Harsh, Joe - the Lions can still rescue this...

  16. Postpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Preston 0-3 Sunderland

    Pierre Ekwah is lucky not to be off for the away side.

    The midfielder goes over the top of the ball in a challenge with Preston's Ali McCann.

    The Scotsman's not happy, and rightly so.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    Gary Rowett makes his first changes of the game for Millwall as he sends on Scott Malone and Tyler Burey.

    Duncan Watmore and Oli Burke, the goalscorers, have come off.

    This was not a scenario anyone could have predicted at half-time.

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    GOAL: Watford 1-0 Stokepublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Imran Louza (70 mins)

    Watford scoreImage source, Getty Images

    Some Watford fans had protested at this game, given their disillusionment with the decline of their club.

    However, their team are on course to finish the season with a win in this non-entity of a game.

    Great goal from Imran Louza after Ismaila Sarr's effort was saved by Matija Sarkic, Keinan Davis snaffled the loose ball for Louza to curl it into the far corner in off a post.

  19. Postpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Millwall 3-3 Blackburn

    Millwall began this half in fifth. They are currently seventh.

    They MUST score.

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    GOAL: Preston 0-3 Sunderlandpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2023

    Jack Clarke (65 mins)

    Sunderland celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    What a half Sunderland are having!

    Stunning, just stunning.

    As the rain teems down in Lancashire the goals pour into the Preston net.

    More lovely passing finds Jack Clarke in space down the left, he comes forward, cuts inside on to his right and bends one into the bottom corner from 18 yards.