18 April 2026
Can Coventry keep Lampard? – Sam Parkin's EFL takeaways
Can Coventry keep Lampard? – Sam Parkin’s EFL takeaways
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11 April 2026 …
Aaron McLean’s EFL takeaways: Ipswich Town looking good but Leicester City doomed
Ipswich Town have opened up a lead over Millwall and Middlesbrough in the race for the Championship’s second automatic promotion place, and Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys have games in hand.
McLean: “I must say I believed Ipswich would finish second. I think in terms of who was going to win it, it was always going to come down to the head-to-head between Coventry and Middlesbrough, and Coventry winning in such
10 April 2026 …
Josh Coburn: Millwall striker wins March EFL award
Millwall striker Josh Coburn has been named the Championship’s player of the month for March.
The 23-year-old scored three goals last month as the Lions won two, drew one and lost one of their four matches.
Coburn scored the winning goal against Derby and an important equaliser at promotion rivals Ipswich with his tally for the season currently standing at nine.
It is the second successive month a Millwall player
10 April 2026 …
EFL: Fixtures for 2026-27 season to be released on June 25
The EFL has announced the fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be published at midday on Thursday, 25 June.
The first-round draws for the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy will be made on the same day.
The new season will kick off on the weekend of August 7-9 with the first round of the Carabao Cup, and the opening fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two will
10 April 2026 …
EFL five things: Open-top buses booked as finish line comes into view
Coventry began the Championship season with a 12-game unbeaten run, rising to the summit at the start of October and, despite a wobble early in 2026, have remained there ever since.
That run of 16 points from 13 games either side of Christmas allowed Middlesbrough to temporarily wipe out an eight-point deficit to go level on points with the Sky Blues in February, but a 3-1 win over Boro launched
8 April 2026 …
EFL awards: Lampard, Neil, Jakirovic and Hellberg up for manager award
Coventry City boss Frank Lampard, Millwall’s Alex Neil, Sergej Jakirovic of Hull City and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg have all made the shortlist for Championship manager of the season.
The quartet are in contention for the award that was picked up by Burnley’s Scott Parker in 2025.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, 19 April at the English Football League’s annual awards ceremony in London.
The four sides
2 April 2026
EFL preview: Promotion, play-offs and shock return
EFL preview: Promotion, play-offs and shock return
This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c75kd105k1go
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31 March 2026 …
What really is the worst EFL kit of all time?
The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived…
A few weeks ago we asked you to get in touch with your suggestions for the worst EFL kit of all time.
It was inspired by the launch of a new collection by Championship leaders Coventry City, proudly taking inspiration from a kit widely dubbed “the worst of all time”.
A take on the club’s infamous brown change strip worn away from
30 March 2026 …
72+ EFL podcast: Huge games loom in Championship relegation scrap
The BBC’s 72+ EFL podcast team have taken a look at the Championship relegation picture, with some huge games in store at the end of the international break.
Easter Monday (6 April) sees Blackburn and West Brom face-off, level on points just above the drop zone, just hours after second-bottom Oxford United head to Portsmouth.
Third-bottom Leicester will also head to Portsmouth and Blackburn during the run-in.
Former Watford and
24 March 2026 …
EFL: Play-off final dates and end of season timeline announced
This season’s English Football League play-off finals at Wembley will take place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend in May.
The EFL has announced the Championship final will be held on Saturday, 23 May, with League One to follow on Sunday, concluding with League Two on Monday.
This is the final season in which the Championship play-offs will be contested solely by the teams finishing third to sixth in double-headed