Tag: playoff

Casper De Norre: Away form vital for Millwall’s play-off objective says midfielder
18 August 2026 Off

Casper De Norre: Away form vital for Millwall’s play-off objective says midfielder

By Total Football News

Midfielder Casper De Norre says trying to replicate last season’s impressive away form will be vital for Millwall to challenge for the Championship play-off spots again.

The Lions boasted the best away record in the division in the 2025-26 campaign with 41 points from 23 games on the road, while only champions Coventry City picked up as many wins (11).

Alex Neil’s side started the new season with an impressive

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Football quiz: Name all the teams to have won a Championship play-off final
24 May 2026 Off

Football quiz: Name all the teams to have won a Championship play-off final

By Total Football News

As BBC Sport marks the 40th season of the Football League play-offs, we’re testing your knowledge on the teams to have won promotion to the top flight through the end-of-season format.

To give you a hand we’ve listed the number of times and the years which they’ve done it in. Good luck!

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Football quiz: Can you name Hull City’s last play-off final XI?
22 May 2026 Off

Football quiz: Can you name Hull City’s last play-off final XI?

By Total Football News

It’s been a decade since Hull City last contested the Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Steve Bruce led the Tigers to the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday under the arch on 28 May, 2016.

But who did he pick in his starting XI that day?

Test your knowledge of the Tigers in our quiz below.

This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c74r18r3lyko

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Spygate: Hull City have been ‘collateral damage’ in play-off controversy
21 May 2026 Off

Spygate: Hull City have been ‘collateral damage’ in play-off controversy

By Total Football News

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic has said his side have been “collateral damage” in the drama that has surrounded Southampton being thrown out of the Championship play-offs for spying.

The Tigers had been set to face the Saints for a place in the Premier League this weekend before they were expelled on Tuesday after admitting they spied on three clubs, including play-off semi-final opponents Middlesbrough, across the season.

Southampton appealed

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Spygate: Championship play-off final may be delayed by hearing
14 May 2026 Off

Spygate: Championship play-off final may be delayed by hearing

By Total Football News

Should the match need to be rescheduled due to the outcome of the hearing and any subsequent appeal process, the EFL says it has a “number of contingency plans” available.

The Championship fixture is the first of three play-off finals held across three days at Wembley, with the League One and Two versions due to be held on the Sunday and Monday, respectively.

The stadium is booked out the following

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Millwall: ‘Gutted but proud’ – a season of progress ends in Championship play-off defeat by Hull City
13 May 2026 Off

Millwall: ‘Gutted but proud’ – a season of progress ends in Championship play-off defeat by Hull City

By Total Football News

The Scot said: “Did I roll the dice too early? Did I go for it?

“There are loads of bits running through your mind and then even when I’m speaking to Sky they’re saying ‘do you think three weeks ago if you won that game…’ and I’m thinking ‘come on, how far do you want to go back?’

“Do you want to go back to the start of the season?

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Derby County fan view: Final day play-off near-miss does not define Rams’ season
6 May 2026 Off

Derby County fan view: Final day play-off near-miss does not define Rams’ season

By Total Football News

The play-off dream proved to be a step too far for Derby County this season.

In previous Championship campaigns, losing on the final day and finishing eighth in the table would have been disappointing, particularly with a play-off place up for grabs.

However, looking around Pride Park on Saturday, I didn’t see disappointment. Instead I saw a lot of excitement for the future, and a sense that the pressure was

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Sam Parkin’s EFL takeaways: Credit for Kieran McKenna and Hull City a play-off force
4 May 2026 Off

Sam Parkin’s EFL takeaways: Credit for Kieran McKenna and Hull City a play-off force

By Total Football News

Kieran McKenna has led Ipswich Town back to the Premier League after just one season in the Championship and it is his third promotion in four years.

Parkin: “Ipswich must have learned lessons from the previous season, I suppose it’s all about what type of player they get in. Maybe the benchmark now has become Sunderland, how they’ve attacked it, maybe not going for that Premier League experience and just

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