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SKY BLUES ARE BUT SECOND IS ALMOST THERE UP FOR GRABS

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The LeaguePaper Team
29 March 2026

PROMOTION & PLAY-OFF PLUS THE RELEGATION SCRAP

CRUNCH: Coventry’s Frank Onyeka is tackled by Middlesbrough’s Aidan Morris
PICTURE: Alamy

MANAGERS everywhere have spent the season telling us there are plenty of points to play for and the table doesn’t matter until May.
But with only a handful of games remaining, there’s no hiding place now. For our Championship contenders the race is on - for automatic promotion, a top-six finish and to beat the drop.
Who will prevail? That will depend on form, fixtures… and bottle. Read on as we preview a dramat...

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