[R implied/T implied] Some English end-of-regular-season stuff...
From
Michael Falkner@24:150/2 to
rec.sport.soccer on Tue Apr 26 16:45:31 2022
Championship:
Fulham and the Khans are back in the Premier League next year. Need only one point in their last two games to win the league, or AFC Bournemouth not to win their final three.
Second auto-promote a bit closer:
AFC Bournemouth 79 pts +30 GD 3 to play
Nottingham Forest 76 pts +30 GD 3 to play
Huddersfield Town 76 pts +14 GD 2 to play
With Nottingham Forest on the same number of games to play, there's still more than a bit to do there.
Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, and Huddersfield Town have all clinched at least promotion playoff.
Luton Town is one point in their final two games, or Blackburn Rovers not winning their final two games from the promotion playoff.
Final Promotion Playoff Spot:
There are six teams which have some mathematical chance of getting there, barring matchups making it impossible.
6. Sheffield Utd 69 pts +12 GD
7. Blackburn Rovers 66 pts +11 GD
8. Millwall 66 pts + 6 GD
9. Middlesborough 64 pts + 8 GD*
10. QPR 63 pts + 2 GD
11. Coventry 63 pts +2 GD
All teams have two games left except Middlesborough, which has three. Relegation from the Championship has been settled: Peterborough United, Derby County (the third year in a row improprieties bounce a team from the Championship to League One), and Barnsley.
English League One -- all teams one game left.
Wigan are up unless they lose, Rotherham United and Milton Keynes Dons both win, and the latter makes up a 6 GD on Wigan.
Wigan win the league with a win or a draw as long as Rotherham United does not win.
Rotherham United is up either with a win or a Milton Keynes draw. They win the league on a win and Wigan no better than drawing.
Playoff:
Those three teams mentioned above are minimum in the playoff. (Wigan would need to lose, Rotherham and MKD win and the latter makes up a 6 GD).
Playoff is 4 for 3.
Sheffield Wednesday 82 +25
Sunderland 81 +25
Plymouth Argyle 80 +25
Wycombe Wanderers 80 +23
Sheffield Wednesday is in the playoff unless the other three teams all win and Sheffield Wednesday no better than draws (and in the case of a draw, Wycombe would need to win by 3).
Sunderland is in the playoff with a win. They can be only eliminated on a draw if SW get a point, and Argyle and Wanderers both win. A loss means they are eliminated unless either Argyle loses or Wanderers does no better than draw.
Plymouth Argyle: Out with a loss unless Wanderers lose as well by no less than one fewer goal. A draw requites either a Wanderers loss or a Sunderland loss. A win requires that the other three teams don't win and Wanderers doesn't win by 3 more.
Wycombe Wanderers, as the last of the 4 teams, needs at least a draw and either an Argyle loss or Sunderland losing by 3. Even with a win, they need to either make up 2 GD on SW on a SW draw or SW loses OR Sunderland or Argyle don't win (Wanderers could still make up 2 GD on Argyle as well).
Relegation:
Four go down to League Two, four come up from League Two.
Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers (because of GD) are down to League Two. AFC Wimbledon are down unless they win, Fleetwood Town loses, and seven goal differential are made up.
Gillingham are down unless they get a fully superior result to Fleetwood Town. League Two:
Forest Green Rovers and Exeter City are up to League One automatically with two to play.
A third auto-promote from 2 to 1 and the promotion playoff are quite complicated: Two to play, and
Northhampton Town 76
Port Vale 75
Mansfield Town 75
Bristol Rovers 74
Sutton United 73
Swindon Town 71
Salford City 69
Tranmere Rovers 69
Top team in that mini-table auto-promoted, so everyone Swindon Town on up at least has a math shot at it. Next four (which would currently be down to Sutton United) play off.
Relegation:
Only two relegate to the National League, and they have been decided. Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United go down.
Mike
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