Owing to the Platinum Jubilee moving Bank Holiday Monday to a Thursday this year, EFL League One finishes a week earlier than usual. All 24 teams will be in action on a day that sees half of them involved in promotion, play-off or relegation battles.
The main TV game comes from Kent with 21st hosting 2nd as Gillingham face Rotherham; the Millers were certain of promotion just a few months ago but have imploded in dramatic fashion and need a win to yo-yo back to the Championship, while the Gills need 3 points of their own to avoid the drop. The other TV game is in Devon as Plymouth in 6th face Milton Keynes; much like the other TV game, the Pilgrims need 3 points to guarantee a play-off spot while Franchise could go up automatically if they win and Rotherham slip up.
Elsewhere, Wigan's choke midweek means they'll need a win at Shrewsbury to guarantee promotion, Sheffield Wednesday have to beat Portsmouth to secure a top six spot, Morecambe and Sunderland both require wins to avoid relegation/slipping out of the play-offs, Wycombe must to beat Burton and hope other results go their way to sneak into the play-offs and Wimbledon and Doncaster need miracles against Accrington and Oxford respectively to stay up.
All games kick off at 12:30pm UK time. Games of importance have been greentexted.
>AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley >Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town >Burton Albion v Wycombe Wanderers Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town >Gillingham v Rotherham United (live on Sky Sports Main Event) Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra >Morecambe v Sunderland >Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers >Plymouth Argyle v Milton Keynes Dons (live on Sky Sports Football) >Sheffield Wednesday v Portsmouth >Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic
Also, if you're not interested in League One, Sky have put the pointless early Championship fixture of Barnsley v Preston North End on the Red Button.
I had a soft spot for Charlton back in the Curbishley era. I remember when you and Birmingham were in the running for Champions League places going into the final few games of the 2003-04 season, I just checked and in the end you were only seven points off fourth in the end
Christian Kelly
>in the end >in the end did I say in the end enough?
Isaac Bailey
Based OP.
Exciting this isn't it. As long as Milton K*ynes don't win the league lel
>PL putting on Liverpool - Newcastle and even the EFL themselves putting on Barnsley - Preston at the same time
Booo
Jonathan Stewart
I'd take 9th
Austin Baker
>the EFL themselves You mean Sky. Did they not get the message from the EFL either that one of the leagues ends early?
Hunter Lee
In an ideal world, Plymouth and Wycombe would win, Gillingham would beat Rotherham, Morecambe would take at least a point off Sunderland and Fleetwood would get hammered at Bolton. That way MK Dons don't get the automatic spot, Sunderland drop out of the play-offs and Fleetwood begin their slide back out of the Football League.
Unfortunately I can't see that happening :(
Tyler Hall
'dictions >Champs: Wigan >Promoted: Rotherham >3rd-6th: Dons, Sunderland, Wendies, Wikkum >Relegated: Gillingham, the other Dons, the other other Dons
Anthony Morgan
Wycombe can fuck off altogether after all their crying over going down last season.
Lincoln Ward
I don't think so mate. Think I'll hold out for Premier League action. Lower league football needs to be scrapped, the assets of every club liquidated and the cash shared amongst the big clubs.
Carson Robinson
You have a serious mental disability.
Colton Brown
Blunderland will lose in the playoff final again
Christopher Cruz
>that Yank bandwagoner on here genuinely thought they were going up automatically
