- Contingency is to promote Leeds and West Brom automatically
- One-off play-offs could be played on neutral turf with no fans
The English Football League’s preferred contingency for promotion from the Championship if the season cannot be completed as normal would be to promote Leeds and West Brom, who are clear in first and second place, and to play the play-offs as per current positions to determine the final spot.
The play-off semi-finals would see Fulham face Preston and Brentford take on Nottingham Forest and could be played as one-off ties on neutral turf behind closed doors, rather than the usual two legs.
Written by David Hytner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/01/championship-plan-hold-play-offs-even-if-season-not-completed-promote-leeds-west-brom under the title “Championship makes plan to hold play-offs even if season not completed”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
