EFL Championship Tonight: 8th - 9th April

[Carpy]

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Three huge games tomorrow night:

Oxford U. v QPR
Swansea v Plymouth
Coventry v Portsmouth

 

[tonyw]

Can't complain about that set of results. Yes, it's a bit annoying that Burnley didn't beat Derby......but they've done that a lot this season, including at our place.

But any set of games where noone below us gets 3 points is a good one.

Win tomorrow and we're almost there. 1-2 points from the last 5 would likely be the maximum we'd need then.

Derby vs. Luton on Good Friday is limbering up to be almost a relegation decider!

 

[Peterdev]

I thought Burnley lacked ambition at Derby tonight - only 13 touches in the Derby penalty area was a stat I saw late on.
Derby had everyone behind the ball and worked hard for their point.

Hull unlucky to lose at Watford. A good performance that merited a point.

Didn’t Hull get a 94th minute winner on Saturday?

 

[ljs]

Tomorrow is absolutely huge…

None of this, I would take a point nonsense.

We have a fantastic opportunity tomorrow to give ourselves every chance of staying up.

We simply have to win to leave the last 5 games with needing just another 3 points max.

COYY’s

Yep, win tomorrow and we likely go to 16th place.
5 teams and six points between us and relegation zone.

 

[holdsteady]

Relegation 6 pointer tomorrow night, if either us or QPR win they get a breathing space while leaving the other in it.

 

[East Stand Fan]

Happy with the results as nobody won essentially although Derby and Cardiff gaining a point each was disappointing especially under the circumstances of those games. If we can win tomorrow, we'll be in a great position and also going ahead of other teams which is also as important as maintaining a gap between us and the zone.

 

[GreenMachine]

Stokes games remaining don't look great either.

 

[Scotchegg]

Wins at this stage are massive, and tomorrow we have a great opportunity to come out of this round at least 2 points better than most.

3 home wins tomorrow, which look most likely, and we'll be 16th with 6 points between us and the bottom 4.

We all need to be up for this game in the same way we were for Watford and Sheffield United, and get the place bouncing from before kick off until the final whistle.

 

[WE Yellow]

Not perfect but not a disaster either, in our hands, home game to an out of form team tomorrow night. Go for it, get the points and let them fight it out below us, a massive game

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

The fact there’s 9 points between 16th and 24th after 40/41 games. It’s so packed down there.

Going for a 2-0 tomorrow with Brown and Sparky scoring.

 

[GreenMachine]

Pompey Vs hull and Derby Vs Stoke on the final day could be interesting that's for sure hopefully we are out of it by then.

 

[SirAndyOfCrosby]

If we win tomorrow, then from the remaining 5 games (factoring in likely GD):

- Plymouth will need at least 9 more points than us to overtake us (and that's with them winning tomorrow).
- Luton will need 9 more points than us to overtake us.
- Cardiff will need 7 more.

And then, if any one of those happens, you'd also need Derby to achieve 6 more and both Hull and Stoke to achieve 4 more points than us too. Which would all be pretty miraculous given they all have to play each other.

Win tomorrow, against a low-on-confidence, injury-struck QPR - and we're almost there...

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Sunderland’s point at Norwich sees them secure a play-off spot.

 

[tonyw]

A good night. Three points for us tomorrow would certainly put some daylight between us. Luton and Plymouth look destined for L1

Luton are certainly in desperate trouble now.

They really, really needed the 3 points tonight given their last three games and their GD.

Hard to understand what's happened to them. They scored 52 goals in 38 games last season in the Premier League. Now, with most of the same team, they've scored 37 in 41 a league below.

Achieved with £50m in parachute payments. Hilarious!

 

[GreenMachine]

If we win tomorrow, then from the remaining 5 games (factoring in likely GD):

- Plymouth will need at least 9 more points than us to overtake us (and that's with them winning tomorrow).
- Luton will need 9 more points than us to overtake us.
- Cardiff will need 7 more.

And then, if any one of those happens, you'd also need Derby to achieve 6 more and both Hull and Stoke to achieve 4 more points than us too. Which would all be pretty miraculous given they all have to play each other.

Win tomorrow, against a low-on-confidence, injury-struck QPR - and we're almost there...

Let's make It count tomorrow then. Will be a nervous watch that's for sure get a win tomorrow it's breathe abit easier Get a draw we are are needing a result against Sheffield. Say nothing from Leeds then It's onto Cardiff.. hopefully done and safe before the Sunderland game worst case.

 

[OX14]

I'm not sure why so many are surprised Cardiff got a point against Preston. This is the same Preston that we have taken 4 points off this season and the same Preston that could only be one point ahead of us after tomorrow night. They aren't safe just yet so I'm not sure why a few have said they are a mid table side.

Good results elsewhere tonight but we need to back this up tomorrow night and pull away and put another team below us in the process.

 

[GreenMachine]

Luton are certainly in desperate trouble now.

They really, really needed the 3 points tonight given their last three games and their GD.

Hard to understand what's happened to them. They scored 52 goals in 38 games last season in the Premier League. Now, with most of the same team, they've scored 37 in 41 a league below.

Achieved with £50m in parachute payments. Hilarious!

Put all the money towards their stadium plans. I doubt dropping out of the championship was in that plan though!. When we were in League one saying look at what Luton have done. Yeah let's copy the first part not the second.

 

[derek]

The results elsewhere were good for a change. Hull losing means

Means what?! You can't leave that hanging

 

[Oxford84]

Could be worse, 1 result in our favour (Watford beating Hull)?

I think Stoke 1 -1 Luton is good as well.

 

[GreenMachine]

Being a Preston fan must be rubbish never seem to challenge always end up safe. Least with Oxford it's always one of the other and nothing in-between even in league one it was final day get into playoff push or final day avoid relegation.

 

[Carpy]

Being a Preston fan must be rubbish never seem to challenge always end up safe. Least with Oxford it's always one of the other and nothing in-between even in league one it was final day get into playoff push or final day avoid relegation.

I would trade being constantly safe as a midtable Championship side for battling relegation (and possibly even achieving it) any day of the week.

 

[GreenMachine]

I would trade being constantly safe as a midtable Championship side for battling relegation (and possibly even achieving it) any day of the week.

And never challenging for the playoffs? That's my point not much excitement not the fact of being an established championship side

 

[Victor1986]

Luton are certainly in desperate trouble now.

They really, really needed the 3 points tonight given their last three games and their GD.

Hard to understand what's happened to them. They scored 52 goals in 38 games last season in the Premier League. Now, with most of the same team, they've scored 37 in 41 a league below.

Achieved with £50m in parachute payments. Hilarious!

They need that for their new stadium.

 

[Carpy]

And never challenging for the playoffs?

Yep, Championship football is where it's at.

 

[holdsteady]

Yep, Championship football is where it's at.

So you never want to go up? Win the league or make the play offs?

 

[werthersoriginal]

So you never want to go up? Win the league or make the play offs?

He’s happy to be div 2 rubbish

 

[Carpy]

So you never want to go up? Win the league or make the play offs?

Haven't said that, but if the binary choice is Championship football and relative safety vs relegation threatened season after season, with a relegation potentially mixed in there, then yes, I would prefer the former.

 

[GreenMachine]

Haven't said that, but if the binary choice is Championship football and relative safety vs relegation threatened season after season, with a relegation potentially mixed in there, then yes, I would prefer the former.

Yeah I think the same. Preston though no excitement not for years if anything it's more relegation than promotion. Constant mediocrity Whereas we were pushing for playoffs in league one for years then almost got relegated in that 1 off season then made the playoffs and got promoted in all that time Preston have been in the championship since 2015 and their highest finish has been 7th and mostly 10-14th. Since then we got promoted to league one had all the ups and downs and got promoted again to championship. Anyway who cares Preston suck. Championship is pretty great tbf.

 

[Emilio]

If we win tomorrow, then from the remaining 5 games (factoring in likely GD):

- Plymouth will need at least 9 more points than us to overtake us (and that's with them winning tomorrow).
- Luton will need 9 more points than us to overtake us.
- Cardiff will need 7 more.

And then, if any one of those happens, you'd also need Derby to achieve 6 more and both Hull and Stoke to achieve 4 more points than us too. Which would all be pretty miraculous given they all have to play each other.

Win tomorrow, against a low-on-confidence, injury-struck QPR - and we're almost there...

This. This is the most encouraging thing I've read all season.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Id say all results were favourable, win tomorrow and 6 points clear of two teams, and 4 clear of two more...over to us now...its in our hands.

Not too bad. It's in our own hands.

It’s always been in our hands though and will remain so IMO.
We have only been in the relegation zone just once this season for 1 week.