Championship The Championship Run-In

[SteMerritt]

Date	Oxford	Blackburn	Charlton
22 Apr		█ Sheffield Utd (A)	█ Ipswich (H)
25 Apr	█ Sheffield Wed (H)		█ Hull (H)
02 May	█ Millwall (A)	█ Leicester (H)	█ Swansea (A)
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	1 Home, 1 Away	1 Home, 1 Away	2 Home, 1 Away
	█ 1 v Sheffield Wed
		█ 1 v Relegation Rivals
		█ 1 v On Beach	█ 1v On Beach
	█ 1 v Top End		█ 2 v Top End
POINTS	44 (-15) (Drop Zone)	49 (-15)	50 (-12)

Last Update: 22/04/2026 @ 08:30

 

[unification]

You aren’t going to get perfect gameweeks every week.

Us drawing
Leicester losing
West Brom winning
Blackburn winning
Portsmouth TBC

Not great but one relegation rival losing is helpful.

 

[Grumpy Git]

Blackburn are down- they were poor last night and have a horrendous run-in. Leicester will be fine. It's between us, WBA, Pompey and (possibly) QPR, who are on a terrible run...50/50 we stay up imo.

Ooops

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Disastrous day

 

[Grumpy Git]

I fancy Leicester to beat QPR today. I expect Millwall to do a job on Blackburn and hopefully Hull beat West Brom.

You’re a bookies delight !

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

As always, very little luck with other results.

 

[OtteryYellow]

Sending offs went against us today for Hull and Millwall

 

[Osleroad]

These playoff teams are really messing up on our behalf aren't they?

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Strange day of football ....who had QPR to win at Leicester , Hull and Millwall to lose while we actually get a penalty then give one away in the 93rd min ....talk about unpredicable ...crazy twists and turns to come

 

[tomoufc]

Disastrous day

Minor setback day

 

[tomoufc]

Strange day of football ....who had QPR to win at Leicester , Hull and Millwall to lose while we actually get a penalty then give one away in the 93rd min ....talk about unpredicable ...crazy twists and turns to come

Will be like this until the final game. Nerve wracking!

 

[Jster]

Feels worse now than after the equaliser went in for Charlton tbh. The fact we have Southampton up next is really annoying too.

 

[tomoufc]

Feels worse now than after the equaliser went in for Charlton tbh. The fact we have Southampton up next is really annoying too.

A point from that would be good.

 

[Jster]

A point from that would be good.

Definitely - they have 7 wins and 3 draws from their last 10 league games. Add in the two FA Cup wins in that time, one away against PL opposition, and they look currently to be the best side in the championship.

 

[Essexyellows]

Well didn`t go as I hoped but at least Festa are imploding.

Work on Monday will be pleasing.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Feels worse now than after the equaliser went in for Charlton tbh. The fact we have Southampton up next is really annoying too.

Why we've beaten them the last 2 times we've played them

 

[Northernyellow]

Ooops

Long Runs The Fox!

 

[Essexyellows]

Saints are on a run.................all runs come to an end and often in unexpected circumstances............

 

[Yellowmania]

Sending offs went against us today for Hull and Millwall

The Hull one looked a bad decision and very harsh.

 

[EastStandKieran]

Saints are on a run.................all runs come to an end and often in unexpected circumstances............

It will be a sold out noisy away end the fans will be up for it the players will be up for it so why can't we go there and get a result. We've also beaten them already this season ( when we didn't have a head coach)

 

[Littlemore Local]

Pompey are dragged back into it now. Even if they win their two games in hand now they'd still only gain one place in the table. Oh well never mind.

At 3.30 today Leicester were in 19th. By 5pm they were 23rd. At 4.15 Blackburn were 22nd, by 5pm they were 19th. There are a lot of twists and turns left and we're very much amongst it. The pressure is on though.

I was surprised to hear Charlton singing "we are staying up" as if that was ever in doubt? They must be new here, bless em.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Blackburn winning and Brown giving away a last minute penalty meaning we draw…maybe Michael O’Neill had a word with Brown about his international chances on Wednesday and told him he needed to do something to get into the stating NI line up?

 

[Oxymoron]

Have just watched the ITV highlights and both the red cards for Millwall and Hull were extremely harsh. Millwall were also denied what looked like a penalty - clear foul but it may have been just outside the box. WBA appeared the better team against Hull and would probably have beaten them anyways.

If Leicester defend for the rest of the season like they did against QPR (who hadn't scored in seven hours of football), we will be finishing above them come May.

 

[BicesterU]

Disastrous day

Pur this is the wall at the training ground. Nothing like the aura of defeatism to spur everyone on.

 

[BicesterU]

Definitely - they have 7 wins and 3 draws from their last 10 league games. Add in the two FA Cup wins in that time, one away against PL opposition, and they look currently to be the best side in the championship.

However, they play one of the league's other form sides in Norwich on Wednesday, whereas we have the whole week off to rest and prepare.

 

[duckyellow]

I fancy Leicester to beat QPR today. I expect Millwall to do a job on Blackburn and hopefully Hull beat West Brom.

That worked out well.

To be fair QPR was a good result for us.

 

[BicesterU]

Co

That worked out well.

To be fair QPR was a good result for us.

Could do with them doing us another favour against Pompey next weekend.

 

[HillBilly]

QPR lost their last 3 at home. Derby lost their last 3 away.

Hopefully they'll both be extra motivated.

Two games without a win for Watford and Middlesbrough, so they're both due one.

Bristol City in total freefall. That can't last forever.

In Southampton's case, the opposite should apply.

 

[NorthWestOx]

I think we're in more trouble than we thought, according to the ITV highlights show, 4 teams are going down this season.

 

[HillBilly]

They can't be allowed to get away with this.

We have to draw the line.

 

[Boris]

They can't be allowed to get away with this.

We have to draw the line.

Well if I drew the line I'd do it between Oxford and West Brom