Championship, League One and League Two… What can happen and how to follow Good Friday action on Sky Sports
Written by News on 19/04/2019
We have reached a critical stage of The Run In, with a potential promotion, relegation and title to be won across the Sky Bet EFL on Good Friday.
Here, we take you through the permutations and how you can follow the Championship, League One and League Two on Sky Sports…
Who can go up or down on Friday?
Championship
Norwich can clinch promotion on Friday if Sheffield United lose to Nottingham Forest (12.30pm), and the Canaries beat Sheffield Wednesday later in the day (7.45pm).
Leeds are second and three points clear of Sheffield United. They can take a step closer to automatic promotion with a win over Wigan at 3pm – live on Sky Sports Football Red Button.
Ipswich are already relegated and Bolton will join them on Friday if they lose to Aston Villa. The Trotters are 10 points adrift so even a win may not be enough to save their Championship status if other results go against them.
League One
Luton can’t seal promotion just yet but they can take a step closer to the Championship this weekend. There are seven points between themselves and Sunderland in third heading into their trip to Accrington on Saturday evening, live on Sky Sports Football.
The race for the second automatic-promotion spot is far tighter. Barnsley (2nd), Sunderland (3rd), Portsmouth (4th) and Charlton (5th) have all booked at least a play-off spot but all are separated by just three points heading into Friday.
Bradford could be relegated on Friday if they fail to beat Coventry and other results go against them.
League Two
Lincoln have already sealed promotion and a victory at Carlisle on Friday will guarantee the League Two title as well. They are 10 points clear of Bury and 11 clear of Mansfield with just four games to play.
Bury, Mansfield, MK Dons and Tranmere are separated by just three points heading into the Easter weekend action, with only two spots guaranteed for automatic promotion.
Down at the bottom Macclesfield (39 points), Yeovil (37) and Notts County (37) continue their battle for survival, with two of the three likely to go down, although nothing can be resolved on Friday.
Which EFL games are live on Sky Sports?
This Friday you can watch seven Sky Bet EFL games live across Sky Sports. We have four games live on Sky Sports Football and three more Championship games available on the Red Button and mobile app.
iOS users: Download the Sky Sports App from the App Store
Android users: Download the Sky Sports App from the Play Store
Sky Sports Football customers can see each match streamed live on the Sky Sports app – simply sign in with your Sky iD to view and make sure you have the latest version of the app.
Here are the games you can watch and where:
- Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest, 12.30pm
(Sky Sports Football from 12pm) - Birmingham vs Derby, 3pm
(Sky Sports Football Red Button and app from 2.55pm) - Burton vs Portsmouth, 3pm
(Sky Sports Football from 2.55pm) - Leeds vs Wigan, 3pm
(Sky Sports Football Red Button and app from 2.55pm) - QPR vs Blackburn, 3pm
(Sky Sports Football Red Button and app from 2.55pm) - Sunderland vs Doncaster, 5.15pm
(Sky Sports Football from 5pm) - Norwich vs Sheffield Wednesday, 7.45pm
(Sky Sports Football from 7.30pm)
For Sky Q customers, the matches on the Red Button will be available in HD quality and the service comes at no extra cost.
How else can I follow the EFL on Sky Sports?
You can also follow all the EFL action on Friday with our live blogs across our digital platforms, which will cover all the goals as they go in, keep you up to date with all the permutations and include in-game goals from all the games live on Sky Sports Football.
You will be able to watch highlights from every single EFL game on our digital platforms shortly after full-time as well.
Soccer Special will also be live from 2pm on Sky Sports News, where you will be able to follow all the action and see Championship goals moments after they go in from the 3pm kick-offs.
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