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It's the climax to an enthralling Championship season on Saturday with the best coverage across the talk SPORT Network. Nine months, 540 games of second-tier English football, have all come down to a final few hours of twists and turns. The Championship continues to deliver the best entertainment in the EFL, with the title race, playoffs, and relegation all still to be decided. Talk SPORT Two will provide live, exclusive commentary of Coventry vs Middlesbrough at 12. 30pm, with updates from all the key matches. Aaron Ramsey’s caretaker spell at Cardiff ended in heartbreak last weekend, after becoming the first team to drop into League One. A 0-0 draw with West Brom moved the Bluebirds to the bottom of the division and an insurmountable five points from safety. Plymouth look destined to join them, having struggled to recover from their dismal start to the campaign under Wayne Rooney. The ex-England captain left the Pilgrims last in the Championship and in need of a miracle when he was sacked in December. Miron Muslic's side sits three points from safety, but also need a 14-goal swing over Luton Town to preserve their second-division status. If that wasn't hard enough, Plymouth are facing top-of-the-table Leeds, with the Hatters away to playoff-chasing West Brom. However, the last relegation spot can still be filled by any one of five teams, with Hull City in 22nd the most at risk of the drop. The Tigers are a point off safety, but have a better goal difference than Luton (by +12), and Preston (by +1), so a draw would be enough if either of those teams loses. A win guarantees survival, with Derby playing Stoke City. Sheffield United and Sunderland have already cemented their places in third and fourth, having missed out on automatic promotion. Bristol City's heavy defeat to Leeds on Monday cost the club the chance to seal their place ahead of the final day. But Liam Manning's men still hold all the cards in the play-off race when they host relegation-threatened Preston. Victory will guarantee their spot, but a draw could also be enough for the Robins. Lose and they could finish as low as eighth. Elsewhere, Frank Lampard's Coventry City remain in sixth place on goal difference and face a do-or-die clash with Middlesbrough. Millwall and Blackburn both know that anything less than wins over big-hitters Burnley and Sheffield United will likely end their hopes. The race to decide the Championship title is the simplest of all, with the top two already-promoted sides in a straight silverware shootout. Leeds will be crowned champions if they match Burnley's result, unless both win and the Clarets overhaul a 13-goal swing. Leeds will win the title with a victory or indeed a draw away at Plymouth, providing Scott Parker's side fail to beat Millwall at home. Burnley will win the title with a victory, and if Leeds either draw or are defeated by the relegation-threatened Pilgrims. All matches kick off 12: 30pm. .. © 2025 talk SPORT Limited
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