Sentences with phrase «automatic promotion spot»

Hull City are preparing for life back in the Premier League after a three - year absence was ended on the final day of the Championship last season, pipping Watford to the second automatic promotion spot in the table.

The Seagulls came so close to automatic promotion last season missing a place by the cruellest of margins as Middlesbrough took out the second automatic promotion spot on goal difference.

Now, however, Leeds are sitting in 14th place after about a dire a run of form as you will ever see from a football club, while Villa are in 4th place in the table and have a very slim chance of catching Fulham for the final automatic promotion spot after beating Cardiff City and Neil Warnock this week.

The Championship giants are desperately pushing on this season to secure promotion back to the Premier League, as they currently sit in fourth place in the standings, just three points adrift of second - placed Derby County who occupy the last automatic promotion spot.

But despite their excellent form they remain 13 points adrift of Saturday's opponents and four of Cardiff who occupy that all important second automatic promotion spot.

Villa currently sit in third place in the standings, just a point adrift of second - place Derby County as they try to chase down their rivals and grab that second automatic promotion spot.

Villa are currently 13 points adrift of an automatic promotion spot, and so they will have to put together a run sooner rather than later whoever the manager is to ensure that they're in contention come May.

One time leaders of the Championship Derby County have almost completely blown their challenge for an automatic promotion spot after a howler from goalkeeper Lee Grant handed Wolves a 2 - 0 victory at Molineux.

The likes of Leeds United, Southampton, Charlton Athletic and Norwich City will be looking to fill the two automatic promotion spots and make the first step to a return to the Premiership.

His five goals have helped them challenge for the Championship's automatic promotion spots.

Its not all doom and gloom for Newcastle however, with a healthy eight point lead over third placed Huddersfield, and they should claim an automatic promotion spot come the end of the season.

The Spaniard is currently sitting top of the Championship table with Newcastle, one point above Brighton, but more importantly seven pòints away from dropping out of the automatic promotion spots.

Uwe Rosler has done a remarkable job with the «Cod Army» and Fleetwood have only lost three games since mid November, narrowly missing out on an automatic promotion spot, so they can count themselves unlucky not to be in the Championship next season.

After a run of six wins in their last eight games, McClaren's side are just a point adrift of league leaders Middlesbrough, while they only trail second place AFC Bournemouth on goal difference, as the race for an automatic promotion spot hots up.

However, Neal Maupay's 93rd minute equaliser means Wolves will definitely be playing in the Premier League next season after securing an automatic promotion spot with four games to spare after a six - year absence.

Kiel are third in the second division's playoff race, two points behind Nuremberg in an automatic promotion spot, with four games remaining.

They've had a pretty similar season in League 1 to ours last year and should finish in one of the automatic promotion spots.

It wasn't the mauling most people expected, but Aston Villa was still able to do enough to put themselves firmly in the playoffs and with an outside chance of catching Fulham for 2nd place and the automatic promotion spot.

Newcastle and Brighton Hove Albion have taken out the automatic promotion spots from the Championship to the...

Fulham went to the Den and beat Millwall 3 - 0 to retake the second automatic promotion spot.

Cardiff currently have the best defensive record in the Championship but can they come up with what would be a massive three points for themselves in the race for an automatic promotion spot now that the pressure is on them?

Bolton only needed a draw to guarantee themselves the second automatic promotion spot, but they took all 3 points in an emphatic win in front of a nearly full Macron Stadium.

Reading sit third in the table and six points behind second placed Newcastle, so have some ground to make up to get themselves in the automatic promotion spots.

After heading into the winter break in third place in Serie B, just shy of the automatic promotion spots.

Although, as a side point, I do think it highlights that we are not consistent enough to grab one of the automatic promotion spots as I wrote about a couple of weeks ago.

Newcastle and Brighton Hove Albion have taken out the automatic promotion spots from the Championship to the Premier League, with the play - off spot to be decided at the...

The same applies to United, too, who are third in League One and are kept out of the automatic promotion spots on goal difference alone.

The Villans are still with a slim chance of earning an automatic promotion spot if other results go their way.

After a thrilling and excellent performance against our second city rivals, Birmingham City, we currently find ourselves sat in the automatic promotion spot for...

The Clarets, who currently occupy one of the two automatic promotion spots have representatives in the form of skipper and goalkeeper Tom Heaton, defender Will Keane, veteran midfielder Joey Barton and striker Andre Gray.

Fulham reclaimed the second automatic promotion spot to the Premier League with a win over London rivals Millwall.

Leaders Wolves won promotion on 14 April and need one more point from their remaining three matches to be crowned champions, while Cardiff, Fulham and Aston Villa are all challenging for the second automatic promotion spot.

A win for Villa here could pile the pressure on Cardiff while giving both Villa and Fulham a glimmer of hope of still pinching an automatic promotion spot.

The win, which ended the home team's 17 match unbeaten run, pushed the Cottagers into the Championship's second automatic promotion spot.

Both Brighton and Newcastle were already assured of playing in the Premier League next season after securing the two automatic promotion spots.

Villa finds themselves just a point behind second - placed Derby County and will be hoping to replace them in the automatic promotion spot.