Football ups and downs 2022/23: Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two and National League promotions and relegations
Who could go up this weekend? Who could go down? Who’s clinched a trophy? Who’s qualified for Europe? Ahead of the final weekend of the 2022/23 Sky Bet EFL season, we bring you the ups and downs across the top five divisions of English football. Premier League table Championship table League One table League Two table National League table Premier League Champions: TBC Qualified for the Champions League: Arsenal, Manchester City Qualified for Europa League: TBC Trending Papers: Man City join Liverpool in race for Bayern midfielder Gravenberch Transfer Centre LIVE! Liverpool and Man Utd to compete for defender Inacio…
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Who could go up this weekend? Who could go down? Who’s clinched a trophy? Who’s qualified for Europe?
Ahead of the final weekend of the 2022/23 Sky Bet EFL season, we bring you the ups and downs across the top five divisions of English football.
- Premier League table
- Championship table
- League One table
- League Two table
- National League table
Premier League
Champions: TBC
Qualified for the Champions League: Arsenal, Manchester City
Qualified for Europa League: TBC
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Relegated: TBC
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This weekend's Premier League fixtures
- Bournemouth vs Chelsea (Sat, 3pm)
- Manchester City vs Leeds (Sat, 3pm – Live on Sky Sports)
- Tottenham vs Crystal Palace
- Wolves vs Aston Villa
- Liverpool vs Brentford (Sat, 5.30pm – Live on Sky Sports)
- Newcastle vs Arsenal (Sun, 4.30pm – Live on Sky Sports)
- West Ham vs Manchester United
- Fulham vs Leicester (Mon, 3pm)
- Brighton vs Everton (Mon, 5.30pm)
- Nottingham Forest vs Southampton (Mon, 8pm – Live on Sky Sports)
With a month left of the Premier League season, very little has been decided as yet.
Manchester City have overtaken Arsenal at the top of the table and lead by one point with one game in hand.
Meanwhile, at the bottom Southampton look to be prime candidates for relegation. Ruben Selles’ Saints sit six points from safety with four games left to play.
Also in the battle to retain their top-flight status are West Ham, Leicester, Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Everton.
Championship
Champions: Burnley
Promoted: Sheffield United
Qualified for play-offs: Luton, Middlesbrough
Relegated: Blackpool, Wigan, Reading
Championship final day fixtures (all Mon 3pm KO)
- Birmingham vs Sheffield United
- Burnley vs Cardiff
- Huddersfield vs Reading
- Luton vs Hull
- Middlesbrough vs Coventry
- Millwall vs Blackburn – Live on Sky Sports Main Event
- Norwich vs Blackpool
- Preston vs Sunderland – Live on Sky Sports Football
- QPR vs Bristol City
- Swansea vs West Brom – Live on Sky Sports Arena
- Watford vs Stoke
- Wigan vs Rotherham
The Championship’s automatic promotion places were secured last month, with Vincent Kompany’s Burnley winning the title and Paul Heckingbottom’s Sheffield United joining them as runners-up.
And with Luton and Middlesbrough having already secured third and fourth place, only two can join them in the end-of-season lottery.
Coventry and Millwall currently occupy fifth and sixth place, but Sunderland, West Brom and Blackburn all remain in contention just outside, with all three level on 66 points.
Millwall and Blackburn face one another on the final day at The Den, in a game which is live on Sky Sports Main Event.
Millwall
Blackburn Rovers
Monday 8th May 2:45pm Kick off 3:00pm
Preston vs Sunderland will also be live on Sky Sports Football, while Swansea vs West Brom will be live on Sky Sports Arena.
Preston North End
Sunderland
Monday 8th May 2:45pm Kick off 3:00pm
Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion
Monday 8th May 2:45pm Kick off 3:00pm
Blackpool became the first team to suffer relegation from the Championship this season after a 3-2 defeat to Millwall on April 28 and Wigan followed them into League One after a 1-1 draw away at Reading the following day.
Following Huddersfield’s win over Sheffield United on Thursday night – where one point would have secured their survival – Reading were relegated, meaning they will play third-tier football for the first time since the 2001/02 Division Two campaign.
League One
Promoted: Plymouth, Ipswich
Qualified for play-offs: Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bolton
Relegated: Forest Green
League One final day fixtures (all Sun 12pm KO)
- Barnsley vs Peterborough – Live on Sky Sports Arena
- Bristol Rovers vs Bolton
- Burton vs MK Dons
- Cambridge vs Forest Green
- Cheltenham vs Charlton
- Exeter vs Morecambe
- Fleetwood vs Ipswich
- Lincoln vs Shrewsbury
- Oxford vs Accrington
- Port Vale vs Plymouth
- Portsmouth vs Wycombe
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby – Live on Sky Sports Football
Plymouth and Ipswich secured the two automatic promotion places last weekend. Argyle beat Burton 1-0 at Home Park to ensure their Championship return after 13 seasons away, while Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys thumped Exeter 6-0.
The two will now battle it out on the final day to snare the title. Plymouth, who travel to Port Vale, will be champions if Ipswich fail to better their result and Ipswich, who are at Fleetwood, will be champions if they better Plymouth’s result.
Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley have secured third and fourth place respectively already, with fifth-placed Bolton also having booked their play-off place.
That means the final place will be taken by either Derby or Peterborough, who face Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. Both matches will be available to watch live across Sky Sports.
Derby will be in the play-offs if they win, but a point will be enough, providing Peterborough do not win by three goals. Peterborough will be in the play-offs if they win and Derby lose, but also if they win by three goals and Derby draw.
Sheffield Wednesday
Derby County
Sunday 7th May 11:30am Kick off 12:00pm
Barnsley
Peterborough United
Sunday 7th May 11:30am Kick off 12:00pm
At the other end of the table, only one of the bottom-four places has been confirmed so far. Forest Green suffered immediate relegation back to League Two after just six wins in their 45 league games so far, just one of which has come since December 10.
Accrington look to be as good as down, given their significantly worse goal difference than the teams around them, with MK Dons (44pts), Morecambe (44pts) and Cambridge (43pts) also fighting to retain their third-tier status.
League Two
Champions: Leyton Orient, Stevenage
Qualified for play-offs: Northampton, Stockport
Relegated: Rochdale, Hartlepool
League Two final day fixtures (all Mon 12.30pm KO)
- Barrow vs Stevenage
- Bradford vs Leyton Orient
- Colchester vs Mansfield
- Grimsby vs AFC Wimbledon
- Harrogate vs Rochdale
- Newport vs Crewe
- Salford vs Gillingham
- Stockport vs Hartlepool – Live on Sky Sports Arena
- Sutton vs Carlisle
- Swindon vs Crawley
- Tranmere vs Northampton – Live on Sky Sports Football
- Walsall vs Doncaster
Leyton Orient were the first team promoted from League Two last month, securing the title and a return to the third tier after seven seasons away. Stevenage joined them on the penultimate weekend after a 2-0 win over Grimsby.
The battle for the final automatic promotion spot will be contested by Northampton and Stockport. A win for the Cobblers against Tranmere at Prenton Park – live on Sky Sports Football – sends them up.
Tranmere Rovers
Northampton Town
Monday 8th May 12:00pm Kick off 12:30pm
However, County will pip them should they beat Hartlepool and Northampton lose, given their superior goal difference at present. That game is live on Sky Sports Arena.
Stockport County
Hartlepool United
Monday 8th May 12:00pm Kick off 12:30pm
Four teams are jostling for the remaining three play-off spots. Carlisle, Salford and Bradford currently occupy them, having racked up 75 points each, but Mansfield are still holding on to hope of nipping in.
The first team to be relegated from League Two this season was Rochdale, whose 1-0 defeat to Stockport on April 22 saw their 102-year stay in the EFL come to its conclusion. Hartlepool then dropped out of the EFL despite a 3-1 win at home to Barrow last time out.
National League
Champions: Wrexham
Qualified for play-off semi-finals: Boreham Wood, Bromley, Notts County, Chesterfield
Relegated: Torquay, Yeovil, Scunthorpe, Maidstone United
FA Cup
Final: Manchester City vs Manchester United – Sunday June 3, 3pm
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Carabao Cup
Winners: Manchester United
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Papa Johns Trophy
Winners: Bolton Wanderers
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