Category: Championship League

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The EFL can confirm that a total of 4276 players and Club staff from all 72 EFL Clubs were tested as part of last week’s testing programme, with zero positive cases returned.

Match Officials

Match officials for EFL fixtures between 15-21 April have been confirmed.

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The EFL can confirm that all fixtures scheduled for 3pm on Saturday 17 April have been moved to avoid a clash with the funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Carabao Cup

Earlier this month, the 2021 Carabao Cup Final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur was confirmed as part the UK Government’s Events Research Programme, a series of scientific pilot events that will help gather insight and evidence to help get big crowds back this summer.

EFL Awards

Man City loanee Morgan Rogers gets the award in a month where he scored three goals

Lincoln City playmaker Morgan Rogers has been awarded the EFL’s Young Player of the Month award for March.

EFL Awards

The 2021 EFL Awards will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football on Thursday 29 April between 7:30-9:00pm.

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The dates have been confirmed for the Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs with 12 fixtures set to take place over seven days across the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two.

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It was another weekend of exciting action across the EFL's three divisions, with plenty of big results recorded on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

• Brentford back on form with 5-0 triumph at Preston
• Lowe strikes twice as Swansea beat Millwall 3-0

Brentford kept their faint automatic promotion hopes alive with a fine 5-0 victory at Preston. The Bees scored twice in the first half and three times in the second to end a run of four straight Championship draws in emphatic style.

Their biggest away win of the season – thanks to goals from Bryan Mbeumo, Marcus Forss, Ivan Toney, Sergi Canós and Emiliano Marcondes – moved Thomas Frank’s side within nine points of second-placed Watford, with six games still to play. Watford, in turn, are eight points behind leaders Norwich, who won 1-0 at Derby.

Related: Kieran Dowell’s free-kick fires Norwich past Derby and closer to promotion

Hull kept themselves clear at the top of League One with a convincing 3-0 win at Plymouth. Keane Lewis-Potter fired the Tigers in front early on, with Josh Magennis and Greg Docherty wrapping up victory in the second half. 

Bottom-side Grimsby lost 1-0 at Bradford with Stefan Payne sent off in bizarre circumstances – headbutting his own teammate, while Port Vale’s 1-0 win over Morecambe had a 45-minute break in play midway through the first half because of snow. 

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Watford moved a step closer to an instant Premier League return after two goals in as many first-half minutes from Ismaïla Sarr earned a 2-0 win at home to Reading. Xisco, the Watford manager, saw his side move to within five points of leaders Norwich as well as establishing a 12-point lead over third-place Brentford, who have two games in hand including Saturday’s visit to Preston.

Related: Rangers join Swansea’s social media boycott over online abuse

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The EFL was saddened to learn of the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99.

EFL Trust

This weekend, thousands of young people across EFL communities will be giving up their time to make a positive impact in their area. Tackling issues such as homelessness, loneliness, the environment, cultural divides and mental health, teens will be taking action as part of NCS Action Day, a national movement organised by National Citizen Service (NCS).

EFL Awards

The winners of the Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month Awards for January are as follows:

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Sports support Covid certification review as a credible option to enable full venues