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00:00:00Our Easter Feast of Football served up promotion parties, relegation regrets and some valuable
00:00:26victories.
00:00:28We've got all the big stories covered on the penultimate Saturday of the season, including
00:00:33a relegation six-pointer here in Hull.
00:00:36And strap in for a dramatic day in League Two where all of the top three could be promoted.
00:00:41We're in Doncaster where two of the frontrunners are going head-to-head in a mouth-watering
00:00:45clash.
00:00:46Let's start with the fight to stay in the Championship.
00:00:49Hull host Derby here at the MKM Stadium at 3pm, but both clubs would have one eye on the early
00:00:56kick-off at Kenilworth Road.
00:00:59A victory for relegation-threatened Luton Town would see the Hatters leapfrog Derby and
00:01:04Hull to move out of the drop zone while piling the pressure onto the pair ahead of their game
00:01:09later.
00:01:10Visitors' commentary were hoping to keep hold of the final playoff spot.
00:01:15Three points combined with Middlesbrough and Millwall not winning would confirm a top-six
00:01:20finish for Frank Lampard's side.
00:01:28Binks to Haji Wright, Sims, down goes Redoni, well defended by Liam Walsh.
00:01:35Yeah, excellent challenge.
00:01:39Asgard.
00:01:39Oh, Ali has got behind the defender.
00:01:43Was there contact by De Silva?
00:01:45And the red card is coming out.
00:01:47Jada Silva sent off.
00:01:52Coventry down to ten with only 12 minutes on the watch.
00:01:59Ben Sheaf is pointing wide.
00:02:01He's saying it wasn't a goal-scoring opportunity.
00:02:03But once he misjudges this, he's in a world of trouble.
00:02:07And he must make sure that there is no contact.
00:02:10I mean, look, clearly there's nobody close enough on the cover.
00:02:14And it doesn't rain, but it pours for Coventry City.
00:02:16But I don't think they can have any arguments, unfortunately.
00:02:20It's an accidental coming together, but it is one that referees will always penalise.
00:02:27No question.
00:02:32Isolated with Latte-Baudière again there, Morris.
00:02:37Back it goes to Asgard.
00:02:44Morris once more.
00:02:46Sustained pressure from the home side.
00:02:48Asgard to take it on!
00:02:52What a wonderful hit that was.
00:02:54Fine save from Collins.
00:02:56Well, we spoke about his shooting ability from distance,
00:02:58and he really catches hold of this.
00:03:05Bell.
00:03:06Asgard.
00:03:08Back to Bell.
00:03:09There were 2v1 there on this left side.
00:03:12Asgard again.
00:03:15Walls!
00:03:16What a magnificent effort.
00:03:20Coventry rescued by the frame of the goal.
00:03:22Let's have a look.
00:03:23It's a thunderous strike.
00:03:24It's curving away.
00:03:25Strikes across it.
00:03:27And it is a little finger from Brad Collins.
00:03:30Walsh to Clarke.
00:03:35On it goes.
00:03:38Could this be a chance?
00:03:39Oh, they've hit the post again.
00:03:41This time from Ali.
00:03:43Well, again, for me, it's all coming through Liam Walsh.
00:03:46Picks out Jordan Clarke, who then picks out his team-mate.
00:03:49Deflection again.
00:03:50Jones.
00:03:56Oh, brilliant run.
00:03:57He was brought down just outside the box.
00:04:01That's good refereeing.
00:04:02No advantage, so he's pulling it back, because clearly it wasn't a penalty.
00:04:06Oh, there's been some afters there.
00:04:08Red card has been shown.
00:04:10Walsh only just booked a few moments ago.
00:04:13He's been so influential in there for Luton, but he's going to have to leave the field.
00:04:17His afternoon is over.
00:04:18It's just madness.
00:04:20What would possess you to do that?
00:04:22His third red card of the season.
00:04:26It may be nil-nil, but that doesn't do justice to the drama, does it?
00:04:35Long from Jones.
00:04:36Keeper comes.
00:04:38Baptiste.
00:04:40Oh, would you believe it?
00:04:45Absolute pandemonium.
00:04:48In the 90th minute.
00:04:52A calamitous collision at the back for Coventry.
00:04:56At Lutontown, take full advantage.
00:04:59Incredible, really, but it's a gift by Coventry City.
00:05:04You have to communicate.
00:05:07You have to do better than that.
00:05:09Luton don't care.
00:05:10Matt Bloomfield doesn't care.
00:05:13Is that the moment that gives them championship football next season?
00:05:18We will see.
00:05:20It is a huge, huge win for Lutontown.
00:05:24It's finished.
00:05:24Lutontown won.
00:05:26Coventry City nil.
00:05:28So, Lutontown climb out of the bottom three with Derby County replacing them ahead of their crucial basement battle with Hull City.
00:05:40Either one of these two sides could end the day beneath the dreaded dotted line.
00:05:44Your commentator is Jack Woodward.
00:05:47Wilson's throw.
00:05:52Harness helps it on.
00:05:53Clark up from the back.
00:05:55Harness again.
00:05:56And it breaks now for Armstrong.
00:05:58That's a decent strike from Harrison Armstrong.
00:06:03He netted in the vital 3-2 win at Plymouth.
00:06:06Wanted another one there.
00:06:08But good, resilient defending has stopped him.
00:06:12What can the home side produce here?
00:06:15Louis Coyle with Kamara available.
00:06:20Coyle continues the run.
00:06:22Kamara hangs on to it.
00:06:24Coyle, good feet.
00:06:26And Egan will hit it.
00:06:27First time!
00:06:27Always rising over the bar.
00:06:31John Eustace happy with the shape of his defence.
00:06:35Nothing to worry about there.
00:06:40Evenly poised.
00:06:42Hopeful ball.
00:06:44Gellhart.
00:06:45Twice a penalty hero in the last game.
00:06:49Thrives his luck from open play.
00:06:51Clark stood firm.
00:06:54Vickers probably had that one covered as well.
00:06:58It remains 0-0.
00:07:01It's been combative stuff.
00:07:04You'd have to say a lack of quality.
00:07:06Adams swings forward.
00:07:11And here's Wilson.
00:07:13Driving with confidence, with optimism.
00:07:15Goes for glory!
00:07:17He took on McLaughlin there.
00:07:20But keeper Ivor Pandell's box
00:07:23has looked pretty safe so far.
00:07:28In many ways, a simple situation for City.
00:07:30A win today secures safety.
00:07:32But they've lost out there to Forsyth with the interception.
00:07:36Jackson towards fellow substitute.
00:07:38Mendes Lang racing down the left.
00:07:41That was a little bit reckless, wasn't it?
00:07:43From Alfie Jones.
00:07:46Gets himself a yellow card.
00:07:48A free kick in a dangerous position.
00:07:50He was determined, but he mistimed the challenge.
00:07:55Forsyth.
00:07:56Derby legend.
00:07:57Swings it over.
00:07:58It's a beauty of a ball in.
00:07:59And there's the header and there's the goal.
00:08:02A massive moment.
00:08:04Pure, raw emotion.
00:08:08From visiting players and fans alike.
00:08:11Nat Phillips.
00:08:13What a time to score your first goal for the club.
00:08:16Only the third league goal of his entire career.
00:08:23There goes the final whistle.
00:08:26The Rams rejoice.
00:08:28Back-to-back away wins for the first time this season.
00:08:33They're not out of the woods yet.
00:08:35But it's Hull who are in the bottom three.
00:08:39Going into the final day of the campaign.
00:08:42Hull nil, Derby won.
00:08:49So, a massive three points for Derby County in their bid for championship survival.
00:08:54Congratulations to their manager, John Eustace, who joins us now.
00:08:57Does that feel like the most important three points of your managerial career?
00:09:02No, not at all.
00:09:03It's another three points.
00:09:04Listen, we've still got a huge game next week.
00:09:08The championship's relentless.
00:09:09The lads were magnificent today.
00:09:11We've won without the ball.
00:09:13You know, and backed by all them Derby fans as well.
00:09:17It's amazing.
00:09:18I think we were on top of the game in almost every situation besides that set-piece that we considered.
00:09:23I think we did enough to get one point.
00:09:26I think in the final third, we like a couple of things.
00:09:29But I think the game was under control until that action.
00:09:33And we were disappointed.
00:09:35It's obviously a really important result for us today.
00:09:38So, yeah, all the boys are really happy.
00:09:41But we're also aware that we've got another big one next week.
00:09:44Up to today, I believe we were in the bottom three before the game.
00:09:47But we always felt it was in our own hands.
00:09:49And, you know, we've just got to keep working hard.
00:09:51You know, the league certainly isn't finished.
00:09:53There's going to be some twists and turns next weekend for sure.
00:09:56And the most important thing is we prepare properly this week and make sure we go into the next week's tie against Stoker, an excellent team, with the right game plan and be competitive.
00:10:06That final game, all about the three points, obviously.
00:10:09But how do you go about beating a team like Portsmouth?
00:10:12Well, it's a difficult team, but we have been beating, we beat difficult teams before together away from home.
00:10:18So it's just the same mentality and try to score the goals that we need.
00:10:22So those massive wins for Derby and Luton meant it could be curtains for Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle.
00:10:30We'll start with the Bluebirds who hosted West Brom.
00:10:41Turnbull's delivery again, free header for Chambers.
00:10:44Cleared off the line brilliantly.
00:10:47Morrison, a very popular figure as a player at the Hawthorns.
00:10:53But Albion have just lost their way at the wrong time.
00:10:57Armstrong, though, no flag.
00:10:58He's onside.
00:11:00Price in support.
00:11:01Here is Price.
00:11:03Off the post.
00:11:04And Cardiff escape.
00:11:14Here is an opportunity now.
00:11:16The shot from Robertson was blocked.
00:11:18Robertson again, almost an own goal by Mowat.
00:11:22And somehow it's kept up.
00:11:26Well, Josh Griffiths.
00:11:28Central to a remarkable sequence of events there.
00:11:34Salets with the effort off the post.
00:11:36And then Chambers.
00:11:38And it was a brilliant save.
00:11:41Mowat.
00:11:42And that's a good ball.
00:11:44Armstrong is onside.
00:11:47Adam Armstrong with an opportunity.
00:11:49And still.
00:11:49And a great save by Horvath.
00:11:53Fellows.
00:11:56Cleared by Rinomota.
00:11:58Mowat.
00:12:01Colin Grant.
00:12:03Finding Callum Styles.
00:12:05And Horvath again makes the save.
00:12:11Chambers.
00:12:13Colwell.
00:12:14And that is it.
00:12:17Cardiff City's life in the championship.
00:12:19Ebbs away.
00:12:21It is finished.
00:12:22Cardiff City nil.
00:12:24West Bromwich Albion nil.
00:12:25Albion don't make the playoffs.
00:12:28Cardiff go down.
00:12:29I'm just devastated as a fan.
00:12:32For the fans.
00:12:34It's been a difficult season for them.
00:12:37But today, you know, we saw how much it means to them in this club.
00:12:40And they stayed right until the end.
00:12:43Right behind the boys.
00:12:44And we appreciate that.
00:12:47Well, a run of six without a win leaves Preston.
00:12:49Nervously looking over their shoulders.
00:12:52There's Ballymumba in some space.
00:12:54Across the face of goal.
00:12:55And Mustafa Bundu fires Plymouth ahead.
00:12:57Just 14 minutes on the clock.
00:13:01And he's at it again.
00:13:03His fourth goal in three matches.
00:13:05And the Pilgrims lead.
00:13:10Setpiece for the home side.
00:13:12Lindsay's there.
00:13:13Across the face of goal and wide.
00:13:15Somehow it stays out.
00:13:17A let off for Plymouth.
00:13:21Into the final 15 minutes.
00:13:23That's up more than out.
00:13:25Put goalwards.
00:13:25And right there.
00:13:26He pokes it in.
00:13:28And the flag stays down.
00:13:31Callum Wright with his first league goal in two years.
00:13:35Preston appealing for offside.
00:13:40The appeals are in vain.
00:13:42Into the final few moments.
00:13:44Hook goalwards.
00:13:46And there's a chance here for Rhys.
00:13:47And he's pulled one back for Preston.
00:13:51A lifeline for the home side.
00:13:54Plymouth has sixes and sevens at the back.
00:13:56The Paul Heckenbottom side are in serious trouble ahead of their trip to Bristol City on the final day.
00:14:03As for Plymouth and their travelling supporters, bittersweet and away day victory.
00:14:09But barring a mathematical miracle, they are relegated.
00:14:13It's the new Plymouth Argyle, so I'm empty and heartbroken as everybody else in the locker room.
00:14:21It's a sad, sad day for all of us.
00:14:24But we will get up again.
00:14:26The set-piece is such a key part of Gary Ward's time at Oxford United so far.
00:14:35And tie towards Nelson.
00:14:36It is Nelson!
00:14:37It is 1-0 to Oxford United!
00:14:40It is a huge, huge goal for the hosts.
00:14:43And the Leicester City loanee has made a key contribution there.
00:14:50Brilliant cross, brilliant header.
00:14:521-0 Oxford United.
00:14:55Oh, folks, I don't know if you fancied it.
00:14:57It won't be him.
00:14:58It's a long goal.
00:14:59Good stop, it's going to pop up.
00:15:00It's popped up for Hellick.
00:15:03The right man in the right place at the right time for Oxford United.
00:15:09They are tantalisingly close to survival.
00:15:13And now they will see their side in the Championship again next season.
00:15:38Survival confirmed.
00:15:40Oxford United, a brilliant performance.
00:15:44They've been Sunderland by two goals to nil.
00:15:50Jack Wilshere added his name to the list of former Premier League midfielders
00:15:54to manage in the Championship this season.
00:15:57The Canaries' interim boss makes his dugout debut
00:15:59against Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough after the break.
00:16:03Middlesbrough were hoping to take advantage of Coventry's drop points
00:16:16and keep themselves in play-off contention.
00:16:20Visitors Norwich City had Jack Wilshere in the dugout
00:16:22following the departure of Johannes Hoth-Turup earlier this week.
00:16:26And in behind, straight away.
00:16:36Travers saves.
00:16:38No sooner having been introduced, Liam Gibbs almost makes an instant impact.
00:16:41Sargent spins away.
00:16:44Nunez.
00:16:45Here is Sargent.
00:16:47Gibbs was waiting.
00:16:50Nunez is there.
00:16:52Here is Sainz.
00:16:53Sainz!
00:16:54Sargent!
00:16:56Travers keeps it out.
00:16:57Picked up by Morris.
00:17:03Space beginning to open up.
00:17:05Morris still going!
00:17:07Denied by the woodwork.
00:17:09Full-time Middlesbrough nil.
00:17:11Norwich nil.
00:17:14Four wins in five.
00:17:16Millwool are very much the form team in the play-off punt.
00:17:21Savile takes the free kick.
00:17:23It's Aziz who drills it in.
00:17:25Bodies blocking the ball on the edge of the box.
00:17:28Only partially away, though.
00:17:30And the attack still keeps going.
00:17:31And Savile follows up to score.
00:17:34The player is started.
00:17:36The move finishes it.
00:17:38It wasn't pretty by any means.
00:17:41But it does not matter.
00:17:43His first goal in 18 months.
00:17:48Savile to cross this time.
00:17:49And Aziz hits the post with the header.
00:17:53Well, he rose and got there before Josh Key.
00:17:55And it's so close to a second.
00:18:02Play-through for Om Ji Sung.
00:18:03And it's saved by the legs of George Evans.
00:18:06The teenage goalkeeper to the rescue.
00:18:09Victory sees Millwall go level on points with Coventry.
00:18:13We had enough chances to win the game, I felt, throughout the match.
00:18:19We know we can play better than that.
00:18:20And I think we will need to play better than that next week.
00:18:23But ultimately, the fact is, we've given ourselves an opportunity.
00:18:25Watford corner bent.
00:18:31Bent in dangerously towards Pollock.
00:18:35Cleared off the line.
00:18:37But the goal is given.
00:18:40Matty Pollock on target for Watford.
00:18:43Who have just put a dagger in the heart of Blackburn Rovers' playoff dreams.
00:18:49They have looked dangerous at these set pieces today, Watford.
00:18:53And now Matty Pollock has delivered for Tom Cleverie's team.
00:18:57Cantwell's delivery.
00:19:03Oh, good header on to the crossbar once again from Bart.
00:19:08It's not his day.
00:19:12Here's Hedges.
00:19:14Dolan on the turn.
00:19:16Back to Ryan Hedges.
00:19:18Oh, has she.
00:19:19Cantwell!
00:19:24Blackburn still believe.
00:19:25That is Blackburn Rovers' best piece of football today.
00:19:35Britain.
00:19:36Good early pass.
00:19:38Cantwell pulls it back.
00:19:38Dolan's there!
00:19:40And Blackburn Rovers have turned it around.
00:19:46The gap between them and the top six just keeps on getting smaller.
00:19:53Tyree Stolen, the match winner,
00:19:54as Blackburn Rovers take it by two goals to one.
00:20:04Sheffield Wednesday on the attack.
00:20:07As the ball is played out wide.
00:20:11Now the cross comes in.
00:20:12Smith heads it down.
00:20:13Armstrong takes a swipe and in.
00:20:15And Patterson is there!
00:20:17And he fires it in off the underside of the crossbar.
00:20:21Callum Patterson gives Sheffield Wednesday something to cheer about.
00:20:26He gives them the lead in their final home game here at Hillsborough.
00:20:31Picking up the pieces from Stuart Armstrong's shot.
00:20:37Ball is intercepted and it's played to Murphy.
00:20:41Who delivers it in!
00:20:43And there's the equaliser!
00:20:45Harvey Blair scores his first senior goal for Portsmouth.
00:20:50And he gets the leveller.
00:20:52Great work by Josh Murphy.
00:20:58Sheffield Wednesday won.
00:20:59Portsmouth won.
00:21:04Fresh from securing promotion on Monday,
00:21:06Burnley turned their attention to the title race.
00:21:09With Leeds not playing until Monday,
00:21:11the Clarets could go top with a positive result at Queen's Park Rangers.
00:21:15Trafford elects to go long this time.
00:21:23Second ball is picked up by Cullen.
00:21:26Fleming.
00:21:27Brownhill.
00:21:28Fed through.
00:21:30And that is a delightful finish.
00:21:32And Burnley have taken the lead.
00:21:34The title charges on Josh Cullen with a fine, fine finish.
00:21:40And with less than ten minutes played in West London,
00:21:42are Burnley moving top of the championship?
00:21:45And here's Kolyosho with a chance to run.
00:21:52And that's exactly what he does.
00:21:53Away from Powell.
00:21:54On the outside.
00:21:56Pulls it back.
00:21:57Roberts effort cleared off the line.
00:21:58Fleming is there.
00:22:00And Fleming makes it too.
00:22:02A blistering start for Burnley in West London.
00:22:05Two goals in 20 minutes.
00:22:07And surely now the Clarets are dancing their way to the top of the table.
00:22:15And Roberts is going to get there as well, ahead of Powell.
00:22:21Brownhill offering the short option.
00:22:23And he's unmarked and he's in space.
00:22:25And he stands it up to Fleming who makes it three.
00:22:28It's so simple for Burnley.
00:22:31They are tearing Queen's Park Rangers apart.
00:22:33But the party is in full swing for those in Clarets.
00:22:37And he's in full swing for those in Clarets.
00:22:40And the substitute, with an almost immediate impact, has added another one for Burnley.
00:22:58there was an air of fortune about it but Burnley do not care the Burnley Express full steam ahead
00:23:05Nathan Redmond has only played seven minutes of league football this season
00:23:13across the face of goal Sarmiento another win for Burnley a big win for Burnley as they equal
00:23:21the football league record for the most amount of clean sheets in a single season it's finished
00:23:27Queen's Park Rangers nil Burnley five
00:23:29Kiefer Moore waits at the far post drop towards that area and back in by McCallum
00:23:43and Johansson tried to get to it on the line but he couldn't and Sheffield United wounded but not
00:23:51broken after losing the top two fights make their point Sheffield United looking to get that winning
00:23:58feeling on the road again they've lost the last three away from home Sheffield United at Oxford at
00:24:03Plymouth and Burnley on Monday as they head towards the playoffs Ali Alhammadi after this
00:24:10Cooper big save he's been doing it all season massive save clever little pass save with the feet
00:24:18it worked out nicely oh here's clip ball to Siddy Peck keep him up trying to get to it he couldn't but following up was Andre
00:24:32Brooks how's that for starters for Sheffield United this now is about preparing for the old enemy the playoffs
00:24:40winning games before the big show and they're on course tonight but more trouble for Stoke City
00:24:48Andre Brooks comes on how'd you like that
00:24:52more celebrations for Burnley who move three points clear of Leeds in the race for the title
00:25:01the whites can return to the summit when they face playoff contenders Bristol City on Monday
00:25:07Millwall move level on points with Coventry ahead of the final weekend
00:25:11commiserations to Cardiff who were relegated today Plymouth Argyle is set to join them next weekend
00:25:18the pilgrims are three points from safety with a vastly inferior goal difference
00:25:22Luton move out of the relegation zone with hole dropping in two points separate 18th and 22nd ahead of a nail-biting final day
00:25:32League one's automatic promotion race is our first stop after the break
00:25:39including a huge game between two of the main contenders Wrexham and Charlton Athletic
00:25:45Wickham were the first of the automatic promotion contenders to play in league one this weekend
00:26:00the chair boys went to playoff chasing Leighton Orient knowing that drop points would open the door for
00:26:05Wrexham to secure a place in the championship later in the day
00:26:09Claire is on to it again
00:26:12and he is the latest player to deliver and that's a really good ball Randall Williams was arriving
00:26:20and it needed the head up Jamie Donnelly now going for goal
00:26:24and flashing one only just wide
00:26:26Calman has done enough now Dan Adji searching for the corner
00:26:38well he doesn't find it but he has found Randall Williams and Leighton Orient score
00:26:44Cleary again another ball in clipped into a position what a chance it would have been some goal to
00:26:53well this is the table as it stands Leighton Orient in pole position if you like in the final playoff spot
00:27:00as Donnelly races clear and tries to cross into the box and Abdelai
00:27:03well it would have been superb it would have been spectacular but for the big arm from Will Norris
00:27:11so Wickham's drop points meant that Wrexham could achieve a third successive promotion
00:27:18if they could meet fellow contenders Charlton that also meant it was win or bust for Nathan Jones' side
00:27:25now Smith has the freedom here of the Charlton penalty area
00:27:36and couldn't get his strike away
00:27:38plenty of appeals from the stands for a penalty kick not too many from the field
00:27:44the Wrexham fans not happy because he probably gets a little bit of Sam Smith here
00:27:48Gillespie but he gets enough of the ball
00:27:52clear touch it's a great challenge
00:27:54James
00:27:57Rathbone he fancies it
00:28:00oh that's why
00:28:01another big moment in the Wrexham adventure
00:28:09that racecourse roar says it all
00:28:16Wrexham have Charlton where they want them
00:28:23Dobson
00:28:26Rodriguez
00:28:29Rathbone on to James
00:28:33who's looking for Smith
00:28:34all of a sudden
00:28:41it's all fallen into place
00:28:44for Wrexham
00:28:45so far
00:28:52this day
00:28:53couldn't have gone any better
00:28:55for those in red
00:28:57and it looks like it could well be
00:29:02another
00:29:02special season
00:29:04Wrexham have
00:29:09come out on top in many of those
00:29:11hence the lead
00:29:11here's Watson though
00:29:13in behind McLean
00:29:14and a con quote
00:29:16made sure the route to goal was blocked
00:29:18beautiful bit of play
00:29:21the pass just takes McLean out
00:29:23and
00:29:23got to score from that position
00:29:25just lacked the conviction on his weaker left side
00:29:27in from Clewis
00:29:38Sam Smith is there
00:29:39and Wrexham are there
00:29:43three goals
00:29:48three points
00:29:50three promotions in a row
00:29:53Wrexham on the brink of history now
00:29:57Conquo comes for it
00:30:04it's there for Charlton
00:30:06and Dan Scar throws himself in the way
00:30:09and that is that
00:30:11promotion
00:30:13promotion
00:30:14promotion
00:30:15three years on the spin
00:30:18from non-league to the championship
00:30:22championship in no time at all
00:30:24and after so long in the footballing doldrums too
00:30:28for Wrexham
00:30:31the only way is up these days
00:30:33and historic and unrivaled triple promotion
00:30:37sees the Welsh side head up to the second tier
00:30:40for just the second time in their existence
00:30:43back to back
00:30:45to back
00:30:46secured
00:30:47it's a massive club and a big project
00:30:51and there's been a lot of expectation and pressure
00:30:54and
00:30:54pressure's a privilege at the end of the day
00:30:57and
00:30:57we work so hard day in day out
00:30:59and
00:30:59these sort of things make it all worth it
00:31:02you know we've just got to enjoy this time
00:31:03because
00:31:03you know
00:31:04it's something to create history
00:31:06the way that the club's done
00:31:07so
00:31:07absolutely amazing
00:31:08and
00:31:09yeah can't wait to celebrate
00:31:10the gaffer the staff
00:31:11we've all been relaxed
00:31:12there was no pressure on the game really
00:31:15and that's how we set up for it
00:31:17and
00:31:17yeah
00:31:17just glad we can go back to back to back
00:31:19let's switch our focus to the bottom end of the table
00:31:23Bristol Rovers were the first of the relegation threatened sides to play today
00:31:27a home win over playoff chasers Reading would relegate Cambridge United
00:31:31before their match at Burton
00:31:40and
00:31:41Donko gives it away
00:31:42Wing
00:31:43Garcia
00:31:45and
00:31:47Hibatimen
00:31:47lovely set
00:31:49can they finish
00:31:50yes they can
00:31:52Reading are in front
00:31:532-in-2 for Lewis Wing
00:32:00Wing
00:32:08Nibs
00:32:10Campbell could finish it
00:32:12here
00:32:12and has
00:32:14Reading will have a final day game
00:32:19with Barnsley
00:32:20trying to fight for that final playoff place
00:32:23that Bristol Rovers defeat meant Cambridge still had a fighting chance to keep their fate in their own hands
00:32:31the trouble is
00:32:32Ryan Loft took that sentiment a little too literally when he tangled with Burton's Udoka Godwin-Malief
00:32:37just before half-time
00:32:39referee Will Finney had seen enough and Loft's afternoon was over
00:32:43but barely a minute later JJ McKinnon was sent off for the first time in his career
00:32:48a second yellow for his challenge on the keeper
00:32:50and the half-time break couldn't come quickly enough for Tempest to cool down a little
00:32:55the Brewers faithful had started the afternoon looking nervously over their shoulders at the drop zone directly beneath them
00:33:02and so this effort from Yondadi Bodvashan just after the half-time break certainly calmed home nerves
00:33:08it also focused Cambridge minds because defeat would guarantee their relegation
00:33:13they had to find two goals and that fight back gathered momentum with six minutes to go
00:33:19as Elias Kuchunga chose the perfect moment to find the score sheet for the first time since January
00:33:24another goal now would keep the U's survival hopes alive
00:33:28instead it was a 93rd minute winner at the other end of the pitch that would seal their fate
00:33:34again it was an attack down the Burton left that paid dividends
00:33:38and Chelsea lowly Dylan Williams' first league effort of the season sealed the deal
00:33:43it leaves Burton needing just a point from their last two matches to confirm their survival
00:33:48Neil Harris in Cambridge though can start planning for life in League 2 next season
00:33:53Crawley kicked off against Northampton knowing results elsewhere might decide their fate
00:34:01but they put on a show in their final home game of the season
00:34:05six minutes before the break Rashawn Hepburn-Murphy made it 1-0
00:34:09that's nine for the season now
00:34:10following on from the two scored last time out in the win over Exeter
00:34:14the problem for Crawley is their run of form has come far too late in the season
00:34:18it was 2-0 midway through the second half thanks to Jeremy Kelly's goal
00:34:22but the match being played at the Pirelli Stadium was pivotal to the survival hopes for Scott Lindsay's side
00:34:28at this stage Burton and Cambridge were drawing and Crawley looked to have a fighting chance
00:34:32they even added a third through Kamari Doyle
00:34:34but the late Brewers winner means Crawley need another win
00:34:38a near impossible goal swing and Burton to lose their final two matches to avoid the drop
00:34:43Peterborough came into this one knowing survival was already guaranteed so they could play without pressure
00:34:51in the 19th minute Malik Mothersill went on a mazy run
00:34:55which was brought to an abrupt end by Jay Matete
00:34:57a yellow card for his troubles and a chance for Mothersill to grab his 12th league goal of the season
00:35:03a chance he calmly took
00:35:05there's to be no repeat of Bolton's Wembley playoff experience of last season
00:35:11a top six spot out of reach
00:35:13they didn't give up in this one though and leveled through Chris Farino
00:35:16the point shared in a match that had an end of season feel
00:35:19Stockport guaranteed a playoff spot in the frame for back-to-back promotions
00:35:25and a third in four seasons
00:35:27but with his first goal since December
00:35:29Lincoln's Ben House left them feeling flat
00:35:32normally you put your mortgage on Dave Challenger's men to win at home
00:35:37rarely edgy at Edgley Park
00:35:39chasing a ninth league victory in ten here
00:35:41but their opponents have been in impressive form themselves
00:35:45unbeaten in five and chasing a third straight maximum
00:35:48as their super Swede Eric Ring
00:35:50added to his Easter Monday goal to make it 2-0
00:35:53these hatters don't tend to lose their heads though
00:35:56going into this one without defeating six
00:35:58and looking to make it 19 points from 21 available
00:36:01Jadon Fevrier got them back into it
00:36:03the beginning of a stirring county comeback
00:36:06you bet it was
00:36:08the visitors had been victorious on their last two EFL trips to this stadium
00:36:12but were pegged back here
00:36:13Fevrier's cross for Will Coller to tie things up at 2-2
00:36:18the team's now neck and neck
00:36:20but it was the host who had the momentum
00:36:21Tanto Alefe completed the turnaround
00:36:24the results at Wrexham means faint automatic hopes were ended
00:36:28but they're up to third and will fancy their chances in the playoffs
00:36:31nothing on the line here in terms of promotion or relegation
00:36:37but Exeter wanted to end their home season on a high
00:36:40instead it was Huddersfield who looked like spoiling that party
00:36:43thanks to the ice-cool Josh Karoma
00:36:45who would not be deterred from getting his name on the score sheet first
00:36:49that his third goal in three
00:36:52and the Terriers were dancing with delight
00:36:54six minutes before half-time though
00:36:56Gary Caldwell's men were back in it
00:36:59nobody picked up Ilmari Niskanen at the far post
00:37:02and his first effort in six months was good enough to send them in level at the break
00:37:07Jack McMillan was another Exeter player who hadn't scored in a while
00:37:12but his first goal since early December meant it was comeback complete early in the second half
00:37:18and the home side wrapped up all three points a minute into injury time
00:37:23when substitute Andrew Onuwabori collected his first goal for the club
00:37:28and that was job done
00:37:30Steve Bruce took his Blackpool side to Wigan where he had two spells in charge
00:37:39this game in truth meant little to either side
00:37:42but it was the host who took the lead in bizarre style
00:37:44John Mellish didn't really have anyone to aim for
00:37:46so maybe he meant this
00:37:48his first for the club
00:37:49and not one Everton lonely keeper Harry Trier will want to see again
00:37:53Blackpool have back-to-back home games against Birmingham
00:37:57and Bristol Rovers to finish off their season
00:37:59they'll head into those matches on the back of the draw
00:38:01after CJ Hamilton won a penalty from Owen Dale's clumsy challenge
00:38:05captain Lee Evans took the spot kick and made it 1-1
00:38:09Bruce leaves his old stomping ground with a point
00:38:12with relegation already confirmed
00:38:17Shrewsbury's planning for life in League Two has begun
00:38:20the form of John Marquis has been one positive this season
00:38:23he already had double figures and in the 18th minute
00:38:26he opened the scoring in this one
00:38:28a rare reason to celebrate for those who'd made the journey
00:38:32but with just one win in their last 16 away matches
00:38:35those travelling supporters probably weren't too optimistic they'd hold on
00:38:39midway through the second half though
00:38:40they knew an away day win was on the cards
00:38:43when Marquis flipped home his second of the afternoon
00:38:46Barnsley could barely be more mid-table
00:38:49new permanent boss Conor Howrahan
00:38:51perhaps already has one eye on his workload in the summer
00:38:54they did pull one back with 12 minutes to go
00:38:56when Jonathan Russell's low finish found the net
00:38:59the Tykes' final home game of the season
00:39:01ending in defeat
00:39:02Cochrane shaping to shoot fabulous finish
00:39:12some way for the deadlock to be broken
00:39:16Birmingham on course to break through the 100 point barrier
00:39:21and they do so in some style
00:39:24Congratulations to Wrexham who will join Champions Birmingham in the Championship next season
00:39:47after their third consecutive promotion
00:39:49three of the four playoff spots are confirmed
00:39:52by Stockport, Wickham and Charlton
00:39:54the final place will be contested by Leighton Orient and Reading next weekend
00:39:59Commiserations to Cambridge United who were relegated today
00:40:03Bristol Rovers and Crawley look set to join them
00:40:06which could be confirmed midweek
00:40:08when Burton host Wigan needing just a point to survive
00:40:12however the Brewers are already three points clear of danger
00:40:16with a superior goal difference
00:40:18well next we head to Doncaster
00:40:21where Sam Homewood can guide us through the nail-biting battle
00:40:25at the top of League 2
00:40:27thanks Hugh
00:40:29get ready for another rollercoaster day here in the fourth tier
00:40:33where all three of the top sides could be promoted
00:40:35join us after the break
00:40:37as Doncaster and Bradford fight out for their place in League 1
00:40:40welcome back to what could be a decisive day at the top of League 2
00:40:54league leaders Doncaster host third place Bradford
00:40:57while second place Port Vale are away at playoff chasing AFC Wimbledon
00:41:02so here's the state of play before kickoff
00:41:04Doncaster will be promoted if they win
00:41:07they'll also be crowned champions if Port Vale lose
00:41:10and fourth place Walsall
00:41:11well their game matters because if they lose
00:41:14then Bradford will be promoted if they win here this afternoon
00:41:17goal of that
00:41:18your commentator is Cameron Pope
00:41:20well back-to-back wins
00:41:22by three goals to nil
00:41:24for the hosts of the Easter weekend
00:41:26but Doncaster have been dealt a blow
00:41:28with the news that fullback Jack Senior's hamstring injury
00:41:31has ended his season
00:41:32that means Grant McCann must make one change to a winning formula
00:41:35James Maxwell comes into the 11 for a straight swap
00:41:39for Bradford
00:41:40Aidan Baldwin
00:41:40Teo Aramola
00:41:42and Brandon Kaler are all past fits
00:41:44though the visitors are still without suspended captain Richie Smallwood
00:41:47as he serves the final game
00:41:49of a three-match red card ban
00:41:51Graham Alexander looking to succeed
00:41:56but others have failed
00:41:57at the Bradford City help
00:41:58as it stands
00:41:59both sides on course to play third-tier football next season
00:42:02wrestling going on between Baldwin and Streets
00:42:12trying to turn away here
00:42:14it's Gibson
00:42:15oh he nearly sneaked in
00:42:16the goal on Easter Monday
00:42:19how close was he to having one here
00:42:22just a couple of revolutions of spin on the ball
00:42:29that might have altered its angle
00:42:30oh Flick has taken this into the right area for Clifton
00:42:36who's fell but not before he found Gibson
00:42:38and there was nobody in there
00:42:41in the first instance
00:42:42and it's Baldwin
00:42:43and Patterson covering
00:42:44to stick the ball behind for Bradford City
00:42:47it's another Molyneux out swinger
00:42:52deep one as well
00:42:54and the flick is there
00:42:55it's Rob Street with the goal
00:42:57a potentially huge moment in the promotion race
00:43:02and Jancaster Rovers
00:43:06on loan striker has scored
00:43:08well a cleverly worked set play
00:43:11Molyneux with the corner
00:43:13it was deep
00:43:14Tom Anderson with the flick into the right area again
00:43:18and Rob Street with the deftest of touches
00:43:21but oh how important that could be
00:43:23Adaromola
00:43:27oh he's stolen it
00:43:29and he's got an advantage too
00:43:30which he used to find points
00:43:32and Kavaner in the middle with Sarchevich
00:43:35and Patterson was arriving
00:43:37oh what a save that is from Sharman Lowe
00:43:39first thing he's had to do
00:43:41or gain the goalkeeper
00:43:42and the young Chelsea man was there
00:43:45when Jancaster needed him
00:43:47best Bradford move of the game so far
00:43:49they will be tired to take this corner
00:43:51in it comes
00:43:53and erratic
00:43:55it was nowhere near the red and white hoop shirt
00:43:57so no chance of a second
00:43:59for the one goal in this game
00:44:01has gone to the league leaders
00:44:03Rob Street it was
00:44:04with a little flick
00:44:06from Tom Anderson's knockdown
00:44:08when the on loan striker
00:44:10has got Jancaster bound for the third tier
00:44:13the arguments are starting
00:44:15in Bradford city quarters
00:44:17they've not been in this game
00:44:19in the manner of some
00:44:20some very strong words
00:44:23from Aidan Baldwin at the referee
00:44:24but he managed to go all the way
00:44:26through the first half
00:44:26without a yellow card
00:44:27and now he's got himself
00:44:29into the book
00:44:30Sam Walker is moving him away
00:44:32the referee is going back
00:44:33to the pocket here
00:44:34and the red card is out
00:44:36a mindless moment
00:44:39from Aidan Baldwin
00:44:40he is furious
00:44:42and now Bradford city
00:44:45will come out
00:44:46for the second half
00:44:46a goal down
00:44:48and a man down
00:44:50oh coming together
00:44:58and what's the referee
00:45:00gone with here
00:45:00he's given a penalty
00:45:02Lapsley foul
00:45:03and could this be
00:45:05the turning point
00:45:06Lapsley bundled forward
00:45:09Maxwell in a tangle with him
00:45:11the tackle more befitting
00:45:12of the rugby side
00:45:13who play here
00:45:13Tyreek Wright
00:45:15he will take the duties
00:45:17it's Wright
00:45:18it's saved
00:45:20and the follow-up
00:45:21a scramble
00:45:22and the ball has gone dead
00:45:26and now the celebration
00:45:27starts with renewed vigour
00:45:29Teddy Sharman low
00:45:30he's hardly had a save
00:45:32to make all game
00:45:34and they're going to
00:45:35celebrate that
00:45:36as if it were a goal
00:45:36down the other end
00:45:37and six minutes
00:45:42are the additions
00:45:42oh and a chance here
00:45:44Billy Sharp
00:45:44he's finished it
00:45:46and the goal
00:45:49that promotes surely now
00:45:51Doncaster Rovers
00:45:52another goal for Billy Sharp
00:45:55against Bradford City
00:45:56all off the bench
00:45:59back from his ban
00:46:01and scores
00:46:03amid a melee of emotion
00:46:05red and white celebrations
00:46:09league one beckons
00:46:11league one beckons for Doncaster
00:46:11and the celebrations
00:46:13can start now
00:46:14on the bench
00:46:15they know
00:46:17they're almost there
00:46:18long throw in
00:46:22from Halliday
00:46:22oh it's in
00:46:25Critchlow
00:46:26and Bradford have got one back
00:46:29and there's three minutes left
00:46:31for the ten men
00:46:31to find another
00:46:32in the dying moments
00:46:34is there to be
00:46:35another twist
00:46:36could there be one
00:46:38final dose of drama
00:46:39Bradford hearts
00:46:41in mouths
00:46:41goalkeepers up
00:46:43and caught
00:46:44by Sharman Lowe
00:46:46surely now
00:46:48leave Grant McCann's
00:46:49side on the brink
00:46:50Doncaster Rovers
00:46:53will play
00:46:53league one football
00:46:54next season
00:46:55and for Bradford City
00:46:57is the way
00:46:58to continue
00:46:59celebrations
00:47:01for Donny
00:47:02they did it the hard way
00:47:03but they did it
00:47:04the South Yorkshire side
00:47:07after
00:47:08three seasons
00:47:09at league two level
00:47:10have got to themselves
00:47:12over the dotted line
00:47:14the final score
00:47:16Doncaster two
00:47:17Bradford one
00:47:18so a dramatic
00:47:232-1 victory
00:47:24and promotion secured
00:47:25to league one
00:47:26Grant McCann
00:47:27how proud are you
00:47:28of your team
00:47:28yeah I'm just proud of
00:47:30I'm proud of everyone
00:47:30connected to the football club
00:47:31you know the
00:47:32the city
00:47:33the fans
00:47:35the players
00:47:35everyone who works here
00:47:37on a daily basis
00:47:38it's for them really
00:47:39we set out
00:47:40the start of the year
00:47:41in pre-season
00:47:42as to
00:47:421am
00:47:43number one
00:47:45is to get out
00:47:45of this league
00:47:46and get promoted
00:47:46number two
00:47:47is to try and win
00:47:47the division
00:47:48that hasn't changed
00:47:50so I'm really proud
00:47:52of everyone today
00:47:52were you nervous
00:47:53at any point
00:47:53no I think
00:47:55second half
00:47:56probably
00:47:56the sending off
00:47:57in the tunnel
00:47:58has probably taken
00:47:59the sting out of the game
00:48:00a wee bit
00:48:00I thought we were
00:48:01a little bit slow
00:48:02on our play
00:48:02but what was important
00:48:03was once the penalty
00:48:05save went
00:48:06you know
00:48:06Teddy's made a really
00:48:07good save
00:48:08as we try and get
00:48:08that second goal
00:48:09and once Billy got it
00:48:10I felt we were
00:48:11we were there
00:48:11obviously emotions
00:48:13quite fly at the moment
00:48:14because things that
00:48:16we've brought on
00:48:18ourselves a little bit
00:48:19well certainly
00:48:19in the last three
00:48:20away games
00:48:22but maybe the
00:48:23disappointment
00:48:23and the missed
00:48:23penalty
00:48:24just made us
00:48:25slack enough
00:48:25and Billy Sharp
00:48:26scored hundreds of goals
00:48:27and I'm picking up
00:48:28on opportunities
00:48:29like that
00:48:29everybody knows
00:48:30what Doncaster means
00:48:31to me
00:48:31because
00:48:31you know
00:48:32I went through
00:48:33tough times off the pitch
00:48:34personal life
00:48:34and they were there
00:48:36for me
00:48:36and I said
00:48:36at the start of the season
00:48:37that I had unfinished
00:48:38business
00:48:39and wanted to repay
00:48:40the faith
00:48:40from the club
00:48:41and the fans
00:48:41and a goal
00:48:42to help us get over the line
00:48:43was sweet for me
00:48:44so congrats to Doncaster
00:48:52who are promoted
00:48:53to League One
00:48:54but their day
00:48:55could get even better
00:48:56depending on events
00:48:57at Cloud Lane
00:48:58defeat for Port Vale
00:48:59would confirm
00:49:00Doncaster as champions
00:49:01but the Valiants
00:49:02are going all out
00:49:03for three points
00:49:03knowing that a win
00:49:04for them would secure
00:49:05a promotion themselves
00:49:06for their playing
00:49:07AFC Wimbledon
00:49:08who know that three points
00:49:09will secure them
00:49:10a spot in the playoffs
00:49:11up it goes
00:49:17towards Bagheel
00:49:18Tilley
00:49:21poked through
00:49:22to Maycock
00:49:23and now Hutchinson
00:49:25Amos
00:49:27equal to it
00:49:28it's been a long
00:49:30old way
00:49:30for Sam Hutchinson
00:49:32to get a goal
00:49:33over three years
00:49:34in fact
00:49:34but he struck
00:49:35that wonderfully
00:49:35Hadley
00:49:37with plenty
00:49:38to weigh Matt
00:49:39glanced in
00:49:42Stockley
00:49:43Port Vale
00:49:46on the brink
00:49:47they can reach out
00:49:50and touch it now
00:49:51Jadon Stockley
00:49:53with a fabulous header
00:49:56what a change
00:49:58in the atmosphere
00:49:59now
00:49:59and a change
00:50:01in the intensity
00:50:02in the match
00:50:04rolled through here
00:50:05for Headley
00:50:05absolute bedlam
00:50:09in the away end
00:50:10of Plough Lane
00:50:11wonderfully taken
00:50:14by Jaheim
00:50:15Headley
00:50:16Port Vale
00:50:23are back in
00:50:23League One
00:50:24and Plough Lane
00:50:27now becomes
00:50:29the scene
00:50:29of a promotion
00:50:30party
00:50:31Darren Moore
00:50:32has led them
00:50:34to an immediate
00:50:35League One
00:50:36return
00:50:37courtesy of a
00:50:382-0 win
00:50:39here at AFC
00:50:40Wimbledon
00:50:41so congratulations
00:50:45to Port Vale
00:50:46and Doncaster
00:50:47on their promotion
00:50:47Hugh returns
00:50:48after the break
00:50:49with more League Two
00:50:50action
00:50:50as Walsall
00:50:51aim to climb
00:50:51above Bradford
00:50:52and Notts County
00:50:53aim to secure
00:50:54a top seven finish
00:50:55Walsall's stalemate
00:51:06at Newport
00:51:06on Easter Monday
00:51:07extended their
00:51:08winless run
00:51:09to 12
00:51:10remarkably though
00:51:11Matt Sadler's side
00:51:12could still claim
00:51:13automatic promotion
00:51:14and were desperate
00:51:15to change their fortunes
00:51:16against Accrington Stanley
00:51:18when you haven't won
00:51:20since February
00:51:21you need a little bit
00:51:22of luck
00:51:23and Walsall
00:51:24had none
00:51:24a crossbar hit
00:51:26from a Taylor
00:51:27Allen corner
00:51:27was followed
00:51:28by another
00:51:29near miss
00:51:30moments later
00:51:31from Albert Adoma
00:51:32as the Saddlers
00:51:33tried to rediscover
00:51:34the magic
00:51:35of the first half
00:51:36of the season
00:51:37Accrington
00:51:38had arrived
00:51:39at Walsall
00:51:39needing a point
00:51:40to keep their
00:51:41mathematicians happy
00:51:42that relegation
00:51:43would be avoided
00:51:43and as for magic dust
00:51:45well that was
00:51:46very clearly
00:51:47on the boot
00:51:48of Ben Woods
00:51:49Connor Barrett's boot
00:51:52was left on the shin
00:51:53of Liam Coyle
00:51:53just six minutes
00:51:54after he'd come on
00:51:55as a substitute
00:51:56it summed up
00:51:57Walsall's afternoon
00:51:58and the long-time
00:51:59leaders now have to
00:52:00win at Crewe
00:52:01on the last day
00:52:02and hope that Bradford
00:52:03slip up
00:52:04if they are to clinch
00:52:05automatic promotion
00:52:06Notts County
00:52:11headed to Harrogate
00:52:12for a one o'clock
00:52:12kick-off
00:52:13a win for the visitors
00:52:14would guarantee
00:52:15them a playoff spot
00:52:16they started well
00:52:17Alessandra Jatter's
00:52:18header just tipped over
00:52:19that early threat
00:52:21soon turned into
00:52:22a lead for County
00:52:23when George Abbott
00:52:24scored a 33rd minute
00:52:25opener
00:52:25the teenager
00:52:26on loan from Spurs
00:52:28in just the right spot
00:52:29to get the playoff
00:52:30party started
00:52:31but Harrogate
00:52:32have been in fine form
00:52:33at home
00:52:33they were aiming
00:52:34to extend
00:52:34a 10-game unbeaten run
00:52:36at the exercise stadium
00:52:37and hit back
00:52:38within four minutes
00:52:39Jack Muldoon
00:52:40with a classy equaliser
00:52:41Five years ago
00:52:43these sides met
00:52:43in the National League
00:52:44playoff final
00:52:45at Wembley
00:52:46Harrogate came out
00:52:46on top then
00:52:47but County will hope
00:52:49for a more successful
00:52:50appearance this season
00:52:51and Connor Grant
00:52:52got them back in front
00:52:53just after the break
00:52:54Stuart Maynard's side
00:52:56made sure of the points
00:52:57with another goal
00:52:58from Grant
00:52:58who doubled his
00:52:59League 2 tally
00:53:00in 25 second half minutes
00:53:02County definitely
00:53:03in the playoffs
00:53:04and the win in their
00:53:05final game of the season
00:53:06against already promoted
00:53:07Doncaster
00:53:08could see them go up
00:53:09automatically
00:53:10after more than
00:53:1620 years at the club
00:53:17MK Don's legend
00:53:18Dean Lewington
00:53:19announced this week
00:53:20he's to retire
00:53:21at the end of the season
00:53:22and it was almost
00:53:23the perfect send-off
00:53:24as Connor Lemonhay Evans
00:53:25tested the Grimsby keeper
00:53:27with a long-range effort
00:53:28with 20 minutes to play
00:53:30Lewington was replaced
00:53:31the home fans
00:53:32paying their respects
00:53:33to a man who's played
00:53:34for the club
00:53:34more than 900 times
00:53:36the hosts came close
00:53:38again late on
00:53:39this time
00:53:40Lemonhay Evans
00:53:41just couldn't make contact
00:53:42Grimsby involved
00:53:44in a fascinating battle
00:53:45for a top seven finish
00:53:47Kieran Green
00:53:48coming closest
00:53:48for the visitors
00:53:49who have it all
00:53:50to play for
00:53:51on the final day
00:53:52plenty on the line
00:53:56at the Peninsula Stadium
00:53:57as 8th face 9th
00:53:58with the playoffs
00:53:59agonisingly close
00:54:00for both
00:54:01but it only took
00:54:02two minutes
00:54:03for the home side
00:54:03to burst the
00:54:04Colchester bubble
00:54:05Ben Woodburn
00:54:06brought down
00:54:07in the area
00:54:07and referee
00:54:08Seb Stockbridge
00:54:09saw it all
00:54:10Hakima Dullican
00:54:11the go-to man
00:54:12from the spot
00:54:13and goal number 11
00:54:14of the campaign
00:54:15wasn't far away
00:54:16if that shook
00:54:17Danny Cowley's men
00:54:18Salford's second
00:54:19on 21 minutes
00:54:20must have felt
00:54:21like an earthquake
00:54:22a finish from the top
00:54:23draw from Liam Shepard
00:54:24three minutes
00:54:26after that
00:54:26it was three
00:54:27this time
00:54:28Cole Stockton
00:54:28left in far too much
00:54:30space
00:54:30and he punished
00:54:31the visitors for it
00:54:32the U's certainly
00:54:34weren't going to allow
00:54:35Shepard to cause
00:54:35any more damage
00:54:36after the interval
00:54:37but the challenge
00:54:38from Ellis
00:54:38Ian Dollo
00:54:39meant another spot
00:54:40kick was on the cards
00:54:41deja vu
00:54:42as far as
00:54:43Adulican was concerned
00:54:44and Salford
00:54:45were out of sight
00:54:46it was a cruel way
00:54:48for Colchester's
00:54:49playoff hopes
00:54:50to effectively end
00:54:51despite a late
00:54:52consolation
00:54:53from Ian Dollo
00:54:54they have to beat
00:54:55Barrow at home
00:54:55and hope that the
00:54:56three teams above them
00:54:57slip up on the last day
00:54:59on this form
00:55:00that really doesn't
00:55:01seem likely
00:55:02from Salford
00:55:02Chesterfield
00:55:08started the day
00:55:09in 10th
00:55:09but still had
00:55:10outside hopes
00:55:11of making the playoffs
00:55:12and faced an already
00:55:13relegated Morecambe
00:55:14they started well
00:55:15with Cal McFad
00:55:16seen heading wide
00:55:17despite a dominant
00:55:18first half
00:55:19it took until
00:55:19time added on
00:55:20at the end
00:55:21of the first 45
00:55:22for the home side
00:55:23to take the lead
00:55:23Will Grigg
00:55:25mopping up
00:55:26from close range
00:55:27the one goal advantage
00:55:28didn't last
00:55:29and just before
00:55:30the hour mark
00:55:30Morecambe
00:55:31levelled things up
00:55:32Jordan Slew
00:55:33heading home
00:55:33to silence
00:55:34the home crowd
00:55:35and get the nerves
00:55:36jangling
00:55:37but those nerves
00:55:39were settled
00:55:40just a couple of minutes
00:55:41later
00:55:41until the final day
00:55:42anyway
00:55:43Chesterfield
00:55:43back in front
00:55:44thanks to Ashley Palmer
00:55:46goal difference
00:55:47may well play a part
00:55:48when it's all said
00:55:48and done
00:55:49by 5pm
00:55:50on May 3rd
00:55:50and the home side
00:55:51were making
00:55:52bears look healthier
00:55:53by the minute
00:55:54Michael Olekive
00:55:55made it 3-1
00:55:56with 15 minutes
00:55:57to play
00:55:57and there was a fourth
00:55:59from Tom Naylor
00:56:00to cap it all off
00:56:01the Spyrites
00:56:02go to Accrington
00:56:03on the final day
00:56:04Paul Cook's side
00:56:05will need a win
00:56:06and other results
00:56:07to go their way
00:56:08drop points
00:56:09in three of their
00:56:10last four matches
00:56:11before this win
00:56:12have really reduced
00:56:13those playoff hopes
00:56:14League 2's
00:56:17relegation fight
00:56:18could be done
00:56:19and dusted today
00:56:20we'll see if
00:56:21Carlisle could hang
00:56:22on to their
00:56:23EFL status
00:56:24after the break
00:56:25time could finally
00:56:35run out
00:56:36for Carlisle today
00:56:37with the Cumbrians
00:56:38clinging on to their
00:56:39place in the EFL
00:56:40defeat at Cheltenham
00:56:42would send them down
00:56:43anything else
00:56:45and they'd be relying
00:56:45on events at Tranmere
00:56:47to give them
00:56:47a stay of execution
00:56:49ironically
00:56:52given the gravity
00:56:53of the situation
00:56:54Carlisle were in
00:56:55their best form
00:56:56for two years
00:56:57ten points
00:56:58from the previous
00:56:58four games
00:56:59Mark Hughes
00:56:59with a managerial
00:57:00Midas touch
00:57:01of late
00:57:02an informed
00:57:03Matthew Dennis
00:57:04kept their fans
00:57:05believing in the
00:57:06greatest of escapes
00:57:07Jimmy Glass
00:57:08final day shenanigans
00:57:09all over again
00:57:10perhaps
00:57:11well not quite
00:57:12on this occasion
00:57:13the Cumbrians
00:57:13keeper had very
00:57:14different emotions
00:57:15Gabriel Breeze
00:57:17thought he got the
00:57:17ball as Jordan
00:57:18Thomas went down
00:57:19under his challenge
00:57:20the referee
00:57:21didn't agree
00:57:22with him
00:57:22or his teammates
00:57:23Thomas picked
00:57:24himself up
00:57:25and duly converted
00:57:27three and four
00:57:28for him
00:57:28the last and only
00:57:30time Carlisle
00:57:31previously dropped
00:57:32out of the EFL
00:57:32in 2004
00:57:34their opponents
00:57:35were
00:57:35you guessed it
00:57:36Cheltenham
00:57:36who seemed set
00:57:38to be the
00:57:38harbingers
00:57:39of doom
00:57:39once again
00:57:40Ashley Hay
00:57:41finding a way
00:57:42past Breeze
00:57:43United
00:57:43on their knees
00:57:45the end
00:57:45of a 20 year
00:57:46stay
00:57:46in the EFL
00:57:47imminent
00:57:48the visitors
00:57:49were glum
00:57:49in Gloucestershire
00:57:50Demotion Blues
00:57:51if they were to
00:57:52lose
00:57:53they made a fight
00:57:54of it
00:57:54Georgie Kelly
00:57:55who'd just been
00:57:55involved in a
00:57:56clash of heads
00:57:57bandaged the ball
00:57:58in for 2-2
00:57:59his team's losing
00:58:01wounds from earlier
00:58:02in a troubled term
00:58:03haven't healed
00:58:04sufficiently though
00:58:05George Miller
00:58:06confirming
00:58:07Carlisle's fate
00:58:08their third
00:58:10permanent boss
00:58:11of the campaign
00:58:11couldn't save them
00:58:12from back-to-back
00:58:13relegations
00:58:14as a mini
00:58:15recent resurgence
00:58:16came too late
00:58:17since winning
00:58:18the playoff final
00:58:18they've lost
00:58:1954 of their
00:58:2091 league matches
00:58:22and will join
00:58:23Morecambe
00:58:23in the National
00:58:24League next season
00:58:25Carlisle's loss
00:58:27was Tranmere's gain
00:58:28not that they knew
00:58:29that at 3pm
00:58:30their opponent's crew
00:58:31needed a win
00:58:32for an outside chance
00:58:33of making the playoffs
00:58:34but it was Rovers
00:58:35who took the lead
00:58:36midway through
00:58:36the first half
00:58:37captain Tom Davies
00:58:38headed the home
00:58:39side in front
00:58:40a goal gave little
00:58:42hint as to what
00:58:42was to follow
00:58:43with just over
00:58:4420 minutes remaining
00:58:45Tranmere broke
00:58:46with a great chance
00:58:46to double their lead
00:58:47Leo Conner pounced
00:58:49on a poor backpass
00:58:50Tom Lowry brought
00:58:51down the fallback
00:58:52Tranmere fans knew
00:58:53what was coming
00:58:54straight red for Lowry
00:58:55crew down to 10
00:58:573 minutes from time
00:58:58it was 2-0
00:58:59former Carlisle man
00:59:01Christian Dennis
00:59:01with a goal
00:59:02on the day his
00:59:03old side went down
00:59:04that was it for the
00:59:06scoring
00:59:06but the drama
00:59:07was far from over
00:59:08two more red cards
00:59:10to come
00:59:10first Regan Hendry
00:59:12sent off for a
00:59:12second yellow card
00:59:13presumably for
00:59:14kicking the ball
00:59:15away after the
00:59:16referee's whistle
00:59:17crew's playoff
00:59:19dream in tatters
00:59:21they let themselves
00:59:22down in the dying
00:59:23moments
00:59:23Tranmere's keeper
00:59:24Luke McGee
00:59:25tried to see off
00:59:26a few vital seconds
00:59:27Adrian Thibault
00:59:28gave him a shove
00:59:29cue a 13-man game
00:59:31of push me pull you
00:59:32somewhere in the
00:59:34middle of it all
00:59:34the crew captain
00:59:35Zach Williams
00:59:36was deemed to have
00:59:37overstepped the mark
00:59:38Tranmere retained
00:59:39their EFL status
00:59:41in the messiest ways
00:59:42not that anyone
00:59:43associated with the
00:59:45club would care
00:59:46Bromley needed a win
00:59:53at Barrow to maintain
00:59:54slim playoff chances
00:59:55but things weren't
00:59:56going their way
00:59:57when Ashley Giles
00:59:58stopped Colin Mahoney
00:59:59just before half time
01:00:01referee Oliver McKay
01:00:02had made up his mind
01:00:03and so had Ben
01:00:05Whitfield with an
01:00:06emphatic spot kick
01:00:07part of Bromley's
01:00:10charge to the edge
01:00:10of the playoff picture
01:00:11has been the efforts
01:00:12of the EFL's top
01:00:14scorer Michael Cheek
01:00:15who did what he does
01:00:16best with his 23rd of
01:00:18the campaign
01:00:19and all square once
01:00:20more
01:00:21but not for long
01:00:23just three minutes in
01:00:24fact is all it took
01:00:25for the home side to
01:00:26regain their advantage
01:00:27Isaac Fletcher
01:00:29deadly accurate
01:00:30with his strike
01:00:30and Barrow back
01:00:32in the box seat
01:00:33the visitors weren't
01:00:35having it though
01:00:36and this time their
01:00:36journey back was
01:00:37inspired by a new
01:00:38name on the score
01:00:39sheet
01:00:39Nicky Cabambo
01:00:41with his first
01:00:41for the club
01:00:42and all to play for
01:00:43in the last 15 minutes
01:00:45defensive difficulties
01:00:48though threatened
01:00:48to be Bromley's
01:00:49undoing
01:00:50as Elliot Newby
01:00:51was invited to
01:00:52gallop free
01:00:53and show what he
01:00:54could do
01:00:54with 85 minutes
01:00:55gone
01:00:56surely there was
01:00:58no way back
01:00:58for the visitors
01:00:59this time
01:01:00well apparently
01:01:01there was
01:01:01Omar Shomi
01:01:03hadn't read the
01:01:03script
01:01:04and his equaliser
01:01:05in injury time
01:01:06summed up his
01:01:07side's tenacity
01:01:07although their
01:01:09playoff hopes are
01:01:09gone
01:01:10it's still been a
01:01:11very good season
01:01:11for the men
01:01:12from south-east
01:01:13London
01:01:13as mid-table
01:01:19as a mid-table
01:01:19clash could be
01:01:20two teams with
01:01:21one eye on the
01:01:22beach
01:01:22and so it proved
01:01:23goalless at the
01:01:24break
01:01:24but on the hour
01:01:25mark the game
01:01:26sparked into
01:01:27life
01:01:27Joseph Kubode
01:01:28finishing off a
01:01:29lovely counter-attack
01:01:30to put Gillingham
01:01:31ahead
01:01:31two goals in two
01:01:33matches for the
01:01:33young forward
01:01:34but the lead didn't
01:01:36last for long
01:01:37Will Wright lining up
01:01:38a long-range free kick
01:01:39and thinking why not
01:01:41why not indeed
01:01:42the match was going to be
01:01:44and the match was going to be
01:01:44as the match ticked over the
01:01:4590-minute mark there was
01:01:46still time for late drama
01:01:47Johnny Williams had already
01:01:49been booked when this
01:01:50and him a second yellow
01:01:52Williams was already on his way
01:01:55Gillingham down to ten
01:01:56and in the resulting melee
01:02:01ten became nine
01:02:03a mixed day for
01:02:04Gabode
01:02:05as his involvement
01:02:06saw him cautioned
01:02:07for a second time
01:02:08neither will be involved
01:02:11on the final day
01:02:11at Port Vale
01:02:12Newport County parted company
01:02:18with head coach
01:02:19Nelson Jardim
01:02:20this week
01:02:20despite securing
01:02:21their safety
01:02:22the decision was said
01:02:23to be mutual
01:02:24his former assistant
01:02:25Daffod Williams
01:02:25will take charge
01:02:26of the Exiles
01:02:27final two matches
01:02:28and watched on
01:02:29as they fell behind
01:02:30at Fleetwood
01:02:30thanks to Phoenix
01:02:31Patterson's fabulous
01:02:32second half free kick
01:02:34the Codd army
01:02:35secured the three points
01:02:37with another set piece routine
01:02:38Zek Medley scoring
01:02:40his first goal
01:02:41for the club
01:02:41on his first start
01:02:43since returning
01:02:44from Achilles surgery
01:02:45back in August
01:02:46Congratulations to both
01:02:51Doncaster and Port Vale
01:02:53who won promotion today
01:02:54the pair will compete
01:02:55for the title next weekend
01:02:57Bradford, Walsall
01:02:59and Notts County
01:02:59are the three teams
01:03:00in contention
01:03:01to join them
01:03:02two playoff spots
01:03:03are still up for grabs
01:03:04commiserations to Carlisle
01:03:06who will join Morecambe
01:03:07in the National League
01:03:08next season
01:03:09the Cumbrians
01:03:10have suffered
01:03:11back-to-back relegations
01:03:12after 20 consecutive seasons
01:03:15in the EFL
01:03:16congratulations to Barnett
01:03:19who won promotion
01:03:20from the National League today
01:03:21the Bees return to the EFL
01:03:23after seven years away
01:03:25over the past few weeks
01:03:28former players
01:03:29and some famous faces
01:03:30have been taking part
01:03:32in the Every Minute Matters relay
01:03:34a collaboration
01:03:35between Skybet, the EFL
01:03:36and the British Heart Foundation
01:03:39aimed at inspiring fans
01:03:41to learn life-saving CPR
01:03:43Graham Sue Ness
01:03:44and comedian Maisie Adam
01:03:46tell us more
01:03:47as they walk to the final leg
01:03:48between Loftus Road
01:03:50and Wembley
01:03:50we are on the final leg
01:03:52of the Every Minute Matters walk
01:03:53it's been going for four weeks
01:03:55but for Maisie
01:03:56for people who haven't heard of it
01:03:57can you tell us all about it?
01:03:58yes so this is the fantastic initiative
01:04:01with the British Heart Foundation
01:04:02and Skybet
01:04:03where we're trying to get
01:04:04every fan to learn CPR
01:04:06they've got this
01:04:06Reviver tool on their website
01:04:08and it takes 15 minutes
01:04:1015 minutes to learn CPR
01:04:12it can have wondrous effects
01:04:14for just saving more lives
01:04:16because every single minute counts
01:04:17it's like riding a bike
01:04:19once you learn that skill
01:04:20it'll be with you forever
01:04:21and you can imagine a scenario
01:04:23that maybe you're out
01:04:23with one of your grandparents
01:04:24and they fall over
01:04:26you panic
01:04:27with every minute of delay
01:04:29it gives them a 10% less chance
01:04:31of recovery
01:04:32there's 30,000 out of hospital
01:04:34cardiac arrest a year
01:04:35I think it's less than
01:04:36one in ten suraj
01:04:37but I plead with anyone
01:04:38you never know
01:04:39when you need that skill
01:04:40go and learn it
01:04:41it's not difficult
01:04:42just go and learn it
01:04:43football plays such a large part
01:04:45in the community
01:04:45whatever community
01:04:46whatever town
01:04:47whatever city they're in
01:04:48what better vehicle
01:04:49is there than
01:04:50your football club
01:04:51to promote this
01:04:52we're on our way to Wembley
01:04:53do you think this pace
01:04:54will maintain all the way
01:04:55we're just warming up
01:04:57this is where you'll see
01:04:58the player
01:04:59from the fan
01:05:00come on the grass
01:05:01yeah
01:05:01people will just think
01:05:03I'm desperate for an autograph
01:05:04just chasing him
01:05:06all the way to Wembley
01:05:07I remember back now in May
01:05:17when we launched
01:05:18and the goal was
01:05:19270,000 people
01:05:20which is
01:05:21three of these
01:05:22massive Wembley stadiums
01:05:23and I actually thought
01:05:24there's no way
01:05:24we're going to get that many
01:05:25pardon the pun
01:05:26but you know
01:05:27campaigns like this
01:05:28really are close to my heart
01:05:29having lived it
01:05:31I know just how important
01:05:32these life-saving skills are
01:05:34avoided the rain
01:05:35avoided the dog poo
01:05:37on the floor
01:05:37all in all a success
01:05:39and we've raised so much
01:05:40awareness for learning CPR
01:05:42go online to the
01:05:43British Heart Foundation
01:05:43and follow the link to
01:05:46Reviver
01:05:46and it's the tool
01:05:47that will teach you
01:05:47how to do CPR
01:05:48and it's 15 minutes of your time
01:05:50these are
01:05:51I don't want to say gold
01:05:52but I think they might be
01:05:53they taste like gold
01:05:56taste like success
01:05:57we have live
01:06:03FA Cup semi-final
01:06:04action from Wembley
01:06:05for you to enjoy tomorrow
01:06:06watch Nottingham Forest
01:06:08against Manchester City
01:06:09from half past three
01:06:10on ITV1
01:06:12then join us
01:06:13next Saturday
01:06:14for the conclusion
01:06:14of the EFL season
01:06:16catch all the drama
01:06:18from 9pm
01:06:18on ITV4
01:06:19so that's it
01:06:22from Hull
01:06:22who drop into
01:06:23the Championship's
01:06:24bottom three
01:06:25after Derby County's
01:06:26crucial victory here
01:06:28however it is
01:06:29party time
01:06:29for Wrexham
01:06:30Port Vale
01:06:31and Doncaster
01:06:32who all secured
01:06:34promotions
01:06:34we'll leave the final word
01:06:36to the Rovers
01:06:37boss Grant McCann
01:06:38and a chance here
01:06:46finish off
01:06:47he's finished it
01:06:49and the goal
01:06:50that promotes
01:06:51surely now
01:06:51Doncaster Rovers
01:06:53they did it the hard way
01:06:55but they did it
01:06:57roll through here
01:06:59for Hedley
01:06:59absolute bedlam
01:07:02in the away end
01:07:03of Clough Lane
01:07:04Port Vale
01:07:05back in League 1
01:07:06from Clough
01:07:09Sandsmith
01:07:10is there
01:07:10and Wrexham
01:07:12are there
01:07:13and Wrexham
01:07:15in the away end
01:07:15and Wrexham
01:07:15will be
01:07:16out of here
01:07:17and Wrexham
01:07:17just
01:07:18can't see you
01:07:18and Wrexham
01:07:19has a great place
01:07:20and the time
01:07:21has a great place
01:07:21and the time
01:07:22is amazing
01:07:22and the time
01:07:23it was
01:07:23has a great place
01:07:24for now
01:07:24going on
01:07:24to the back
01:07:25as we've been
01:07:26to the bottom line
01:07:27so that's in a lot
01:07:28and the time
01:07:29is going to
01:07:29it's going to
01:07:30to the top line
01:07:31come to the end
01:07:32as we've got
01:07:33a fulljourd'
01:07:34and we've got
01:07:35the plan
01:07:35staying
01:07:36up
01:07:36going on