When (or should or if!!!) Cardiff City confirm their play-off place this weekend, they now know that they can only finish 5th or 6th and will be facing one of Birmingham City, Sheffield United or Reading in a two legged semi-final with the first leg at Ninian Park the weekend after next and the return at their ground in the following midweek.
That much became clear after Reading won 2-0 at Norwich City last night, a result that means it’s a three way battle between the Brummies, Blades and Royals for the second automatic promotion spot this weekend while Norwich and their well publicised 18,000 season ticket holders look set to join Southampton and Charlton as recent Premiership sides who will be relegated into League One next term.
That’s means no more night time football at Ninian Park and those majestic floodlights have seen their last but City signed that off in style with a 4-1 demolition of Derby County. We can only hope they confirm their play-off spot and make the last ever NP home game a better occasion to remember than the shambles against Ipswich last Saturday in the last league game.
the top and bottom of it – Table after 45 games
P GD PTS
1 Wolverhampton 45 27 87
2 Birmingham 45 16 80
3 Sheff Utd 45 25 79
4 Reading 45 33 77
5 Cardiff 45 13 74
6 Burnley 45 8 73
7 Preston 45 11 71
8 Swansea 45 14 68
9 Ipswich 45 8 63
10 Bristol City 45 4 61
11 QPR 45 -1 61
12 Sheff Wed 45 -8 58
13 Doncaster 45 -10 58
14 Crystal Palace 45 -3 56
15 Watford 45 -6 55
16 Derby 45 -10 54
17 Coventry 45 -10 54
18 Blackpool 45 -12 53
19 Plymouth 45 -12 51
20 Nottm Forest 45 -17 50
21 Barnsley 45 -14 49
22 Norwich 45 -11 46
23 Southampton 45 -21 45
24 Charlton 45 -24 36
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