Championship play-off picture for Norwich City, West Brom and Hull

Leicester have already secured the title, so it is between Ipswich and Leeds for the second automatic promotion spot.

Championship play-off picture (Image: Chris Lakey)

Ipswich are currently second, three points ahead of Leeds, so need just one point to be guaranteed promotion. They host Huddersfield, who are all but relegated.

Leeds are at home to Southampton and must win to stand any chance of going up automatically and hope Ipswich lose: they would then pip Ipswich on goal difference.

Southampton are guaranteed fourth position, so it is a battle between Norwich, West Brom and Hull for the two other play-off places.

Norwich are currently fifth, a point ahead of West Brom but with an inferior goal difference of four. Hull are seventh, three points behind Norwich and two behind West Brom, but their goal difference is inferior to both – seven behind Norwich and 11 behind the Baggies.

Norwich travel to Birmingham, West Brom host Preston and Hull go to Plymouth.

Preston are 10th, with nothing to fight for but pride, and have lost four in a row.

However, Birmingham and Plymouth are in a huge battle against the drop. Plymouth are in the final safe spot, a point and a place ahead of Birmingham, and with a superior goal difference of four.

For Norwich, a point secures a play-off position, a win secures fifth. West Brom should need only a point because of their superior goal difference. Only a win will do for Hull – but they’d still need to turn around a huge goal difference.

For Birmingham, a win would keep them up if Plymouth fail to beat Hull. A draw would be enough if Plymouth lost by a five-goal margin.

The games to watch

Birmingham v Norwich

Ipswich v Huddersfield

Leeds v Southampton

Plymouth v Hull

West Brom v Preston