England’s second-highest division, the Championship, could get a big change next season. In the current format, the league has two direct promotion places to the Premier League, while the teams from third to sixth place will fight for the final promotion spot. From next season, extra clubs that did not make it during the season can still have the opportunity to play for promotion.
Sky Sports reports there will be a vote in March to expand the format, so there will be six teams in the playoffs. Here, the seventh and eighth best clubs in the league will also participate in the playoffs for promotion to the Premier League.
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There will be quarter-finals between numbers five and eight and numbers six and seven. The winners of the quarter-finals will face the number three and fourth in the semi-finals, before the final usually takes place at Wembley. For the change to go through, a majority of the teams in the Championship must vote in favour. It will also be voted down in the EFL ranks in League One and League Two.
Although the proposal is popular among Championship clubs, it is causing some concern in the Premier League, which fears that a club with a lower tier will “get lucky” in the play-offs and get promoted.
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Wrexham are currently in 6th place in the Championship. Should there not be promotion at the first attempt, a rule change will benefit a club like Wrexham next season, who have shown they can beat most in individual games.
