Championship play-off final to be pushed back by SEVEN DAYS if Coventry City qualify for it and reach the FA Cup final… after the Sky Blues beat Wolves to set up semi-final showdown with Man United
- Coventry could qualify for the Championship play-off final and the FA Cup final
- If this happens, the championship play-off final will be postponed by a week
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The Championship play-off final will be postponed for seven days until Sunday June 2 if Coventry City qualify for the most lucrative competition in football and reach the FA Cup final.
Mark Robins’ side have already booked one appearance at Wembley, where they will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final next month, and remain in contention for the play-offs with Coventry four points behind sixth-placed Norwich with a match in hand.
Coventry’s remarkable FA Cup run and good league form have created potential logistical problems for the EFL with both finals taking place on the same weekend on May 25 and 26 respectively.
To complicate matters further, Wembley will also host the Champions League final on June 1, so the EFL has booked the national stadium for the following day as a backup date for the Championship play-off final.
The EFL will only postpone the Championship play-off final for a week if Coventry are definitively involved, as they have already reached the FA Cup final, so the decision will be made late and potentially cause disruption for their opponents.
Coventry are through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and could still reach the Championship play-off final
They face Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals next month
If they reach the FA Cup final and Championship play-off final, the latter final will be postponed by a week
Coventry are the only non-Premier League club left in the FA Cup and could win it for the first time since 1987
The final day of the regular championship season is Saturday, May 4, with the playoff semifinals to be completed within ten days, giving the other finalists two and a half weeks to prepare for the biggest game of the competition. The season.
Ipswich, Southampton, West Brom and Norwich currently occupy the four play-off places, while Coventry, Hull and Preston are still in contention.
The EFL’s emergency measures will be in place throughout the season and are not a response to the impressive FA Cup in Coventry.
Coventry made a habit of reaching showpieces at Wembley as they qualified for last season’s play-off final, losing 6-5 to Luton on penalties after a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.
