Championship: Who got promoted, relegated and who made the play-offs?
Relive all the action from a nail-biting final day
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Your support makes all the difference.It’s the final day of the Championship season and before the chaos of the play-offs takes hold next week, there is the small matter of deciding who goes up to the Premier League… and who drops down to League One.
Cardiff City know a win at home to Reading will see them return to the Premier League for the first time since 2014, but their opponents are not totally safe, sitting only two points above the drop zone in 19th.
Fulham will be waiting in the wings knowing they must win to capitalise on any slip-ups, although they are also playing a relegation-threatened side in Birmingham City.
At the other end of the table, there are five teams fighting to avoid the two final relegation places as Burton Albion and Barnsley are away to play-off chasing Preston North End and Derby County respectively. The final team involved are Bolton Wanderers, who are at home to Nottingham Forest.
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Millwall 1-0 Aston Villa
30: Shaun Williams opens the scoring from the spot after O'Brien was fouled. Neil Harris' men need a miracle, despite their stunning 17 match unbeaten run. That nine goal swing isn't happening, yet.
Cardiff 0-0 Reading
30: Penalty shout turned down! The Bluebirds are rampant here and the Royals cannot catch a breather. Referee Bobby Madley turns down what looks to be a concrete claim for a spot-kick after Junior Hoilett went down in the area under Tiago Ilori's challenge.
Elsewhere , Sheffield Wednesday are 2-0 up at home to Norwich, while Leeds lead QPR 1-0. Sheffield United are 3-0 up at Bristol City.
NO GOAL at Preston
34: Preston have a goal ruled out after the ball is put into the net following a handball by Bodin. Moments earlier, Callum Robinson had sprung the offside trap for the home side, he unselfishly squared it to Sean Maguire, who smashed the post from 12 yards out. Still hope for Burton if they can weather the storm.
Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Nottingham Forest
34: Wilbraham has the ball in the net but it's ruled out for offside. His header had hit the post - the fans went wild - but the linesman's flag was raised. Bolton must win to stay up
AS IT STANDS
Promoted
Cardiff
Relegated:
Bolton
Burton
Sunderland
Playoffs
Fulham
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
Derby
Birmingham City 2-0 Fulham
43: Harlee Dean! Birmingham are bringing Fulham's astonishing unbeaten run to an end at St Andrew's. A cross from the left hand side found former Brentford man Dean lingering at the far post, and sends a downward header past Stockdale. The playoffs await Jokanovic's side...
Elsewhere...Sunderland have scored again! Ashley Fletcher with their second against the champions Wolves.
HALF TIME
Cardiff are going up as Fulham capitulate in the West Midlands. Fulham have been behind for just 60 minutes in 2018 before today. Derby lead through Cameron Jerome who crashed the ball home after a stunning counter-attack, but Barnsley are still safe as things stand as Preston lead Burton. Bolton are drawing at home to Forest.
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