Sunderland clinched the Championship title after, Birmingham went down 1-0 to Preston on what was a frantic last day of the Championship.After thrashing Luton 5-0, Keane's side knew that anything but a win for the Blues would mean they were crowned Champions.
The victory for Preston was not enough to put them in the playoff places, and will surely signal the end of England international David Nugent's career at Deepdale.
Victories for Derby, Wolves, West Brom and Southampton saw them reach the playoffs, with Derby due to play Souhthampton in one of the semi-finals, and West Brom v Wolves in the other.
With Sunderland and Birmingham already promoted, the playoffs offer all four teams the last chance to grab that lucrative Premiership spot. Derby will be favourites, after finishing third and narrowly missing out on automatic qualification. However, Southampton have arguably played the most attractive football in the Championship all season, and as always with the playoffs, it is simply a lottery.
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