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- 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 by seven days to Sunday June 2 if Coventry City qualify for football’s most lucrative match and reach the FA Cup final.
Mark Robins’ side have already booked an appearance at Wembley, where they will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final next month, and remain in play-off contention with Coventry four points behind sixth-placed Norwich with a game in hand.
Coventry’s remarkable run in the FA Cup and good league form has created potential logistical problems for the EFL, as both finals are scheduled for the same weekend, May 25 and 26 respectively.
To make matters worse, Wembley is also due to host the Champions League final on June 1. The EFL therefore booked the National Stadium for the following day as a reserve date for the Championship play-off final.
The EFL will only delay the Championship play-off final by a week if Coventry are definitely involved, having already reached the FA Cup final, so the decision will be made late and could potentially upset their opponents.
Coventry are in the FA Cup semi-finals and could still qualify for the Championship play-off final
They are set to face Man United – who beat Liverpool – in the FA Cup semi-final next month.
If they reach the FA Cup final and the Championship play-off final, the latter final will be postponed by a week.
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The final day of the regular championship season is Saturday May 4 and the play-off semi-finals are expected to conclude within 10 days so that the remaining finalists can have two and a half weeks to prepare for the biggest game of the championship . the season.
Ipswich, Southampton, West Brom and Norwich currently occupy the four play-off places, with Coventry, Hull and Preston still in contention.
The EFL’s emergency measures have been in place all season and are not a response to Coventry’s impressive FA Cup run.
Coventry made a habit of achieving marquee chances at Wembley as they progressed to last season’s Championship play-off finals, losing 6-5 to Luton on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.
Coventry are the only non-Premier League club still in the FA Cup and could win it for the first time since 1987.
