MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Sheffield Wednesday and Reading secured places in the Championship promotion play-offs on Saturday while at the bottom Wigan Athletic were relegated back to League One. The loss leaves Brighton a point ahead of Newcastle, also promoted, with the final round of games next weekend. That result meant an immediate return to the third tier for Wigan who join Rotherham United in being relegated to League One next season. Birmingham are now two points ahead of Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers, who both have 48 points and are scrapping to escape the final relegation place. In next week's final round of games Forest are at home to Ipswich while Blackburn are away at Brentford.

Source: The Star April 29, 2017 17:37 UTC