Cardiff City

Wolves, Cardiff promoted to Premier League 2018-19- Sunderland, Barnsley, Burton Albion relegated from Championship

Wolves, Cardiff and Fulham are the three teams to secure promotion to the Premier League 2018/19 from the Championship.

Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City were the second team to clinch automatic promotion to the Premier League for the 2018/19 season after a draw with Reading on the final day of the season (May 6, 2018). The goalless draw, coupled with Fulham’s shock loss to Birmingham (they had been unbeaten in 23), sent the Bluebirds to the Premier League via the automatic promotion route along with Championship winners Wolverhampton Wanderers- a record eighth time for Warnock.

Bolton staged a great escape to stay in the Championship after two late goals from David Wheater and Aaron Wilbraham saw them come from behind to beat Forest 3-2. The BWFC win mean that Barnsley and Burton, who lost to Derby and PNE respectively, will be in League One next season.

Cardiff being promoted will also provide plenty of incentive for fellow Welsh side Swansea to stay up- Carlos Carvalhal’s side aren’t quite safe yet.

Promoted to Premier League 2018/19

Automatic: Wolves, Cardiff

via Playoffs: Fulham,

Eliminated in playoffs:- Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Derby County

Playoff first & second leg

Derby 1-0 Fulham, Fulham 2-0 Derby
Middlesbrough 0-1 Villa, Villa 0-0 Boro

Play off final

Fulham 1-0 Villa

Relegated from Championship to League One:- Barnsley, Burton Albion, Sunderland

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PFA Championship Team of the Season 2017-18 | EFL Championship Team of the Year 2018- Best XI players

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Here is the PFA Championship Team of the Year 2018, as announced today (April 18, 2018). Leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers, who will be promoted to the Premier League for the 18/19 season, have three representatives in the form of keeper John Ruddy, defender Sol Bamaba and midfielder Ruben Neves.

Fulham also have three players in this ToTY, with Ryan Sessegnon joined by teammates Ryan Fredericks and Tom Cairney. Norwich, Cardiff, Bristol City, Derby County and Sheffield United all have one representative each, making this a more diverse selection than the Premier League’s 2018 Team of the Year, which features no players from teams outside the top six.

PFA Championship Team of the Season 2017-2018:- John Ruddy; Ryan Fredericks, Sol Bamba, Willy Boly, Ryan Sessegnon; James Maddison, Rueben Neves, Tom Cairney; Bobby Reid, Leon Clarke, Matej Vydra

By Club: Wolves and Fulham (3 each), Norwich, Cardiff, Bristol City, Derby and Sheff Utd (one each)

By Nationality PFA EFL Championship Team of the Year 2018:- England (6), Ivory Coast, France, Portugal, Scotland, Czech Republic (1 each)

Three players in this team- Sessegnon, Cairney and Vydra are being named for the second time. All other players are being named for the first time in their careers. Sessegnon and Cairney were also named in the 2016/17 Team of the Season

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GIF Video Joe Bennett tackle on Leroy Sane 2018 | Bennett challenge yellow card Lee Mason

This Joe Bennett tackle on Leroy Sane (GIF BELOW) was a nasty challenge from the Cardiff City player, but it only earned him a yellow from referee Lee Mason. The German association even posted a tweet, asking Cardiff City to refrain from hurting their players as they had “a really important tournament in the summer”

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