Sunderland will head into the Sky Bet Championship play-offs without a win in six matches after losing 1-0 to managerless QPR at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats failed to recover from Nicolas Madsen’s calm finish in the fifth minute and that resulted in a fifth straight defeat for Regis Le Bris’ side.Sunderland had already secured fourth spot before this match, and a dramatic final

Coventry sealed their place in the Championship play-offs thanks to a hard-earned 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough.Jack Rudoni scored both goals for the hosts as Frank Lampard’s side booked a play-off double-header against Sunderland.Boro, meanwhile, have ultimately paid the price for a hugely inconsistent second half of the season as they blew their chance of sneaking back into the top six

Joe Allen brought the curtain down on his distinguished career as Swansea and Oxford ended their Championship campaigns with an entertaining 3-3 draw.With no play-off or relegation issues at stake and only pride to play for, Swansea led three times through Eom Ji-sung, Ronald and Liam Cullen.But Oxford responded on each occasion, first through defenders Greg Leigh and Michal Helik and then former

Josh Brownhill scored twice as Burnley came from behind to beat Millwall 3-1 and hit 100 points only to miss out on the Sky Bet Championship title on goal difference.Having been the man to cancel out Mihailo Ivanovic’s 11th-minute opener, Brownhill had the final say with a stoppage-time free-kick after Jaidon Anthony had put Burnley in front in the 65th minute.At that point the Clarets had t

Matt Crooks scored his third goal of the season to help ensure Hull avoided relegation from the Championship on the final day with a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.The Tigers started the weekend in the bottom three but knew a victory would guarantee survival with Derby hosting Stoke and that a point would be enough if Luton or Preston lost.It was a far cry from the last day of last season when Hull only n

Derby and Stoke celebrated Championship survival after they played out a 0-0 draw at Pride Park.A point was enough for both teams on a nervy afternoon although results elsewhere eased much of the tension in the stadium long before the final whistle.Viktor Johansson made several top saves for the visitors while Josh Vickers pulled off a vital stop for the hosts early in the second half.Stoke had go

Youri Tielemans’ first-half goal saw Aston Villa boost their chances of a Champions League return with a crunch 1-0 victory over Fulham.Villa, who made the quarter-finals of this season’s competition, are still in the hunt to finish in the Premier League top five which will see them back among Europe’s elite next term.Tielemans’ 12th-minute header was enough for them to ear

Norwich finished a disappointing Championship campaign on a positive note as Jack Wilshere’s side beat Aaron Ramsey’s already-relegated Cardiff 4-2 at Carrow Road.The Canaries scored three goals in the opening 23 minutes to take control, with Calum Chambers’ 16th-minute sending off hampering the visitors’ cause.Marcelino Nunez scored twice before top scorer Borja Sainz made

Pep Guardiola insisted Kevin De Bruyne has nothing to prove to anyone as the outgoing Manchester City star continued his fine run of form with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Wolves.De Bruyne is due to leave the Etihad this summer following a decade at the club after City bosses decided not to offer the 33-year-old a new contract.Since the news was announced De Bruyne has put in some eye-catching

Kevin De Bruyne marked his penultimate home game for Manchester City with a goal as they edged out Wolves 1-0 to move a step closer to securing Champions League football next term.De Bruyne continued his farewell run before his contract expires this summer by striking in the 35th minute, his 250th goal involvement under Pep Guardiola.Wolves for one will not miss the Belgian, as 11 of those have co