Minor league update for 4/25/26
Highlights from the minor league game on April 25, 2026
Wrexham, Hull City, and Derby County are vying for the sixth playoff spot in the Championship. The final regular season matches will determine which team secures a chance in the playoffs.
The side finishing sixth in the Championship will host the team to finish third in the semi-finals of the play-offs on Friday, 8 May - with the return leg taking place three days later [Getty Images]
The race to secure sixth place in the Championship is going down to the wire.
Wrexham's 3-1 defeat by champions Coventry City means the Red Dragons, Hull City and Derby County all stand a chance of securing a play-off spot on the final day of the season.
All 24 teams in the second tier play their 46th and final regular season match at the same time next weekend.
BBC Sport analyses what Wrexham, Hull and Derby need on the final day of the Championship season to secure a play-off spot.
6 Wrexham - P45; W 19; D 13; L 13; GS 67; GA 63; GD 4; Pts 70
7 Hull City - P 45; W 20; D 10; L 15; GS 68; GA 65; GD 3; Pts 70
8 Derby County - P 45; W 20; D 9; L 16; GS 66; GA 57; GD 9; Pts 69
Wrexham, Hull City, and Derby County are competing for the sixth playoff spot.
The final matches of the Championship regular season will take place next weekend.
The sixth place team will host the third place team in the semi-finals of the playoffs on May 8.
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Derby County v Sheffield United
Hull City v Norwich City
Wrexham v Middlesbrough
Matches to kick-off at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 2 May.
Wrexham will finish sixth if they better or match the results of both Hull and Derby.
Hull will clinch sixth spot if they better Wrexham's result against Middlesbrough and better or match Derby's result against Sheffield United.
A win for the Tigers against Norwich City will be sufficient if Wrexham lose or draw with Middlesbrough, or even if the Welsh side win - as long as Hull overturn a one-goal deficit in the goal difference stakes.
As for Derby, they will finish sixth if they win against Sheffield United and both Wrexham and Hull fail to win their fixtures.
Due to their superior goal difference, a draw against the Blades will also be enough for the Rams to take sixth spot, as long as Wrexham and Hull both lose next weekend.