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Leeds United could face Championship promotion delay after EFL’s Coventry City decision ‘revealed’

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Leeds United could face Championship promotion delay after EFL’s Coventry City decision ‘revealed’

The goal for Leeds United is to avoid being impacted by this odd problem.

Following suggestions that the Championship play-off final may be rescheduled in light of Coventry City’s FA Cup victory, Leeds United’s promotion celebrations may now take place in June.

As of right now, the FA Cup final on May 25 will take place barely 24 hours after the play-off final, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 26.Following the EFL’s conversation with the YEP last month, the potential problem was brought to light, but West Yorkshire put it on the back burner due to Chelsea’s elimination.

Both Coventry City and Leicester City advanced to the quarterfinals, with the latter defeating Wolves 3-2 on Saturday to set up a semifinal matchup with Manchester United. The fact that Mark Robins’ team is still in the running for a top-six finish in the Championship means that defeating Erik ten Hag’s team would provide an odd problem.

According to The Daily Mail, in the event that Coventry advances to both finals, the play-off will take place on Sunday, June 2, seven days later.In an additional difficulty, Wembley will host the Champions League final on Saturday, June 1. However, the EFL has reserved the stadium in case it becomes necessary on Sunday.

Only in the event that Coventry is engaged in the final would the backup date be used, and any decisions will be made after the fact. This means that Leeds United and any other play-off contenders who don’t finish in the top two could end up playing their individual semi-finals without knowing when the final would take place.

On Saturday, May 4, Leeds plays home to fellow promotion contenders Southampton in the final game of the regular Championship season. The other contenders may have to wait two and a half weeks to take the pitch at Wembley as the play-off semi-finals are scheduled to take place within ten days of the regular season’s conclusion.

Daniel Farke’s team defeated Millwall 2-0 at home on Sunday, moving them to the top of the Championship. They will be hoping to have secured promotion by the time Southampton visits Elland Road. At one point, Leicester City led the Whites by 17 points, but that lead has vanished after 12 wins in a 13-game winning streak.

Leeds needs to win eight more games in the regular season to regain their spot in the Premier League. After the international break, they will play Vicarage Road against Watford on Good Friday and then play home games against Hull City on Easter Monday.

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