Paullow

This match could have been huge if results went a bit differently last week with Boro collapsing and Sheff U getting a great win at Norwich and winning earlier. Boro could have been level on points last week, but now find themselves 9 points behind. They obviously need to win to keep any slight hopes alive, but nothing like as much jeopardy as there could have been. Fair play to Burnley mind. They'll obviously go up regardless of the result today, but impressive that they can seal it in early April with 7 games still to play.

Cracking match to be fair, really enjoyed it (especially the ending). Didn't think Hull would get back in it after conceding the 4th

Class!

Great save from Darlow.

The BBC live text think it was a penalty. One of those you'd want if your side, but not if you're defending. Always likely to be given to the home side in a big stadium. 71 mins PENALTY Sunderland 2-3 Hull Jack Clarke skips into the area on the left and Alfie Jones bundles him to the ground. It's a clear penalty and Sunderland have the chance to restore parity from the spot.

Pen to Sunderland. Just about the right decision I think, especially at home. Darlow unlucky, got hands to it, but in off the post. 3-3

Haha, what a game!

Christ, almost 0-2, to 2-1 in no time at all I'll give it one more goal.

With the Wincemeister and Raymondo?

Gerrin, marra! Hull 1 up.

They've still got a fighting chance, but they will have to win today (which they likely will), but they've only taken 6 points from their last 8 games - they were winning in stoppage time against Bristol C a few weeks ago, conceded a penalty, then lost 3 in a row, before doing OK in their last 4 against decent opposition (5 points), but even an additional 4 more points in those 8 games (which would have still been an underwhelming return) and they would have been in a pretty good position at the moment.

Yeah, I actually legit had a 'Canary at work' about 7 years ago when they were breaking through, well before Jacob came here (and I didn't know they supported Newcastle at that time), and he was thinking Josh would be the better of the two.

Yep, it's in both of their hands, and still advantage Wrexham for the reasons I mentioned earlier, but Wrexham had won 17 and drawn 2 of their last 19 league games before today, looking like they wouldn't be stopped, and for the first time for a quite a while Notts County are now in a position where they can win all their remaining matches and be very likely to win the league. Before today, they could have beaten Wrexham on Monday, won all their other games 5-0, and still miss out.

Great day for Carlisle at the top end of League 2!

Yep, back in Notts County's hands as it stands. You'd still rather be Wrexham as they are at home, and Notts will pretty much have to win the match, but if Wrexham lose today then they certainly have the opportunity. That's on BT Sport at 3pm. Wrexham 3-1 down now, so looking like a loss there.

It'll be strange being Josh Murphy. Just taken off for Oxford, a club in relegation trouble in the 3rd tier, whereas his twin is becoming a cult hero at the re-emerging club they both support.

Sheff Wed doing their best to bottle automatic promotion. Looking like a 6th game without a win here, Ipswich are winning comfortably (about 8 wins in a row), and Plymouth have got a late possible winner at Morecambe, so the Owls could be third by the end of the day, having played a game more than the other 2.

Corberan went on an amazing run post Bruce, winning 9 of 10 league games, but since the Burnley match they have only taken 1 point from 5 away matches, could be 1 from 6 after today, and that will probably cost them a playoff place. I know WBA and Norwich, and Watford, often yo-yo, and many would like newer sides in the top flight, but, especially after watching that, the playoffs as they stand at the moment don't look particularly appealing.

We'll probably get it again, possibly twice, in about a month.

Doesn't seem that long ago, but I think the last time we did that was 02/03 when we finished 3rd under SBR,

WBA ahead at Rotherham. I'm still hoping they can at least make the playoffs so hopefully they come through there.

Big day of live football on Sky today. 12.30pm - Millwall vs Luton, could potentially be a repeat match in the playoffs in a month or so 3pm - Oxford vs Sheff Wed, big match at both ends of the table, especially after the latter's mini wobble. A few Championship matches on that budget red button service as well 5.30pm - Sunderland vs Hull, kind of just a midtable clash now with neither in particularly great recent form, but if a few of the earlier kick offs go their way, Mackems could just about keep their season alive with a win and they do have a few winnable matches immediately after this one 8pm - Boro vs Burnley, Boro still fighting for top 2, and Burnley can seal promotion if they win and Luton don't earlier in the day

On Sky, or just generally? On Sky, possibly Watford vs Huddersfield, generally, Blackpool vs Cardiff.

He does seem like one of the most obvious players in the XI that could be upgraded, and you often hear people talking about Rice, Neves, that lad from Ajax etc. who would almost certainly take his starting position should they sign, but just hypothetically, say we brought him in the summer for circa £40m from either home or abroad, and he put in the exactly the same performances as he has all season would there be as much clamour for him to be upgraded? Does the fact he came through the academy and lost his way a bit under Bruce, and maybe that he is 26 later this year (so not particularly young / exciting) and has only really had a combined 2 years max of being decent affect judgment? I'm not saying that's the case, but just wondering what people thought.

Blyth vs Darlington today, big game at both ends. Draw probably just about better for Darlo, but both could very much do with the win. I would have been half tempted to go to Spennymoor vs Fylde as it's probably the easiest ground to get to, but after back to back defeats, or 1 points from 3, Spenny's season is effectively over.