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You'd think Hull had already secured promotion with these scenes.

Huge chance there for Wrexham

Exciting match. Wrexham in then out of the playoffs. Boro still need another to st least get their 2nd leg at home. A draw not much use for either.

Worst outcome possible for Boro at the moment. Southampton in the playoffs and the away leg second.

Still the final playoff place to be confirmed. Advantage Derby at the moment, who started the day in 8th.

Come on Ipswich 😉

Or, if we do go down by a point or two, or on goal difference, those late Rio, Gabriel, Romero, Brobbey, Mateta goals could be just as vital as well, the other way.

Yep, if Villa are not odds on to win then Spurs are automatically more likely, betting wise, to get something out of the game. The Spurs 'Double Chance' (win or draw) odds are 4/6 or 8/13, meaning it's more likely they avoid defeat than Villa (23/20) win. It's nothing like as tough a match on paper as it was a few weeks ago where Spurs may have been circa 5/1. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they did get something, I just hope we are not only 5 clear come Sunday evening.

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They are just 2/1 to win, its not like they are 6 or 7/1. Villa are not odds on, so it's more likely Spurs get something than not. Granted we are shorter than that to beat Brighton, and if we at least match Spurs result then all should be fine, but if it is 5 points after a 5th defeat in a row and back to back wins for Spurs then the picture will look a lot different. Villa are pretty much guaranteed Champions League football, very little difference between 4th and 5th and they have a much bigger match 4 days later...

We'll know more on Sunday night. That Villa match is very winnable given the circumstances. If the gap is 5 points then there will be a lot of twitching.

2 goals in 2 mins for Raith. Looking like back to back relegations.

Raith equaliser over on BBC Scotland. Ross County back to bottom place as it stands, 13 to go.

Nervy times @gdm?

I was debating going to either Carlisle, Shields or the Northern League playoff final at Shildon, but after 8 non league matches over the past 4 weekends I've decided against it. I will go to SJP for the Senior Cup final on Tuesday though between Heaton and Whitley.

I'll probably buy a pass as I'll not be at either Shields or Carlisle home semi final, but can see an option for 14.99 or 19.99 but font really know the difference. I don't mind paying that as you'll get the finals as well, whoever makes it, and Carlisle is about £23 these days to go anyway.

Has anyone signed up to DAZN just for the National League playoffs?

Might watch Raith vs Ross County tonight instead of Leeds vs Burnley. Final league match tonight. Ross are on 34 points with a -20 GD, Airdrie are on 35 points, and Morton 37 with a -16 GD. Morton are at home to Airdrie. Ross have won their last 2 matches, including a 4-0 win over Morton last time out, and if they do win by 3 goals they will definitely move off bottom place and the one automatic relegation space, but because the other 2 play each other, they will be in the relegation playoff at best. They are looking to avoid back to back relegations. BBC Scotland.

Na, that was the year prior. 2 years ago they were reprieved due to Marske dropping from step 3 to step 5, and last year they got a reprieve due to Farsley demoted a few leagues and they had the most points out of other teams in contention in other leagues, or something like that. I heard somewhere that Bishop Auckland were 5th in line for a reprieve across the whole leagues, so if true, that's very unlikely.

Yeah, it's an interesting conundrum, probably higher gates as well generally. Maybe not so much Ashington vs say Newton Aycliffe, but Blyth Town certainly wouldn't be getting 2,200 like they got vs Spartans against a Silsden or something. So higher local interest, more away fans, less travelling as you say, more chance to get a match on at 7.45 on Friday night to avoid clashing with Newcastle the next day and so on, so overall it is a lot more healthier the more local teams in that league, but then more competition for players, managers etc. There's actually a net loss in terms of teams, there were 9 this year, Redcar have effectively replaced Morpeth, but 3 sides went down, but only 2 will come up. Geographically, Redcar and Guisborough are kind of equivalents, likewise Shildon/West Auckland and Bishop Auckland as they are all in about 5 miles of each other, so it's just really losing Blyth Town from a travel perspective. Morpeth obviously closer to the likes of Ashington and Spartans, plus will be a 'Northumberland' (or Northumberland FA) clash with Heaton. A shame that Blyth T and Bishops both dropped. At one stage, it looked like all 4 relegation spots could be filled by North East sides, but towards the end, it looked like 3 West Yorkshire sides might have dropped in Brighouse, Ossett and Silsden, so that is a bit disappointing, but at least 2 are coming up as Kendal, as previously discussed, would have been the the Step 4 West equivalent had they made, and came up, through the playoffs which would have been a wasted spot from a NE perspective. Brighouse got a reprieve from relegation last year and the year before, but doesn't look like Bishop Auckland will be as lucky this year.

Scunthorpe 1 Southend 0 in the National playoff quarter final, so Scunthorpe play Rochdale on Sunday in the 2nd semi final. Ex mag Callum Roberts with the goal. Maybe a bit of an upset despite them being at home as Southend had been in better form, finished only one point behind but a better goal difference of +21 (+36 vs +15), and goal difference is often a good indicator. I think Rochdale will be happy with that. Carlisle will learn their opponents tomorrow night. Buxton 4 Scarborough 2 in the National North playoff, so Buxton away to South Shields on Saturday in the semi final. Kidderminster's opponent will be determined tomorrow.

Aye, mentioned before that I saw them vs Dunston over the Easter weekend, they lost that game to a last minute winner, but absolutely battered Dunston in the first half and could have easily been 3 or 4-0 up at half time. They've gone on to win their next 5 matches since then. They'll be away to Emley in the final, but suspect they will start as favourites. Shame both Stockton and Dunston lost. Always a tough match for Stockton against big budget Hednesford in front of a big crowd, but kind of feels Dunston have let things slip since Saturday, especially after given up home advantage in the playoffs following their loss to Pontefract. 8 North East teams in the NPLE next season - Morpeth, Dunston, Heaton, Consett, Ashington, Blyth S, Guisborough and one of either Shildon or West Auckland. Stockton, Whitby and Redcar Ath in the the leage above

NPL Playoffs at 7.45pm tonight, 1 leg, home side on the left. Premier (2) Hednesford vs (5) Stockton (3) FC United vs (4) Warrington Rylands NPL East (2) Matlock vs (5) Bradford PA (3) Emley vs (4) Dunston Highest placed side are at home in the final.

Could have been about 3-0 already. Honking start from Brentford.

Christ, how did they not score there?