1 位と 2 位は通常どおり自動的に昇格します。 Third and fourth place will qualify for the semi-finals. 5th vs. 8th place and 6th vs. 7th place will be played in a one-off eliminator tie at the home of the team that finishes top of the league.エリミネーターの勝者は準決勝に進み、現在の形式で 3 位と 4 位と対戦します。つまり、チームのホームでの 2 番目のレグとの二本足のタイと対戦します。いつものように、準決勝 2 試合の勝者がプレミア リーグへの出場権をかけてウェンブリーで対戦します。
But is the new format a good thing?
Sky Sports EFL editor Simeon Gholam has covered every play-off campaign since the 2016/17 season and looks at some of the key questions surrounding the new plans.
With the team in 8th place reaching the Premier League, the quality will fade and will they even have a chance to compete?
That’s a big question. There have been many concerns expressed over the possibility of the team finishing eighth in the Championship not qualifying for the Premier League.
First of all, in the current format it’s rare for a team that finishes in 6th place to actually win the playoffs, let alone a team that finishes in 8th place has to face an additional eliminator before advancing to the semi-finals.
The difference in quality and points between teams in 3rd and 6th place is usually much larger than the difference between teams in 6th and 8th place.
For example, last season Sheffield United finished 22 points ahead of Bristol City.ブリストル・シティと降格圏の間の勝ち点は少なかった。そしてその溝はプレーオフ準決勝で現れ、ブレイズが合計6-0で勝利した。
準決勝に進む両チーム間のクオリティの差は最小限だったはずだ。 Frankly speaking, if you only look at the league standings, it’s not that big of a concern whether a team that finishes in 6th or 8th will be promoted.
Sunderland lost their final five games of the regular season before winning the playoffs
yes. Firstly, finishing third or fourth is a huge competitive advantage, more than just a home game in the second leg of the semi-final.
Last season, Sunderland found themselves in a situation where they barely needed to feature in the final months of the season, knowing they realistically couldn’t finish outside the top two or even the top six.
If they had stayed tied in the eliminator and faced the possibility of falling from fourth to fifth place, they might not have lost their form and lost the final five games of the season. The prospect of avoiding a draw in an extra eliminator is a real incentive and a real difference maker.
Indeed, even if they finish seventh or eighth, they will still face an uphill road to reaching the Premier League.しかし、チャンスはそこにあります。ほとんどの人にとって、6 位になるよりも 8 位になる方が現実的な目標であることは明らかです。
not much.何も賭けない試合が減るだろうという思考プロセスにも大きな欠陥がある。
As last season approached its final days, the title remained undecided, two play-off spots remained, and two of the five teams at risk of relegation remained.
In the almost 10 years I’ve been covering the Championship for Sky, I’ve never had a final day where there was nothing to play.
常に、少なくともいくつかの昇格、プレーオフ、降格を決定する必要があります。 There’s always excitement.この拡張はそれを変えることはほとんどありません。
As mentioned above, the proposed system is similar to the National League’s system, which some believe is unfair.
Last season, for example, sixth-placed Oldham Athletic finished 23 points behind second-placed York City.ラティックスはエリミネーターに勝利し、準決勝でアウェーでヨークを3対0で破り、ウェンブリーでの決勝でサウスエンドを破って昇格を決めた。
This format change isn’t without its drawbacks, and I don’t really like the impact it has on telling the story of playoff contention throughout the season.
There are concerns that the number of teams potentially participating in the battle for the top eight will make genuine discussion difficult.
そして、上に示したように、6 位に終わったチームが勝ち上がることは非常にまれです。 This has happened only twice in 20 years. 8位のチームがそれを管理する可能性はさらに長いに違いない。
