2026-05-19 1e9e7ba7ae75ab4a5cfaa524de6fc05b120421cd 45 2025–26 in English football 1 /wiki/2025-26%20in%20english%20football 2026 EFL play-offs 37 /wiki/2026%20efl%20play-offs English Football League 2 /wiki/english%20football%20league Ipswich Town 172 /wiki/ipswich%20town%20f.c. Middlesbrough 71 /wiki/middlesbrough%20f.c. Oxford United 116 /wiki/oxford%20united%20f.c. Southampton 14 /wiki/southampton%20f.c. following season 317 /wiki/2026-27%20efl%20championship this season 239 /wiki/2025-26%20efl%20championship 2025–26 in English football 2026 EFL play-offs English Football League Ipswich Town Middlesbrough Oxford United Southampton following season this season 2025–26 in English football 2026-05-19 007cf42675273b0bb8d69919fb062a786fdf297d 42 2025–26 in English football 1 /feed/2026/05/19/2025-26-premier-league 2025–26 Premier League 2026-05-19 71a1f27f8f56430b1484581b3041b4f5b899c154 43 2025–26 in English football 1 /feed/2026/05/19/in-association-football-arsenal-win-the-premier-league-their-fourth-premier-league-title-and-14th-english-title-with In association football, Arsenal win the Premier League, their fourth Premier League title and 14th English title, with one match to spare, after runner-ups Manchester City fail to win against AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court. 2026-05-19 c1a96c4a230248e0908f9cc0922f5ec5a13b65a7 44 2025–26 in English football 1 /feed/2026/05/19/southampton-fc-espionage-controversy Southampton F.C. espionage controversy 2025-05-24 202a8146773be54e8f238b30499e446d6b0934b3 /feed/2025/05/24/in-association-football-sunderland-beat-sheffield-united-2-1-after-a-winner-deep-in-stoppage-time-to-win-the-play-off In association football, Sunderland beat Sheffield United 2–1 after a winner deep in stoppage time, to win the play-off final at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, and are promoted to the Premier League after an 8-year absence as a result. 1748274322 2025-05-24 22cfbc0b9ebdccb4196257a1e62b92eb1eb44855 /feed/2025/05/24/in-association-football-sunderland-afc-beat-sheffield-united-2-1-after-a-winner-in-deep-in-stoppage-time-to-win-the-pla In association football Sunderland AFC beat Sheffield United 2–1 after a winner in deep in stoppage time, to win the play-off final at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, and are promoted to to English Premier League after an 8 year absence as a result. 1748173494 2025-05-24 08cd09bf79a456324272f1cf79a3e9d632282961 /feed/2025/05/24/in-association-football-sunderland-afc-beat-sheffield-united-2-1-in-stoppage-time-to-win-the-play-off-final-at-wembley-s In association football Sunderland AFC beat Sheffield United 2–1 in stoppage time to win the play-off final at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, and are promoted to to English Premier League after an 8 year absence as a result. 1748166299 2025-05-24 51cf6de06e58f7a00d6b33f17ecd91fd5a8661b2 15 English Football League 1 /feed/2025/05/24/in-association-football-sunderland-afc-defeats-sheffield-united-2-1-in-stoppage-time-to-win-the-english-football-league In association football, Sunderland AFC defeats Sheffield United 2–1 in stoppage time to win the English Football League play-off final at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, and are promoted to the Premier League after an 8-year absence as a result. /feed/2026/05/19/the-english-football-league-s-independent-disciplinary-commission-expels-southampton-from-the-2026-efl-play-offs-after-f Sky Sports 19 37251f63e68df3ac7277b69b382751c5a660b37f 5 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13545415/southampton-expelled-from-championship-play-offs-over-spygate-with-middlesbrough-reinstated 2026 The English Football League's Independent Disciplinary Commission expels Southampton from the 2026 EFL play-offs after finding the club guilty of spying on a Middlesbrough training session ahead of their semi-final match on 12 May, 2026, which Southampton won. Southampton are also found guilty of spying on Oxford United and Ipswich Town earlier this season, and will be deducted four points for the following season.