Why Burnley could go up on Monday

The race for automatic promotion from the Championship is going down to the wire, with three teams locked on 87 points and just two games left to play.

Burnley, Brighton and Middlesbrough are all in contention to win a spot in the Premier League next season but although all three teams have the same points total and similar goal differences, only Burnley could be promoted before the final day.

Here’s the reason why, and the other permutations for the top three…

Who is playing who this weekend?

The action gets underway on Friday evening as Middlesbrough travel to Birmingham, before Brighton host Derby on Monday afternoon and then Burnley entertain QPR on Moday evening. All three games are live on Sky Sports.

So how can Burnley be promoted before the final day?

If Brighton and Middlesbrough lose this weekend, then Burnley would be promoted if they beat QPR on Monday.

That is because Brighton and Boro are playing each other on …

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