Birmingham City clinch League One title, ensuring promotion to the Championship, while Southampton suffer relegation to the Premier League. With only six games remaining in the Premier League, Liverpool lead the table and require just six points to secure the title. If they win on Sunday against Leicester City, Liverpool will become champions as soon as Ipswich defeat second-placed Arsenal. The top five teams in the Premier League secure Champions League qualification, while the sixth-placed team qualifies for the Europa League. Newcastle United, Carabao Cup winners, will at least qualify for the Conference League play-off round, but could also qualify for Europe through their league position.
In the Women's Super League, Chelsea are guaranteed a Champions League place, with Arsenal and Manchester United close behind. The bottom side will be relegated to the Women's Championship. In the Championship, Leeds, Burnley, and Sheffield United remain in a three-way race for promotion, with Leeds able to secure promotion on Monday if they win and Sheffield United fail to beat Burnley. The bottom three teams will be relegated to League One.
In League One, Birmingham City became the first team to be promoted, four days after their 2-1 win at Peterborough. Wycombe, Wrexham, and Charlton are assured of at least a play-off place, with Stockport needing one more point to join them. The bottom four teams will be relegated to League Two. Shrewsbury Town's relegation was confirmed on 18 April due to Burton's 0-0 draw at Exeter.
In League Two, Port Vale are the leaders, with the potential to be promoted as early as Monday if they win and several other results go in their favor. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the National League. Morecambe will be relegated on Monday unless they win and Tranmere fail to win, while defeat for Carlisle would guarantee relegation for the Cumbrians if Tranmere win.
In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic are on the brink of winning the title, needing to lose their last five games and Rangers to win all of their remaining games while making up a 42-goal swing in goal difference to be overtaken. The champions will enter the Champions League play-off round, with the runners-up entering in the second qualifying round. The Premiership now splits in half, with each club playing the others in their 'half' for a fourth and final time. The Premiership's bottom club will be relegated to the Scottish Championship, while the 11th-placed team will enter a play-off with three Championship sides.
In the Scottish Championship, Arbroath were promoted to the Scottish Premiership after beating Stranraer 4-0 on 12 April to clinch the title. The next three teams will enter a play-off with the ninth-placed Championship side. Bottom club Hamilton Academical were deducted 15 points on 17 April for a breach of SPFL rules, and their relegation was confirmed two days later after a 0-0 draw with Queen's Park, though the Accies could yet appeal against the deduction.
In Scottish League One, Arbroath were promoted to the Scottish Championship after beating Stranraer 4-0 on 12 April to clinch the title. The next three teams will enter a play-off with the ninth-placed Championship side. Bottom club Dumbarton are relegated to Scottish League Two. They became the first SPFL team to be relegated after drawing 0-0 with Queen of the South on 22 March.
In Scottish League Two, the champions - Peterhead or East Fife - will be automatically promoted to Scottish League One. Whoever does not win the title will enter a play-off with two other League Two teams and the ninth-placed League One side. Highland League champions Brora Rangers and Lowland League winners East Kilbride will contest a two-legged play-off on 26 April and 3 May, with the winners facing the 10th-placed League Two team (on 10 and 17 May) for the final place in League Two for 2025-26.
Source: BBC Sports Football
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