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Leeds United: Push for promotion - 90 minutes to go
Follow the YEP's Gloryometer as we follow the ups and downs of all the contenders for the final automatic promotion place. 90 minutes to go...
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THE WHITES
The only club with any assurances this weekend. The scenario for them is simple – beat Bristol Rovers at home and automatic promotion is a guaranteed outcome.
Fail to do so and they will have to take the consequences. United could conceivably lose at Elland Road and still go up but Simon Grayson will not dare to take that risk.
VERDICT: Their task is clear
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SWINDON TOWN
Of the three clubs most likely to finish second, Swindon have the hardest task. Such is their goal difference that manager Danny Wilson has no option but to go hell-for-leather at Millwall and seek the victory that will keep them in the hunt. The draw which might carry Millwall into the Championship is of no use to them.
VERDICT: Gamble you money elsewhere
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CHARLTON ATHLETIC
It was telling that Phil Parkinson declared his squad "physically and mentally ready" for the play-offs, implying that their fate is likely to be decided by that means. Charlton are eminently capable of beating Oldham Athletic on Saturday but they cannot count on a Leeds defeat and a draw at The New Den.
VERDICT: The slimmest of opportunities
MILLWALL
On one hand, they are lucky to be involved after losing to Tranmere Rovers. On the other, a draw at Prenton Park would have been enough to carry them into second place. A home game against Swindon Town is as difficult a finish as Millwall could have envisaged but they have seen enough drama this season to know that more could lie ahead.
VERDICT: In Leeds United's hands
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Huddersfield will be under as much or as little pressure as Lee Clark chooses to place on them. On numerous occasions, it seemed safe to assume that Town were too far adrift of second place to have any interest in it. Even so, they are three points short of Leeds and their goal difference is worse. Miracles on this scale do not often happen.
VERDICT: Suspend disbelief if it happens
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