BTP Weekly Digest | 29 March 2026 – 05 April 2026

Championship

Millwall made the most dramatic statement of the Easter weekend, with Josh Coburn scoring twice against former club Middlesbrough to move the Lions into second place — one point above a Boro side whose winless run continues to haunt Kim Hellberg. Elsewhere, Roy Hodgson rolled back the years at 78 to guide Bristol City to victory at Charlton on his first Championship touchline in decades, while Coventry City edged a five-goal thriller against Derby County, with Frank Lampard purring over Jack Rudoni and Frank Onyeka. With Coventry sitting 11 points clear at the summit and Hull’s run-in under the microscope in the season’s defining 30-day sprint, every point now carries enormous weight.

West Brom interim boss James Morrison was handed a welcome selection headache ahead of the Good Friday clash with Wrexham, with goalkeeper Max O’Leary and defenders Chris Mepham and Tammer Bany all returning to training. That match ended 2-2, with Wrexham recovering from two goals down — though manager Phil Parkinson was furious enough with the officiating to plan a dossier to the head of Championship match officials. The VAR debate continues to simmer in the division, with calls growing louder for its wider introduction following several controversial decisions this season.

Championship Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97	45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80	47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64	49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82	56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72	47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70	66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69	65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67	59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63	56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57	56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0

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League One

Lincoln City remain on the brink of a League One title despite being held in check by results elsewhere, with Michael Skubala‘s side 18 points clear and unbeaten in 22 league games — a remarkable achievement whatever happens next. Meanwhile, Peterborough United handed 22-year-old winger Kyrell Lisbie — son of former striker Kevin Lisbie — a new deal through to 2030 after a 14-goal season that began at Braintree Town; Leyton Orient fans will note the ex-Orient links in that family name with a familiar pang. At the other end, Exeter City are in genuine peril — three points from safety, 15 games without a win, and interim boss Matt Taylor declaring their defending “not at the professional level” after losing to Blackpool.

League One

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103
2	Cardiff	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91
3	Stockport County	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77
4	Bradford	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77
5	Bolton	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75
6	Stevenage	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75
7	Luton	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74
8	Plymouth	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73
9	Huddersfield	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67
10	Mansfield Town	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65
11	Wycombe	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63
12	Reading	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63
13	Blackpool	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60
14	Doncaster	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60
15	Barnsley	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59
16	Wigan	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56
17	Burton Albion	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54
18	Peterborough	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53
20	Leyton Orient	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52
21	Exeter City	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49
22	Port Vale	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42
23	Rotherham	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41
24	Northampton	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35

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Updated: 03 Jun 2026, 7:16 AM

Women’s Super League

One of the week’s most compelling WSL-adjacent stories came from the second tier, where Charlton Athletic — operating on one of WSL 2‘s smallest budgets — sit second in the table on goal difference behind Birmingham City and face Liverpool in the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals. Manager Karen Hills has described potential promotion as one of the greatest achievements of her career. At the top end of the women’s game, Sam Kerr‘s long Chelsea chapter appears to be closing, with reports linking the Australian to new US side Denver Summit — though Kerr herself has denied the speculation on social media. Tottenham manager Martin Ho signed a new long-term deal and pointed to significant progress after last season’s near-relegation finish.

Women's Super League

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City W	22	18	1	3	62	19	43	55
2	Arsenal W	22	15	6	1	53	14	39	51
3	Chelsea W	22	15	4	3	44	20	24	49
4	Manchester United W	22	11	7	4	38	22	16	40
5	Tottenham Hotspur W	22	11	3	8	35	38	-3	36
6	London City Lionesses W	22	8	3	11	28	35	-7	27
7	Brighton W	22	7	5	10	27	28	-1	26
8	Everton W	22	7	2	13	25	37	-12	23
9	Aston Villa W	22	5	5	12	28	48	-20	20
10	West Ham W	22	5	4	13	20	45	-25	19
11	Liverpool W	22	4	5	13	21	34	-13	17
12	Leicester City FC W	22	2	3	17	11	52	-41	9

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Updated: 03 Jun 2026, 7:16 AM

Weekly digest covering 29 March 2026 – 05 April 2026. Based on 92 articles. Sources: BBC Sport, The Guardian.

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