Championship Given Go-Ahead to Restart on 20 June With Final Fixtures to Be Played Over One-Month Period

Following the news that the Championship was gearing up for a 20 June restart, it has since been confirmed that the English second tier will restart on this date despite some opposition to the idea from unnamed clubs.

The EFL had revealed the date as their ideal point to resume the 2019/20 season, but had stipulated that would only be under the notion that it was safe to do so.

A 17 June date was set for the Premier League's return, and now Championship football will follow three days later on Saturday of that week.

Revealed by the Telegraph's John Percy, there was some opposition to the idea, however, an agreement was reached and after over three months of waiting, the English football's second division is returning.

Initially there was to be a midweek game, but the EFL have agreed to alter the date of that fixture and instead begin on the weekend and play two matches during the first week.

In what is already a relentless and long season, all 24 clubs will complete their remaining fixtures in the space of around a month, with a 21/22 July finish date set. The resulting play-offs will take place afterwards, with the final sometime in early August.

Unlike in the top flight, Championship clubs have all played 37 matches each, with their respective remaining nine games to be played in a mad-cap finale to determine the final table.

Leeds currently sit top of the pack in their quest to return to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years, and they could be followed by West Brom, who occupy the other automatic promotion spot as they trail the leaders by a single point.

The play-off spots in the league are within reach of a great number of sides, and likewise at the foot of the table, where no side has been mathematically relegated just yet.

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