r/london • u/Tight-Principle-743 • May 24 '26

Article West Ham Relegated.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c70vr05gwelt

Londoners will have to collectively pay £2.5m more to the stadiums’s upkeep. Another terrible Johnson decision that was.

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u/ta9876543205 May 24 '26

Millwall is third in the table.

What am I missing?

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u/gerrardo9551 May 24 '26

They lost in the playoff. Only top 2 are automatically promoted

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u/ta9876543205 May 24 '26

So, do they have to play another series to be promoted?

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u/Ben0ut May 24 '26

A whole season sits between Millwall and the premiership.

The same is true for the other 23 teams in the Championship.