We still don’t know who will play in the Premier League with Leicester City and Ipswich Town next season, despite watching 120 minutes of Championship Playoff action over the weekend.

The four participating teams failed to score any goals in either of the semi-final matches that took place on Sunday afternoon, leaving each match very well matched in terms of who would play on May 26 at Wembley.

Both West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City will like their chances of upsetting the odds to try to finish off an incredible campaign, but both Leeds United and Southampton retain the advantage in their respective matches since they have the opportunity to secure a trip to the capital backed by their home supporters.

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Pundits update their play-off final predictions following first leg action

With the second leg of the semi-finals getting underway later this week, pundits across the footballing world have given their predictions as to who will make the final at the end of the month. In a previous episode of the podcast, Micah Richards predicted Leeds to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, while Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker opted for Southampton. And in the latest installment of The Rest Is Football podcast, Lineker asked his co-hosts for their predictions following this weekend’s action. “From today’s evidence, I haven’t got a f****** clue,” Richards answered abruptly.

“Anyone who scores a goal I would say,” Lineker said. “I mean they are always a bit cautious in the first leg I think. But I suspect it might be Leeds and Southampton. They are good results for both those sides, aren’t they?” Shearer, who played for the Saints in the early stages of his career, still thinks that they have enough to ensure an immediate return to the top flight, insisting their draw against West Brom was a good result heading into the second leg. “Yeah, I think so,” Lineker agreed. “I said Southampton and I think that was a good result for them. 0-0 away to West Brom is a good result, so I would fancy Southampton getting through. However, Richards revealed he

Southampton and Leeds hold the advantage going into their second leg ties

With both ties finely poised, you feel as though Daniel Farke and Russell Martin will be much the happier of the two managers heading into their respective encounters. For the Whites in particular, they have a favourable home record, particularly against the Canaries. This season, David Wagner has turned Carrow Road into a fortress, accumulating 49 points throughout the course of the campaign. However, it has proved to be away from home that stopped them from shaking up the automatic promotion picture.

The Canaries’ last win at Elland Road came back in February 2019, with the Championship encounter ending in a 3-1 victory, masterminded by Farke. Norwich would go above Leeds in the standings thanks to goals from Mario Vrancic and Teemu Pukki. While the statistics suggest that Southampton’s encounter with West Brom will be a tightly contested affair, the advantage of having a full stadium of Saints supporters will fill the home side with confidence that they can secure their place at Wembley this month