CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP

BOLTON will start League One with a 12-point deduction if they enter administration as expected tomorrow, ahead of Wednesday’s High Court appearance to face an HMRC winding-up petition. The penalty could increase if they are punished for not fulfilling their final home match with Brentford. A takeover by Laurence Bassini (right) appears to have stalled, with the former Watford owner not attending yesterday’s 1-0 defeat at

NOTTINGHAM FOREST after being told to stay away from the directors’ box. Manager Phil Parkinson said: ‘It is very sad that the name of Bolton is being dragged through the mud but we’ll be back stronger than ever.’ Forest won thanks to Joe Lolley’s first-half goal. Manager Martin O’Neill said: ‘The players got caught up with the situation at Bolton. We could play a lot better.’ Lee Johnson was happy to let Middlesbrough and Derby squabble over money after

BRISTOL CITY’s play-off push came up just short. Boro boss Tony Pulis accused Derby of circumventing Financial Fair Play rules — a claim the Rams dismissed as they beat the Teessiders into sixth. Johnson, whose side finished eighth with a 1-1 draw at HULL, said: ‘I’ve never seen a bag of money score a goal but it does help bring in that extra bit of quality. It’s not for me to get political, it’s my job to put out the best side possible with our resources.’ Hull skipper Markus Henriksen’s injury-time own goal cancelled out Jackson Irvine’s opener. Tigers boss Nigel Adkins said: ‘We were bottom in October but took our play-off hopes to the final few weeks and end the season with a smile on our faces.’

SHEFFIELD UNITED missed out on the Championship title with a 2-2 draw at STOKE. Sam Vokes and Ryan Shawcross put Stoke in front twice, and half-time substitute Kieran Dowell and Enda Stevens levelled for United. Blades boss Chris Wilder joked: ‘It was a tough one for the players after the emotions of last weekend, as well as drinking every pub in Sheffield dry for the last four days.’