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Leeds and Saints threw away top two chances, while West Brom and Norwich limped across the finishing line

Leeds, Southampton, West Brom and Norwich will contest the Championship play-offs for the third promotion place to the Premier League. Leeds face Norwich and Southampton will play West Brom in the semi-finals, with the first leg of both ties taking place next Sunday at Carrow Road and The Hawthorns respectively.

Here, The News a look at each club's chances of reaching the final at Wembley on May 26.

Leeds (3rd, 90 pts): Daniel Farke's side were top after beating Millwall in mid-march before their form dipped markedly. They still looked a decent bet for a top-two finish after a 3-1 home win against Hull at the start of April, but after defeats to Coventry and Blackburn their 4-0 thrashing at QPR in their penultimate match scuppered their realistic chances. Leeds' young side folded under the pressure and Farke faces a huge task to lift his players in time for the trip to his former club Norwich.

Southampton (4th, 87 pts): The Saints were well placed in the race for a top-two finish in February after a 22-game unbeaten league run, but they also suffered from untimely wobbles. There was a costly late defeat at Ipswich at the start of April, and realistic hopes of automatic promotion were dashed in a 5-0 thrashing at Leicester. That was sandwiched by defeats to Cardiff and Stoke.

West Brom (5th, 75 pts): Carlos Corberan's side held fifth place for most of the season before three straight defeats heading into the final day left their play-off hopes in jeopardy. They have lost twice to Southampton already this season but fans will have renewed hope after the last-day win against Preston.

Norwich (6th, 73 pts): Were in the bottom half after losing at Millwall in December, but lost only four league games since. Stumbled over the line after taking two points from their final three matches but boss David Wagner knows all about steering dark horses to the top flight via the play-offs following his unlikely success with Huddersfield in 2017.

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