Championship play

League Arbitration Panel: Southampton FC head coach Tonda Eckert has been charged by the Football Association (FA) in relation to "misconduct" and bringing the game into disrepute by "spying on three clubs during the campaign".

An independent disciplinary commission had expelled Southampton from the Championship Play-Offs after the club admitted to multiple breaches of EFL regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other clubs' training, including before their semi-final against Middlesbrough.

In addition, the club received a four-point deduction that will be applied to the 2026/27 Championship table, alongside a reprimand in respect of all the charges.