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EFL final day on Sky Sports: Championship and League Two survival fight

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Image: Three vital games will be shown from the EFL over the final weekend

Sky Sports will show three vital games from the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship and League Two as the 2016/17 season draws to a close.

Nottingham Forest, who sit level on points with 22nd-placed Blackburn Rovers, host Ipswich on Sunday at midday, live on Sky Sports, while Rovers go to Brentford at the same time, also live on Sky Sports.

Forest lost 2-0 at QPR on Saturday, while Blackburn saw off Aston Villa 1-0 at Ewood Park to take the relegation dog fight to a 46th and final game.

 Danny Graham (C) of Blackburn Rovers
Image: Danny Graham's winner against Aston Villa gave Rovers hope

Birmingham City are also in the mire, sitting only two points above Forest and Rovers, and go to Bristol City at midday on Sunday.

Though Nottingham Forest have tasted League One action in recent times, Rovers have not dropped to the third tier of English football since 1980, and Birmingham have been in the top two tiers since 1995.

  • Nottingham Forest v Ipswich - Sunday, May 7, midday
  • Brentford v Blackburn - Sunday, May 7, midday
  • Hartlepool v Doncaster - Saturday, May 6, 5.30pm
Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton
Image: Mark Warburton's Nottingham Forest hang by a thread

In Sky Bet League Two, Hartlepool's 95-year stay in the Football League hangs by a thread after a narrow defeat to Cheltenham left them needing a final-day escape against second-placed Doncaster.

The clash at Victoria Park will be live on Sky Sports at 5.30pm on Saturday, with Hartlepool needing to win and hope Newport don't win at home to Notts County.

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