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Coronavirus: Championship sides 'threaten legal challenge if season is scrapped'

Coronavirus: Championship sides 'threaten legal challenge'
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The top six sides in the Championship reportedly hold a meeting to discuss possible legal action against the Premier League if the 2019-20 season is declared void.

A number of Championship sides are threatening to launch a legal challenge against the Premier League if the current season is scrapped, according to reports.

It has been suggested that the second tier's top-six hope to protect their three promotion spots by threatening the Premier League with a legal challenge if the 2019-20 season is declared void.

According to The Times, the current top six held a secret meeting on Monday to discuss their viewpoints.

Football has been suspended until April 3 at the earliest due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some have suggested that if the season was declared void then Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion, who currently occupy the automatic promotion spots, should go up.

However, the two promotion leaders are only seven and six points ahead of Fulham in third, while there are still 27 points to play for this season.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds39228959322774
2West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391914664382671
3Brentford391991167333466
4Fulham391810115243964
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest381613949391061
6Cardiff CityCardiff39151595751660
7Preston North EndPreston39169145249357
8Derby CountyDerby391512125452257
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn391511135548756
10Swansea CitySwansea391414114946356
11Millwall391316104643355
12Bristol City381510135256-455
13Queens Park RangersQPR39148175864-650
14Reading391310164845349
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds381310154750-349
16Birmingham CityBirmingham391213145160-949
17Wigan AthleticWigan391211164250-847
18Charlton AthleticCharlton39129184654-845
19Middlesbrough391014153950-1144
20Stoke CityStoke39127205058-843
21Hull City39119195267-1542
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield38119184560-1542
23Luton TownLuton39116224572-2739
24Barnsley39911194362-1938

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