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Wrexham promoted…

April 26, 2025 at 8:36 pm Leave a comment

…West Ham safe from relegation, and Crystal Palace in FA Cup final!

The season is nearing its end in the English Football League. Wrexham gained back-to-back promotions with a 3-0 win over Charlton at their Racecourse Ground on Saturday. With this victory Wrexham secured second place in League One behind Birmingham and will play in the Championship next season.

In the Premier League West Ham lost 2-3 at Brighton the same afternoon, but with Ipswich also being defeated by Newcastle, the Hammers are safe from relegation despite not having won in two months or seven games now. Being on only 36 points from 34 games is very disappointing for the east London side , but with a derby against Tottenham ahead, the Hammers could still climb up the table next weekend if they beat Spurs.

“We have four big games to end the season,” said a disappointed Jarrod Bowen after West Ham had been in a winning position with 2-1 up in the 83rd minute and not picked up any points due to two late goals.

“We have Tottenham next week, which is a big derby for us, so we have to bounce back.”

Later that evening Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace defeated Aston Villa 3-0 in the FA Cup final and will play Nottingham Forest or Manchester City in the final. What a feat for the Eagles! 🦅 Glasner‘s team had a disastrous start into the season and were without a win in eight games, but with chairman Steve Parish placing his trust in Glasner, they managed to turn the season around completely and now have the chance to win silverware. Glasner has already won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022, but Crystal Palace, founded in 1905, have not yet won any major trophy in their history. The biggest successes in the club’s history were reaching the FA Cup final in 1990 and 2016 and finishing third in the English First Division in the 1990/91 season.

In League Two Wimbledon lost at home to Port Vale that have secured automatic promotion to League One with this win. Wimbledon is going to play Grimsby Town next week and must not lose this last game of the campaign if they want to keep their place in the play-offs.

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