It looks to be going to the wire

With Reading’s 2-1 defeat last night home to Newcastle they are all but out of the play-offs race with only a small chnce of catching Swansea. That leaves five teams to fight it out with only three games left. Cardiff have all but booked a place in the play-offs and if Blackpool were to lose on Saturday that would be enough to extended Cardiff season into the play-offs.

Blackpool has a tough home game on the weekend when Nottingham Forest are the visitors, they have secured there place in the play-offs. Fifth place Leicester could have done enough but still have plenty to play for and the visit of Watford who are only three points off a relegation spot will be testing.

The team with most to worry about is sixth place Swansea they are in the mists of a poor run of form,

On paper Swansea have the easier finish to the end of the season but all teams and players have something to fight for so the paper could be thrown out of the window. Depending on results the teams below eighth place could still enter the race if Swansea does fail to improve their form the door could open up for them.