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Championship round-up: Charlton relegated while Brighton maintain pressure on top two
CHARLTON will be playing in League One next season after failing to beat already-relegated Bolton last night.
Charlton boss Jose Riga saw his side relegated after a 0-0 draw away at Bolton Wanderers
The Addicks showed precisely why they no longer belong in the Championship with a 0-0 draw at the Macron Stadium.
Simon Makienok guided a first-half header straight at Ben Amos and the goalkeeper dived sharply to keep out Ademola Lookman’s long-range strike as Jose Riga’s team toiled to find the win that would keep their hopes of survival alive for a few days longer.
Third-from-bottom MK Dons were given a stay of execution after a 0-0 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.
The hosts had winger Ross Wallace sent off for striking Jonny Williams off the ball after hitting the woodwork three times – twice through Daniel Pudil and once with an Atdhe Nuhiu header.
Greg Cunningham scored a dramatic 89th-minute equaliser to earn Preston a point in a 2-2 draw at Birmingham.
Clayton Donaldson scored in the 13th and 59st minutes to put the hosts 2-0 up but Alan Browne made it 2-1 before Cunningham scored after the visitors had hit both posts in a frantic scramble.
Moussa Dembele hit a cracking opener as Fulham all but secured their Championship status with a 1-1 draw at Ipswich.
Jonas Knudsen hit a 90th-minute leveller after good work from substitute David McGoldrick to keep Town’s faint hopes of reaching the play-offs alive.