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Spygate latest: Could Southampton lose Championship playoff final place and when is the verdict?

The Independent·Jack Rathborn·19 days ago
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Southampton are through to the Championship play-off final – but will they be at Wembley or could they be stripped of their place? Saints are set to play Hull City for a spot in the Premier League after coming back from a goal down to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in extra time of their Championship playoff semi-final second leg ⁠earlier this week Shea Charles fired the Saints on their way to Wembley with a curled left-footed shot that bounced in off the inside of the post in the 116th minute after the score was locked at 1-1 come the end of normal time. Southampton edged past Middlesbrough in the Championship semi-final as the Spygate controversy rumbled on (PA Wire) Hull beat Millwall 2-0 in the other playoff semi-final and are scheduled to face the Saints in the final, dubbed the “richest game ⁠in football” because of the huge financial rewards of playing ⁠in the top flight, on May 23. But with a tribunal set to rule on allegations of spying by a Southampton staff member, could their be another late twist?…

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