Overview

• John Eustace said he would welcome increasing the Championship play-off field to include seventh and eighth place.
• He warned the change could feel unfair if a team far ahead on points misses promotion to a lower-placed rival.
• Eustace cited his Kidderminster spell, recalling a high finish followed by defeat to a side that placed eighth.
• The proposal outlines one-off eliminators of fifth vs eighth and sixth vs seventh, with winners facing third and fourth before a Wembley final.
• The concept, advanced by Preston chief executive Peter Ridsdale and discussed by the EFL, still needs FA and Premier League sign-off and has not reached a formal vote.