Top 5: Things to look out for in the Championship Play-Offs

Goal-line technology

Goal-line technology has been used in the Premier League since the beginning of the 2013-14 season and now, almost four year later, the technology is being rolled out to the Championship.

It will make its first appearance in this division when Reading take on Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday and will continue to be used throughout the play-off semi-finals and the final at Wembley.

The system will then be installed at every Championship ground around the country before the start of next season (2017-18).

The technology has proved effective and popular in the Premier League and has also been used in various cup fixtures and finals as well. In fact, it was called into action on the very first day of the Premier League campaign back in 2013-14, when Aston Villa faced Arsenal and Fabian Delph’s shot came off the post and rolled along the line, prompting Anthony Taylor to check his watch and allow play to continue.

The proven success of this equipment means its wider roll out can only be positive and it will be interesting to see whether it is called in to action at the weekend.