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FL72 Review: Andy Hinchcliffe reflects on final Football League weekend

Chris Arthur of AFC Wimbledon (R) holds off Danny Green of Charlton during the Pre Season Friendly between AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on July 17, 2013
Image: Chris Arthur of AFC Wimbledon (R) holds off Danny Green of Charlton during the Pre Season Friendly between AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic at The Cherr

Every Monday night, the Sky Sports experts have been reviewing the weekend's Football League action on FL72. Check out Andy Hinchcliffe's thoughts on the final round of fixtures...

Derby are the team to watch in the Championship play-offs

ANDY SAYS: It's going to be tight. I think Brighton and QPR are a bit more defensive-minded, while Wigan and Derby like to play on the front foot. I do think Derby will make it and I think QPR will get there as well, but it's going to be tight. It's been tight all season long, but Derby are really a form side, a very attractive side and I fancy them to get to Wembley and get to the Premier League. I have to go for them, purely for the fact I've seen them play five or six times this season and the squad is great, the system they play is great and they keep it simple. There's just a great belief since Steve McClaren went there. He's turned them around.

It was fitting for Craig Mackail-Smith to create the goal that took Brighton to the play-offs

ANDY SAYS: Brighton had one of those days. It was laboured and very nervy, probably understandably, but the story of the goal for me is Craig Mackail-Smith. He has had a horrible season with injuries, but the cross is absolutely inch perfect and Leo Ulloa - at 6ft4ins - is not going to miss from two yards out. It doesn't get any better than that for a centre-forward. What a story, coming off the bench and setting the winning goal up. Brighton are in a decent run of form, that's eight games unbeaten now and they maybe deserve to get up there into sixth. It is all now about the play-offs and possibly the Premier League.

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