It's because the Champions League final is at Wembley...

UEFA rules state that no match can be played at the Final pitch for either 2 or 1 week (can't remember which) before the CL Final.

So they need to fit the League 1 & 2 play offs in before that cut off.

Championship play off final is after

Posted By: canary_don, Apr 20, 18:52:55