Ahead of the first legs of the Championship play-off semi-finals between Fulham vs Derby and Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough later this week, we assess the form of the four clubs all vying for promotion back to the promised land and offer our prediction as to how they will play out.

Fulham

Form guide

Slavisa Jokanovic's side would not have been in the play-offs mix had they won or drawn their final Championship match at Birmingham.

The Craven Cottage outfit suffered their first league defeat of 2018 at St Andrews as Birmingham staved off relegation. It meant Fulham finished two points off second-placed Cardiff City.

The blip at Birmingham aside, Fulham have been in sensational form, winning 18 of their last 26 league games since a 1-0 loss at Sunderland back in mid-December.

Goals have been easy to come by for the west Londoners who have struck more than three per game in seven matches this season which also included a 6-0 hammering of Burton.