Sunderland moved a step closer to clinching a play-off place at the weekend, as the League One campaign entered its final month. With Rotherham and Wigan occupying the top two positions, seven clubs - Sunderland, MK Dons, Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford, Wycombe, and Ipswich - went into April with a realistic chance of securing one of the four play-off spots.
But by the time the dust had settled on Saturday's action, one of those sides had gone from realistic contenders to rank outsiders. For Sunderland, however, it was a good weekend as the Black Cats' victory against Gillingham lifted them back into the top six.
Here ChronicleLive takes a look at the weekend's ups and downs in the play-off battle.
