Reading and QPR were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday after the strugglers played out a 0-0 draw at the Madejski Stadium which ended their survival hopes. A win for either side would have kept alive their slender chances of staying up at least until Aston Villa's clash with Sunderland on Monday. But both looked wracked with nerves during a goalless stalemate which condemned Nigel Adkins' Reading and Harry Redknapp's QPR to starting next season in the Championship.

English Football League tables after Saturday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 45 25 11 9 70 43 86 -- champions Hull 45 24 6 15 59 50 78 Watford 45 23 8 14 84 56 77 Brighton 45 18 18 9 67 43 72 Crystal Palace 44 18 14 12 70 60 68 Bolton 45 18 13 14 67 59 67 Nottingham Forest 45 17 16 12 61 56 67 Leicester 45 18 11 16 68 46 65

English Football League tables after Saturday's 1400GMT matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 45 25 11 9 70 43 86 -- champions Hull 45 24 6 15 59 50 78 Watford 45 23 8 14 84 56 77 Brighton 45 18 18 9 67 43 72 Crystal Palace 44 18 14 12 70 60 68 Bolton 45 18 13 14 67 59 67 Nottingham Forest 45 17 16 12 61 56 67 Leicester 45 18 11 16 68 46 65

English Football League result on Friday: Championship Leicester 1 Watford 2 Playing Saturday (1400GMT unless stated) Barnsley v Hull, Blackburn v Crystal Palace, Blackpool v Derby, Bristol City v Huddersfield, Cardiff v Bolton, Ipswich v Birmingham, Leeds v Brighton, Middlesbrough v Charlton, Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday (1620GMT), Wolves v Burnley afp