Middlesbrough and Brighton will battle it out in the richest match in world football when they clash at the Riverside on Saturday. Vans Old Skool Sort . The winner will secure the final automatic promotion spot to play in the Premier League next season and will benefit from an increase in revenue of at least £170m over the next three campaigns.If the match, which will be shown live on Sky Sports 1, ends in a draw, Middlesbrough will be promoted. Whichever team misses out will finish third in the Championship and will join Hull, Derby and Sheffield Wednesday in the play-offs and get a second chance at hitting the jackpot. Ian Holloway admits he has no idea whether it will be Middlesbrough or Brighton who will grab the final automatic promotion spot The £170m figure is an increase of £40m and is a combination of the extra revenue the promoted side will earn from playing in the Premier League in 2016/17 and guaranteed parachute payments in 2017/18 and 2018/19 should they be relegated after one season.         According to analysis from Deloittes Sports Business Group, if the promoted side survive their first campaign in the top flight the increase in revenue will be at least £290m. Steve Sidwell is confident Brighton can beat Middlesbrough on the final day of the Championship season and win automatic promotion Having secured promotion earlier in the week, Burnley, who are already in receipt of parachute payments in 2015/16, will see a minimum uplift in revenue totalling £110m over the next three seasons, compared to what they would have received if not promoted.This has been one of the most competitive seasons in recent history at the top of the Championship, said Deloittes Richard Battle.The fixture list has been kind to neutrals, who can enjoy a winner-takes-all clash at the weekend, normally only seen at Wembley in the Championship Play-Off Final. Pick your team Aguero? Ozil? De Bruyne? Pick your Fantasy Six-a-Side team for the chance to win £10,000 The beauty of football is its unpredictability, and it will be only when the final whistle blows at the Riverside that we will be sure which team will gain promotion to the Premier League and in turn earn footballs most lucrative prize.The prize for Middlesbrough or Brighton becomes at least £290m if the promoted club survives their first season in the Premier League. Watford and AFC Bournemouth have successfully stayed up this year, with Norwich City the only newly promoted club that is fighting relegation. Also See: Championship video Fixtures Table Live on Sky Get Sky Sports Vans Sk8 Hi . Thats when the eight-time champion revealed that a painful back is slowing his serves -- and, all in all, giving him more trouble than his opponents so far. Vans Toy Story Old Skool .com) - Mikko Korhonen carded a 5-under 67 on Thursday to claim medalist honors at the European Tours Final Qualifying Stage tournament.Calgary, AB (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrick Marleau scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the San Jose Sharks extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Logan Couture and Justin Braun each had a goal and an assist and Tommy Wingels supplied two helpers for San Jose, which received 33 saves from Antti Niemi. Were finding a way to win and thats great to see, said Marleau. Mark Giordano and Johnny Gaudreau each scored for the Flames, who had their four-game winning streak halted. Karri Ramo stopped 27-of-30 shots in defeat. The Sharks went ahead with 9:18 remaining as Coutures pass attempt from behind the net was deflected by the stick of a Flames defender and landed in the crease, where Marleau whacked it home for a 3-2 lead. Calgary went on the power play with 1:19 to go and pulled Ramo for a 6-on-4 advantage. The Flames got shots on net, but Niemi stood tall as San Jose held on for the win. Giordano stepped into David Jones pass froom the left circle and blasted a shot from the point past a screened Niemi for the games opening marker with 2:28 to play in the first period. Vans Old Skool Udsalg. Braun pounced on a loose puck at the right circle and tied the game with a backhander 33 seconds into the middle stanza. San Jose took a 2-1 lead after Couture gathered the puck and moved it from his forehand to backhand before snapping a shot past Ramo. Niemi extended his pad to deny Gaudreau of a tip-in, but the electrifying rookie took the loose puck in the crease and tapped it into the net for a tied game with 2:11 to play in the second. Game Notes Couture now has 19 points in 17 career games against the Flames ... Wingels and Marleau have both registered a point in four straight games ... San Jose is now 6-0-0 with forward Mike Brown in the lineup ... Sharks forward Tyler Kennedy left with an injury early in the first period ... The Flames entered the game with three straight wins against the Sharks. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' 

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