'I hope I’m wrong' - Ipswich Town boss predicts outcome of crunch EFL vote as Sunderland wait

Clubs will finally vote on Tuesday to either resume or curtail, with a raft of clubs set to vote to end the season early and condemn Sunderland and Ipswich to another season in the third tier, with both set to miss out on a play-off spot.

Lambert admits he expects the season to be cancelled.

“I think they’ll go points per game, that’s my gut feeling,” said Lambert.

“I hope I’m wrong, I’d love to play the season out but I don’t know the cut-off point and how late it’s going to carry on.

“I’m not an advocate of the points per game thing at all, I don’t think that’s a good way but if it happens like that you have to accept it.

“It’s been going on too long, virtually every other league knows what’s happening. Our league at the minute just doesn’t know.”

Sunderland are seventh with Ipswich down in 10th.

Both would miss out on a play-off spot with the points-per-game formula with Wycombe Wanderers taking the final play-off spot at the expense of Peterborough United.

“I totally get teams looking at their own thing, I totally get it,” added Lambert.

“That’s why I think whatever decision they make, just make it and if it’s good or bad for you, you have to accept it because everybody across the board is the same.

“The same in the Premier League, the teams in the bottom three don’t want relegation, the top teams want to finish it.

“Everybody’s doing exactly the same. It’s the same in Germany, I’ve some friends in the Bundesliga and it’s the same, they want to try and finish it and teams don’t want to do it because of relegation.

“I get the self-interest part of it but I think the frustrating thing for us is the decision on what we’re doing.”