Spy chaos casts play-final into doubt | Chelsea players favour Alonso as next head coach

Jessica Creighton is joined by John Cross from The Mirror and Miguel Delaney from The Independent to react to the biggest stories on the morning's back pages. Stories include the EFL's statement that an independent hearing will determine Southampton's Championship play-off final fate but the date of the match at Wembley four days later could be changed. Chelsea players favour Xabi Alonso as their next head coach. Arne Slot and Michael Carrick are both hopeful to be in charge of Liverpool and Man Utd, respectively. •You can watch the sports action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink• Back Pages is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12868489/back-pages-podcast-national-newspaper-sports-headlines-review-from-sky-sports•You can listen to Back Pages on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Back Pages".•For all the latest sport news, head to www.skysports.com•For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]