Ipswich secure promotion to Premier League on final day of Sky Bet Championship season

Kieran McKenna's side finished runners-up to champions Leicester, pipping Leeds to the final automatic promotion spot.

Wes Burns set them on their way after relentless pressure in the opening stages, his driven strike fond the bottom corner in the 27th minute.

Omari Hutchinson made it two shortly after the break, although Leeds losing to Southampton meant they were up regardless of their own result.

Ipswich spent the entire season within the top six of the division, falling to a lowest position of sixth when beaten 4-3 by Leeds in August.

A win over Blackburn eight games in moved them second, and they would only finish six other matchdays outside of the top two.

It ends the Tractor Boys' 22-year wait for a return to the top-flight of English football, completing back-to-back promotions following their rise from Sky Bet League One in 2022/23.

Sky Bet Championship - final day scores

• Birmingham 1-0 Norwich
• Coventry 1-2 QPR
• Ipswich 2-0 Huddersfield
• Leeds 1-2 Southampton
• Leicester 0-2 Blackburn
• Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford
• Plymouth 1-0 Hull
• Rotherham 5-2 Cardiff
• Stoke 4-0 Bristol City
• Sunderland 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
• Swansea 0-1 Millwall
• West Brom 3-0 Preston

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