Overview
- Ipswich, which won 3-0 against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, clinched the second automatic promotion spot to join already-promoted Coventry City.
- Wrexham drew 2-2 with Middlesbrough and slipped to seventh, missing the Championship playoffs after spending the run-in chasing a fourth straight promotion under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
- Hull City beat Norwich City 2-1 to leapfrog Wrexham into sixth place, taking the final playoff berth on goal difference swings from the closing results.
- The playoffs will feature two-legged semi-finals of Hull versus Millwall and Southampton versus Middlesbrough, with the promotion final set for May 23 at Wembley Stadium.
- Wrexham’s three-season rise from the fifth tier paused with this setback, yet the club is pressing on with upgrades to the 13,500-capacity Racecourse Ground, including a new stand due by summer.