Ipswich’s promotion bid was halted by Hull’s draw

LONDON:

Ipswich missed the chance to move into the Championship’s automatic promotion places as Hull salvaged a 3-3 draw on Saturday.

Kieran McKenna’s side were just three minutes away from a priceless treble at the MKM Stadium.

But Hull’s late equalizer meant they remained third behind second-placed Leeds on goal difference, while the draw kept Hull’s play-off hopes alive.

George Hirst opened the scoring for Ipswich with a fine shot into the bottom corner in the 19th minute.

Hull equalized five minutes before half-time through Ozan Tufan, but the visitors went ahead through Omari Hutchinson in first-half stoppage time.

Half-time substitute Liam Delap grabbed Hull’s second equalizer after 56 minutes, only for Hutchinson to get his second 10 minutes later.

Noah Ohio fired Hull’s third equalizer of the night into the roof of the net in the 87th minute.

Leeds, who were thrashed 4-0 by QPR on Friday, have played a game more than Ipswich, who will be promoted to the Premier League if they take four points from their last two games.

Huddersfield have been relegated after drawing 1-1 with Birmingham at the John Smith’s Stadium.

Both teams were in the relegation zone before the game and things got worse for Huddersfield at half-time as Keshi Anderson’s cross was swept in by Koji Miyoshi at the back post.

Rhys Healey’s equalizer is unlikely to be enough to prevent the Terriers from returning to League One, with their goal difference 15 behind 21st-placed Plymouth, while Birmingham are a point adrift of safety.

Sheffield Wednesday took a giant step towards safety after goals from Anthony Musaba, Ike Ugbo and Josh Windass earned them a 3-0 win over West Brom, who will need to seal their play-off spot on the final day.

Wednesday need just one point to secure their second place.

Plymouth were beaten 1-0 by Millwall at The Den. Jake Cooper nodded home Ryan Leonard’s cross seven minutes from time to seal a fourth successive win for Neil Harris’ men.

Stoke are safe from relegation after Tyrese Campbell’s first-half strike earned them a 1-0 win over Southampton, who must settle for a play-off place.

Blackburn were held to a 0-0 draw despite having 30 shots against 10-year-old Coventry, who had both defender Liam Keating and manager John Eustace sent off.

Norwich drew 2-2 with Swansea and need just a point on the final day to secure a place in the play-offs.

Middlesbrough ended their three-game winless streak in style with a 4-1 win over Cardiff.

Relegated Rotherham were beaten 2-0 at Bristol City, while Watford beat Sunderland 1-0 for a first win in seven.