Ipswich Town don finish di job. Dem don secure automatic promotion back to Premier League after just one season for Championship. Di Tractor Boys beat QPR 3-0 for Portman Road to finish second behind champions Coventry City. Di fans run onto di pitch, blue and white smoke dey fly everywhere, and players dey cry and hug each other. Na pure joy for Suffolk.
Kieran McKenna, di manager, na di first person to lead Ipswich to top flight two times. Sir Alf Ramsey get stand named after am, but McKenna one day? Di man dey hoisted on shoulders of Darnell Furlong for dressing room, champagne dey spray everywhere. McKenna talk say: ‘It means a lot. Dis one probably be di hardest of our three promotions for four years. We deserve to be where we are today.’
Di game start sharp sharp. George Hirst score after just three minutes. E tell Sky Sports: ‘Dis year everyone want us to fail but we don do am. We make am hard for ourselves, but who cares, we dey back for Premier League.’ Hirst also dey hope for Scotland World Cup call-up. Captain Dara O'Shea add: ‘It means everything. Nobody want us to do am. We walk di walk.’
For Hull City, dem also get reason to celebrate. Dem beat Norwich City 2-1 for MKM Stadium to snatch di final play-off spot. Oli McBurnie score penalty and add fine finish. Hull fans dey breathe now until Friday night play-off against Millwall. Di Tigers don end six-game winless run for di most important moment.
Wrexham, wey dey fight for play-off, no fit beat Middlesbrough. Di game end 0-0 for Racecourse Ground, and di players hit di floor. Dem miss out by small margin. Derby County also disappoint, losing 2-1 to Sheffield United for Pride Park after Joe Ward mistake give Tom Cannon chance to score. Sydie Peck add another for Blades.
For other matches, Southampton beat Preston 2-0 to take momentum into play-offs. Millwall win 1-0 against Oxford United. Portsmouth beat Birmingham 1-0. Coventry finish dia season with 3-0 win over Watford. Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City draw 1-1. Bristol City lose 2-1 to Stoke City. Sheffield Wednesday lose 2-0 to West Brom. Swansea City and Charlton Athletic draw 1-1.
Di Championship season don finish with plenty drama. Ipswich Town, Coventry City, and di play-off teams go continue di fight for Premier League. For now, Ipswich fans go enjoy dis moment wey dem don work so hard for.
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