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Championship Promotion Race: Final Day Scenarios Explained

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Coventry City have secured the Championship title and will celebrate promotion after a dominant season. Ipswich Town hold second place going into the final day, sitting one point clear of Millwall with a superior goal difference that effectively functions as an additional point. Kieran McKenna's side face QPR at Portman Road - a team winless in five matches and losers of their past three. A victory guarantees the Tractor Boys a third promotion in four seasons.

Millwall can still claim second if they beat relegated Oxford United at The Den and Ipswich falter. Middlesbrough face the toughest task: they must win at Wrexham while hoping both Ipswich lose and Millwall fail to beat Oxford. Boro have spent more than three-quarters of the campaign in the top two positions but need a six-goal swing if Ipswich only draw.

The play-off picture remains tangled. Southampton know they will be involved but could finish third, fourth or fifth. Wrexham sit sixth, above Hull City by just one goal difference, with both clubs facing decisive matches. Derby County lurk a point behind and would leapfrog both with victory over Sheffield United at Pride Park. All 12 fixtures kick off at 12:30 BST.