Championship round-up: Ipswich earn promotion to the Premier League

Goals from Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson fired Ipswich back into the Premier League for the first time in 22 years with the 2-0 win over Huddersfield also confirming the Terriers' relegation.

That result for Ipswich - managed by Fermanagh's Kieran McKenna - negated anything third-placed Leeds, who began the day three points behind, could manage – which turned out to be a 2-1 home defeat to the team immediately below them Southampton.

After four defeats in their last six matches Daniel Farke’s team are the first second-tier side since Sunderland in 1998 to earn 90 points or more and not go up automatically.

West Brom’s 3-0 win over Preston secured fifth place, overtaking Norwich who claimed the final play-off place despite a 1-0 defeat to Birmingham, who were still consigned to the third tier for the first time since 1995 as fellow strugglers Plymouth, Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn all won.

Rovers ended champions Leicester’s chance to reach 100 points and equal a 104-year record of 32 wins in a second division season as two second-half goals from Republic of Ireland striker Sammie Szmodics spoiled the party at the King Power.

The scene was completely different at Portman Road where Ipswich, who slipped as low as 11th in League One in 2020 - the club’s lowest finish since 1953 - returned to the top flight.

Huddersfield, who were just one win away from a Premier League return of their own two years ago, were effectively down before kick-off due to their vastly inferior goal difference but when Burns slotted home in the 27th minute the pressure eased on the hosts and Hutchinson ensured there was no late drama.

Leeds’ costly late-season stumble continued although Joel Piroe quickly cancelled out Adam Armstrong’s 18th-minute