Leicester, Ipswich, Leeds all still in race for two automatic promotion places; Following Leicester’s defeat at Plymouth, watch Leeds vs Blackburn (Saturday from 12pm) live on Sky Sports Football this weekend
There are now just four rounds of the Sky Bet Championship season remaining.
One point separates Leicester, Ipswich and Leeds as we head into the final run-in. Here, we take a look at the race for the Premier League…
Leicester looked on track to keep their Championship title hopes in their own hands after successive wins over Norwich and Birmingham followed a worrying run of one win in six.
But back-to-back 1-0 away defeats at Millwall and Plymouth have dented their hopes of automatic promotion. Second-placed Ipswich remain level on points with the Foxes, with Leeds a point further back ahead of their games on Saturday with all three clubs currently having four matches left.
2nd – Ipswich, 88 points
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Watford.
Three straight wins, including two back-to-back over Easter weekend, took Ipswich top of the Championship, but the East Anglian derby defeat to Norwich at Carrow Road put them at risk of dropping out of the automatic promotion places altogether.
Leeds’ defeat away at Coventry, and subsequent draw against Sunderland, as well as Leicester’s slip, means they could have leapfrogged the pair into top spot on Wednesday night – they missed that opportunity, but a goalless draw against Watford still lifted Kieran McKenna’s men into second.
3rd – Leeds, 87 points
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds and Sunderland
Given Leicester’s defeat at Millwall, Leeds had the chance to return top of the league on Tuesday if they could find a way past Sunderland. The Black Cats were miserly, though, and frustrated Daniel Farke’s men with a 0-0 draw and their third clean sheet in four games.
Luke O’Nien appeared to handle the ball in the second half, but Leeds penalty appeals were controversially waved away. How costly could that decision be in the long run?
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There was a moment of controversy when the referee failed to award a penalty to Leeds despite Luke O’Nien’s hand appearing to make contact with the ball
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Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to Leeds vs Blackburn on the Sky Sports Championship Predictions podcast.
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