By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Photo Credit: @IpswichTown.
Ipswich Town secured an automatic promotion to the Premier League after they defeated Queens Park Rangers (QPR) 3-0 on the final day of the regular Championship season.
Kieran McKenna’s side needed to beat QPR at home on the final day of the grueling 46-game season to confirm they would finish in second place and clinch automatic promotion. If they didn’t beat QPR they could have slipped into the intense lottery that is the Championship playoffs.
But Ipswich were 2-0 up early thanks to goals from George Hirst and Jaden Philogene and despite a nervous start to the second half the victory was never really in doubt as Kasey McAteer sealed the 3-0 win late on.
The Suffolk side finished above both Millwall and Middlesbrough who could have clinched automatic promotion on the final if Ipswich had slipped up, as they finished above third-place Millwall by a single point.
It marks the second time in three seasons that McKenna has led Ipswich to the Premier League, but they were relegated and finished in 19th place in the top-flight last season.