Championship round-up: Birmingham relegated, Leeds settle for play-offs
Birmingham also suffered relegation to England's third tier after a tumultuous season, despite winning 1-0 on the day against Norwich.
Elsewhere, Plymouth secured their Championship survival at the expense of Hull's feint play-off hopes.
Catch up on all the action from the final day of the regular EFL Championship season:
Birmingham 1-0 Norwich
Birmingham City will ply their trade in England’s third tier for the first time in 30 years, despite a 1-0 victory at St Andrew's after unfavourable results elsewhere. For Norwich City, the play-offs await, where they will come up against Leeds United and the man who last took them to the Premier League in Daniel Farke.
Coventry 1-2 QPR
Queens Park Rangers recorded their first Championship win against Coventry City since January 2022 as the R’s beat the Sky Blues 2-1 on the final day of the campaign.
Ipswich 2-0 Huddersfield
Ipswich Town secured their place in the Premier League (PL) next season courtesy of a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Portman Road over relegated Huddersfield Town, whose relegation to League One was also confirmed on the Championship’s final day.
Leeds 1-2 Southampton
Leeds United will have to make do with a play-off spot after suffering a 2-1 defeat against Southampton at Elland Road, suffering their fourth loss in their last six Championship outings.
Leicester 0-2 Blackburn
Who else but Sammie Szmodics to keep Blackburn up? The Championship’s top scorer fired a second-half double to keep John Eustace’s men up at the expense of the club who sacked him back in October.
Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford
Emmanuel Latte Lath bagged his 11th strike in 12 games, as Middlesbrough ended a Championship season of ifs and buts on a high, with a 3-1 win over Watford at the Riverside Stadium.
Plymouth 1-0 Hull
Plymouth Argyle captain Joe Edwards wrote himself into Pilgrims' folklore after scoring the winner that kept his side in the Championship to overcome Hull City 1-0, leaving the Tigers outside the play-off places.
Rotherham 5-2 Cardiff
Rotherham United ended a dismal season with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Cardiff City at the AESSEAL New York stadium, ending a five game winless run that had seen the Millers fail to even manage to score a goal (D1, L4).
Stoke 4-0 Bristol City
Stoke City ended their Championship season in style with a third consecutive victory as they hammered Bristol City 4-0 at the Bet365 Stadium - completing a league double over the Robins for the first time since the 2000/01 season in the process.
Sunderland 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday completed their great escape with a 2-0 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light marking their third successive Championship victory.
Swansea 0-1 Millwall
Millwall finished their season on a high after Casper de Norre averted a dreaded end of season stalemate against Swansea City to secure the Lions a fifth-straight victory for the first time since March 2022.
West Brom 3-0 Preston
West Bromwich Albion sealed their place in the Championship play-offs following a dominant 2-0 win against Preston North End, with the Baggies winning their last league games of the season for just the second time in the last 15 seasons.
