(At the end of the season, I still want to summarize the closing stages of the second division of the four major European leagues (English, West, Italy and Germany) through each round of review, and if there is time, I will also add League One, and at the end of the season, I will also pay attention to the relegation and relegation of the third and even fourth leagues.) ）
A make-up match in the 44th round of the Championship ended in the early hours of this morning Beijing time, and the away Ipswich defeated Coventry 2-1 to get the most crucial three points on the road to promotion.
Ipswich Town coach McKenna
In this game, the two teams played evenly matched, although they have lost the possibility of being in the top six, but Coventry City, which sits at the Coventry Construction Association Arena, did not disappoint the more than 20,000 fans who came to cheer, not only occupying nearly seventy percent of the possession, but also shooting less than the opponent once, but in terms of threatening attack, Ipswich was clearly superior, 9 to 3 shots on target, in addition to scoring two goals, there was also a shot in the middle of the frame.
In the eighth minute, Ipswich's Wales international right winger Burns easily got away from wing-back Dasilva and sent back an inverted triangle to break the deadlock with another Welsh attacker, Moore, who followed up in time.
Moore and his teammates celebrate
The game came to the second half when Coventry City equalised when Chelsea Academy academy striker Palmer fed the cake and top scorer Hagewright fired low to make it 1-1. The draw lasted just five minutes before Ipswich took the lead again when the league's top assister Davies delivered a free-kick and right wing-back Van Ewejk had a problem clearing the ball before Ipswich's Australian international Boggs intercepted the ball and fired home to make it 2-1.
Wright scored instantly
The win brought Ipswich to an end to a four-game winless streak and three draws, and moved up to second place in the table after playing the same 45 games, three points ahead of third-placed Leeds United, who needed at least one point in the final round to get a direct promotion ticket because of the goal difference of six. In the final round, Ipswich Town will face a relegation side who have almost been confirmed for relegation, while Leeds United will host Southampton.
Boggs and his teammates celebrate
Founded in 1878 and nicknamed the Tractor Boys, Ipswich Town have finished runners-up in the English top flight and won the UEFA Cup in 1981, but as the founding team of the Premier League, they have been in the Championship for a long time after being relegated in 2002, and even fell into League One.
Ipswich, who won the League Cup that year
Attached are the latest results of the Championship:
Coventry City 1-2 Ipswich
Attached Championship standings:
Direct promotion areas: 1 Leicester City 97 points, 2 Ipswich Town 93 points;
Promotion play-off zones: 3 Leeds United 90 points, 4 Southampton 84 points, 5 Norwich City 73 points, 6 West Brom 72 points;
7 Hull City 70 points, 8 Middlesbrough 64 points, 9 Coventry City 63 points, 10 Preston 63 points, 11 Bristol City 62 points, 12 Cardiff City 62 points, 13 Swansea City 57 points, 14 Watford 56 points, 15 Sunderland 56 points, 16 Millwall 56 points, 17 Queens Park Rangers 53 points, 18 Stoke City 53 points, 19 Blackburn Rovers 50 points, 20 Sheffield Wednesday 50 points, 20 Plymouth 48 points;
Relegation zone: 22 Birmingham 47 points, 23 Huddersfield 45 points, 24 Rotherham 24 points