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Southampton and Ipswich Town prepare for automatic promotion showdown
27 April 2026 Off

Southampton and Ipswich Town prepare for automatic promotion showdown

By Total Football News

McKenna’s men were the firm bookies’ favourites to win the title on the eve of the season in August.

Town were odds-on to go up, with Southampton the second-favourites, and the other relegated Premier League side, Leicester City, third in the betting… though the less said about that the better.

For the record, champions Coventry were sixth-favourites for promotion, behind Birmingham City and Sheffield United, and just ahead of Middlesbrough.

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Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Wed: Morgan Whittaker winner keeps Boro’s automatic promotion hopes alive
24 April 2026 Off

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Wed: Morgan Whittaker winner keeps Boro’s automatic promotion hopes alive

By Total Football News

Whittaker’s return to the side was keenly felt and he warmed the palms of Cooper shortly after breaking the deadlock. Matt Targett and Tommy Conway then combined down the left to create a chance for David Strelec as Boro searched for a decisive second goal.

Wednesday were unbeaten in their previous three outings, having held Leicester City, champions Coventry City and Charlton Athletic, but they offered little threat in the

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Southampton: Saints making late push for automatic promotion
15 April 2026 Off

Southampton: Saints making late push for automatic promotion

By Total Football News

BBC Radio Solent’s Southampton commentator Adam Blackmore:

It’s been quite the turnaround for Saints from three months ago when they lost at home to Hull in January, were booed off, and we all pondered whether Tonda Eckert could survive a derby loss at Pompey eight days later.

What happened was Eckert saw the need for change, acted, and they haven’t looked back since. So what did he change?

The formation

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Leeds United 2-2 Swansea City: Hosts’ automatic promotion hopes hit by last-gasp equaliser
29 March 2025 Off

Leeds United 2-2 Swansea City: Hosts’ automatic promotion hopes hit by last-gasp equaliser

By Total Football News

Leeds United’s automatic promotion hopes suffered another blow as Zan Vipotnik’s 96th-minute goal earned Swansea City a 2-2 draw on a dramatic afternoon at Elland Road.

Leeds had looked like claiming an unconvincing win after substitute Wilfried Gnonto drilled them in front four minutes from the end of normal time, but Vipotnik’s low shot meant the Whites missed the chance to reclaim top spot in the Championship.

Daniel Farke’s side

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