Sunday 1 May 2016 22:17, UK
Sheffield Wednesday clinched the final Sky Bet Championship play-off place on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Cardiff.
The two sides went into Saturday's game at Hillsborough knowing one of them would fill sixth place, but Cardiff came up way short in their bid to keep the battle alive going into the final game of the season.
Gary Hooper's second-half double and Lee Peltier's own goal ensured a comfortable afternoon for Wednesday, who look like facing the loser of the automatic promotion battle.
Middlesbrough are top on 88 points with one game remaining, but could find themselves back down in third by Monday when Burnley take on QPR and Brighton face Derby.
Hull were already assured of a play-off place but they slipped to a surprise 1-0 defeat at relegated Bolton.
Substitute Stephen Dobbie fired home a 65th-minute cross from Lawrie Wilson, six minutes after coming on, to give League 1-bound Wanderers a first home triumph in 15 matches and only their fifth win of a sorry season.
Charlton restored some pride despite relegation with a shock 2-1 win at Elland Road which did nothing to improve Steve Evans' hopes of continuing as Leeds United manager next season.
Johann Gudmundsson gave the Addicks the lead late in the first half and Ademola Lookman doubled their advantage four minutes after the break to condemn Leeds to a first defeat in five matches despite Sol Bamba's header giving them hope.
Brentford raced out of the blocks as two goals inside the first seven minutes set them on their way to a 3-0 victory at home to west London rivals Fulham.
Sam Saunders and Scott Hogan gave the Bees a dream start and Hogan added a third late in the first half as Fulham slipped to a third defeat in four games.
Ipswich ended their seven-match run without a win after Luke Varney's 90th-minute strike finally clinched a 3-2 victory against battling MK Dons at Portman Road.
The visitors are already down but Alex Revell netted two equalisers to cancel out goals from David McGoldrick and Brett Pitman before Varneyy ended their resistance, heading in debutant Myles Kenlock's cross.
Jonathan Kodjia took his goal tally for the season to 20 with a brace as Bristol City thrashed Huddersfield 4-0, with Joe Bryan and the impressive Lee Tomlin also on the scoresheet.
Preston secured their first win in six attempts thanks to a stoppage-time effort from Dan Johnson in a 2-1 win at Reading.
Jermaine Beckford had given Preston a deserved lead early in the second half but Stephen Quinn equalised for Reading with four minutes left, only for Johnson to strike with a low drive in the dying moments.
Shane Duffy's early header clinched a 1-0 win for Blackburn and ended Rotherham's 11-match unbeaten run.
And a superb free-kick from on-loan Aston Villa man Gary Gardner denied Wolves victory in a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest after Joe Mason's equally impressive 58th-minute strike had given Kenny Jackett's side the lead.
