Ipswich secure promotion to Premier League as Wrexham’s playoff dreams crushed

SportFootballIpswich secure promotion to Premier League as Wrexham’s playoff dreams crushedIpswich secured the second automatic spot behind runaway champions Coventry, with Milwall, Southampton, Middlesborough and Hull City all into the playoffsFlo Clifford Saturday 02 May 2026 15:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969464","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ipswich-premier-league-promotion-championship-wrexham-playoffs-b2969464.html","title":"Ipswich secure promotion to Premier League as Wrexham’s playoff dreams crushed"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-80936","index":0}Ipswich beat QPR to seal promotion to the top flight (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Ipswich Town returned to the Premier League at the first time of asking as a 3-0 victory over v...