Ipswich Town took a huge step to Premier League promotion after Cameron Burgess snatched a second-half winner in Tuesday s 2-1 victory over Coventry City.
Kieran McKenna s side require just one point from their final Championship game against League One-bound Huddersfield Town to go up, after a decisive victory at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Kieffer Moore blasted in an eighth-minute opener for the visitors after Wes Burns crafty cutback pass, easing the pressure on Ipswich and dampening the top-two hopes of third-placed Leeds United.
Haji Wright levelled in the second half, only for Burgess to squeeze a winning goal past Bradley Collins five minutes later, putting Ipswich on the brink of top-flight football for the first time since their relegation in 2002.
A draw against Huddersfield, who are 23rd and three points adrift of safety, would secure promotion at Portman Road, marking just the fourth instance of back-to-back promotions in the Premier League era.
Having managed to climb out of League One, McKenna s entertaining side would join Watford, rivals Norwich City and Southampton as the only sides to achieve the feat.
Coventry 1-2 Ipswich
Ipswich need just a point in their final Championship match of the season at home against Huddersfield on Saturday to confirm a place in the Premier League.
Their last Premier League campaign was back in 2001-02.
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst)
Data Debrief: Ipswich end winless run at perfect time
Prior to this game, only five teams had won fewer points in the Championship than Ipswich s six since the beginning of April (W1 D3 L1).
Yet McKenna s men refused to let their top-flight push derail as the Tractor Boys ended a four-game winless run to move within touching distance of history.
