Ipswich Town boss Kiernan McKenna believes Ipswich Town have an advantage over Leeds United in their bid to land automatic promotion. The Tractor Boys are currently behind the Whites on goal difference but they crucially have a game in hand against Coventry City on Tuesday night. Ipswich know that four points from their last two games will guarantee their long-awaited return to the Premier League, keeping in mind that they face already relegated - for all intensive purposes - Huddersfield Town...
Third-placed Ipswich went into Saturday evening’s Championship clash at Hull knowing that a victory would put them on the verge of automatic promotion by sending them second and two points clear of Leeds – and with an additional fixture still to play. Ipswich, though, were held to a 3-3 draw which has kept McKenna’s side behind Leeds in third, level on 90 points but with a minus seven worse goal difference. The Tractor Boys will now make a quick return to action by taking in their other game in...
Leeds United are back in action on Friday night when they take on a QPR side that could secure safety with with a win, although they look as though they will beat the drop anyway. As for Daniel Farke’s men, they need to win to remain in with a real shot of automatic promotion, currently just one point ahead of Ipswich Town but having played a game more. Leeds won’t want to give second place back to Ipswich ahead of next weekend’s final games, but even with a win on Friday night, if Ipswich win...
Ipswich sealed their promotion to the Premier League over the weekend. Manager Kieran McKenna previously coached in the top-flight at Man United. It's that time of the season! Who are the top five players of the season? Listen to the
Ipswich Town are promoted to Premier League after a 2-0 win over Huddersfield. The Tractor Boys are back in the top flight following a 22 year absence. Were Jude Bellingham's Allianz antics out of order? Listen to the It's All Kicking Off! podcast
Kieffer Moore opened the scoring after just eight minutes on Tuesday night. Haji Wright pulled one back for the hosts before Cameron Burgess settled the tie. Are Sheffield United the worst team in Premier League history? Listen to the
Crysencio Summerville has urged his Leeds United teammates to ‘enjoy every moment’ of what looks set to be the tightest Championship promotion race in recent memory. Leeds put themselves back into the automatic promotion places with a hard-fought and dramatic 4-3 win at Middlesbrough on Monday evening, with key man Summerville netting a clinical brace to bookend efforts from Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnonto. The Dutchman slotted home from the penalty spot to put his side level at 1-1 before a...
Former Leeds United boss Simon Grayson has highlighted the positive side of his former side missing out on the playoffs. The Whites lost at home to Southampton on the final day, but the defeat didn’t matter anyway, with Ipswich Town securing promotion to the Premier League by taking care of business at home to Huddersfield Town, as expected. Daniel Farke’s men have led the automatic promotion chase at times, but they blew a number of opportunities down the final stretch and will have to settle...
Automatic promotion, play-off places and relegation will all be decided on Saturday, the final day of the Championship season.
Tractor Boys close to earning place in Premier LeagueUnsettled De Zerbi reportedly wants new challengeBrighton will look to lure Kieran McKenna away from Ipswich if Roberto De Zerbi quits as manager this summer.It is understood Brighton have been making contingency plans as they prepare for the possibility of needing a new manager. De Zerbi, whose side are in dismal form, has grown unsettled and has been linked with several big jobs in recent months. Continue reading
Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville have picked out a Leeds United pair in who to look out for from the Whites Academy. Gray and Summerville were part of the Leeds representation at this season’s EFL Awards where Summerville was named the Championship’s player of the year and Gray the division’s young player of the year. Keen to delve into the future, Football Manager spoke to pair to ask who was coming through from the club’s Academy with two names emerging from their verdicts. Both...
Kieran McKenna has transformed Ipswich from a mid-table League One side to a powerhouse on the brink of Premier League promotion. It’s been 22 long years since the Tractor Boys were last in t