From nail-biting finishes to potential future stars - Aaron McLean's EFL takeaways
Final Score EFL pundit Aaron McLean reflects on the highs and lows after Saturday's action.
[BBC] Former Peterborough United and Hull City striker turned Final Score pundit Aaron McLean gives his five takeaways from across the Championship, League One and League Two after an enthralling day of EFL action. The race for Championship second spot Second-placed Ipswich drew 0-0 with relegation-threatened West Brom [Getty Images] Second-placed Ipswich missed the chance to edge closer to an immediate return to the Premier League after they were held 0-0 at West Brom. The result means four teams remain in the hunt for the Championship's second automatic promotion place.
McLean: "It was a big day for Ipswich. If they could have beat West Brom that would have given them daylight, especially after seeing Millwall slip up at Leicester. "It opens the door for Southampton.
We have got the big game coming up on Tuesday - Southampton will be confident that if they can get a win in that game they could be the team that pips Ipswich to second place. " Warne brings good times back to Stadium MK MK Dons boss Paul Warne sealed the fifth promotion of his managerial career [Getty Images] Paul Warne sealed the fifth promotion of his managerial career as his MK Dons side beat Tranmere Rovers 3-0 to return to the third tier after a three-year absence. The Dons are also in the driving seat to go up as champions heading into the final day.
McLean: "It's a brilliant achievement for Paul Warne. He was brought in to get MK Dons promoted and he's done exactly that. Before a ball was kicked they were the favourites and it's taken until the penultimate game for them to reach the top of the league, but you would fancy them to go on and win it now.
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