Ipswich and Norwich to meet in Championship play-offs

Mick McCarthy, who's guided Ipswich Town to the Championship play-offs despite losing at Blackburn Credit: PA

The fans have mused about it for some time.

Now followers of Ipswich Town and Norwich city know their teams are meeting in the SkyBet Championship Play-Offs for a place at Wembley and ultimately promotion to the Barclay's Premier League.

Norwich's 4-2 win over Fulham meant they finished 3rd in the table, overtaking Middlesbrough who drew 0-0 against Brighton.

Ipswich, however, needed a Derby County defeat to secure 6th spot. Town's 3-2 defeat at Blackburn gave Brentford the chance to overtake after beating Wigan 3-0. They finished level on points with Brentford with the better goal difference.

However Derby's surprise 3-0 defeat against Reading set up the East Anglian derby play-offs

Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy admitted to being relieved after watching his side go a goal up, then 3-1 down at Ewood Park before Daryl Murphy's late penalty kept them in the game

The first leg will be played at Portman Road on Saturday May 9th at 12.15pm, with the return at Carrow Road a week later.

The contests come thirty years after Ipswich and Norwich met in the semi-finals of the Milk Cup in 1985. Norwich won 2-1 on aggregate before going on to win the cup at Wembley.