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A monumental clash in the Championship’s automatic promotion race takes place on Tuesday night as Southampton take on Ipswich at St Mary’s Stadium.

Victory for the hosts would see four teams fighting for the final automatic promotion slot separated by one point head heading into Saturday’s final day of the season, while an Ipswich win would all but see their place in the Premier League guaranteed.

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Heading into the final week of the Championship season, four points currently separate second from fifth in the battle for the final automatic promotion spot, with all teams having their sights firmly set in a place in the promised land of the Premier League next season.

Southampton and Ipswich are two of those teams firmly in the battle for the second automatic promotion spot in their bid to join Coventry in next season’s top flight, and the two go head to head for a mammoth clash that could set the final day up perfectly.

Tonda Eckert’s side will play host to what could be a promotion decider on Tuesday night, with his Southampton side heading into the match as favourites for victory despite starting the night four points and three places worse off than their opponents.

The Saints will be looking to recover from their FA Cup semi final defeat to Manchester City on Saturday, a match which they were leading with only eight minutes to play, the side’s first loss in any competition since mid January, a run spanning all of 20 matches.

The south coast side were down in 16th in the table when they last lost a league game, and 13 wins from 17 matches later, including five of their last six at home,they now find themselves within touching distance of the the automatic promotion places.

The Hampshire side will know that victory on Tuesday would take them to within a point of the top two heading into Saturday’s final day of the season, which would leave just a solitary point separating second from fifth ahead of what’s bound to be a dramatic final day of the campaign.

Ipswich will start the night as underdogs but know that victory at St Mary’s would all but guarantee their second placed finish an an instant return to the Premier League with a match to spare.

Kieran McKenna’s side head into Tuesday’s clash second in the Championship table, level on points with Millwall but with a far superior goal difference, (+30 compared to +13) leaving only an 18+ goal swing on Saturday stopping them from returning to the top flight at first time of asking.

The Tractor Boys don’t head to Hampshire in the most formidable of form though, a goalless draw at relegation battling West Brom on Saturday lunchtime leaving them with just one win from their last four matches, which may play into the reasoning behind them starting the night as underdogs.

Despite their lack of wins in recent weeks, the Suffolk side have lost just one league match since February, a run lasting 13 matches.

Southampton have won only one of their last five matches against Ipswich, but are unbeaten in their last three against the the Tractor Boys. Five of the last seven, including three of the last four, matches between the two teams have ended in a draw.

Plenty of eyes will be watching a dramatic clash between two automatic promotion chasers, which could set up a dramatic final day with four teams all gunning for the final top two spot. Bet on the action and get £30 in free bets with Sky Bet.

How to watch Southampton v Ipswich

• Location: St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, UK
• Date and time: Tuesday 28th April 2026, 7:45pm
• How to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR

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