US EditionIpswich promoted to Premier League after win over QPR
- On Saturday, Ipswich Town secured a return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, clinching the second automatic promotion slot with a 3-0 victory against Queens Park Rangers at Portman Road.
- Manager Kieran McKenna guided the team to this immediate top-flight return following their relegation last year; the victory marks McKenna's third promotion with the club in four-and-a-half years.
- Scoring twice inside the opening nine minutes, Ipswich established early control through George Hirst and Jaden Philogene, with Kasey McAteer sealing the result by grabbing the team's third goal in the 85th minute.
- The Tractor Boys join champions Coventry City in earning automatic promotion, while Millwall, Middlesbrough, Southampton, and Hull City will compete in the play-offs after the final matchday of the Championship season.
- Wrexham and Derby County missed out on promotion after matchday 46 results; meanwhile, bottom-side Sheffield Wednesday celebrated a takeover before joining Oxford United and Leicester in League One next season.
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Ipswich Town Secures Promotion in 9 Minutes, Returns to EPL; Manager McKenna Writes New History OSEN = Reporter Seo Jeong-hwan Nine minutes after the start was enough. Ipswich is returning to the Premier League. Ipswich Town thrashed Queens Park Rangers 3-0 in the final Championship match held on the 2nd (KST) to claim the Championship title.
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is a minority shareholder of Ipswich Town, his childhood team
By imposing (3-0) against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, May 2, Ipswich Town validated its rise to the Premier League, triggering an impressive landslide at the final whistle.
And suddenly Ed Sheeran (35) is singing along in a football dressing room. The British singer celebrated Ipswich Town's promotion to the Premier League together with players and staff. Sheeran is a minority shareholder at the club.
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