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Hull City, Bristol City, Crystal Palace and Watford will all battle it out for a place in the Premiership next season after they all finished in the Championship playoffs.

Crystal Palace will face Bristol City in the play-off semi-finals whilst Hull will face Watford.

Ipswich Town 1-0 Hull City
By Oliver Brett

Pablo Counago and Dean Marney tussle at Portman Road

Ipswich battled hard for a narrow win over third-placed Hull but missed out on the play-offs as Wolves and Crystal Palace won, and Watford grabbed a draw.

Hull, who were poor throughout, were also frustrated having gone into the game knowing a win coupled with a Stoke defeat would lead to promotion.

Ipswich had a goal controversially disallowed after three minutes and spurned a string of excellent chances.

Substitute Alan Lee grabbed the winner after an assist from Jonathan Walters.

Crystal Palace 5-0 Burnley

Warnock has taken Palace from relegation zone to play-offs

Crystal Palace confirmed their place in the Championship play-offs with an easy win over Burnley at Selhurst Park.

The Clarets were in trouble as early as the sixth minute when Clarke Carlisle was sent off for a professional foul.

Ben Watson scored from the penalty spot on eight minutes, and Victor Moses made it 2-0 for the hosts two minutes later.

Palace led 3-0 at the interval thanks to a Tom Soares strike, and goals from Scott Sinclair and Clinton Morrison completed the rout in the second half.

Relegation appeared to be the only route out of the Championship when Neil Warnock took charge of Palace in October.

But they now have the momentum to make a miraculous return to the Premier League, and will face Bristol City in the play-offs semi-finals

Blackpool 1-1 Watford

Watford secured a play-off place by the skin of their teeth while Blackpool preserved their Championship status.

Tangerines striker Ben Burgess calmed the home side's nerves when he volleyed home from close range on two minutes.

Watford were living on a knife-edge and had Darius Henderson sent off for a second bookable offence after a foul on Kaspars Gorkss on 59 minutes.

But Tommy Smith's powerful cross-shot went in to equalise affairs and keep their Premier League dream alive.

The Hornets finished sixth in the Championship table to narrowly claim the last play-off berth - they ended level on points with Wolves but, crucially, one goal ahead of the Midlands club on goal difference.

Bristol City 3-0 Preston North End

A first-half double act from Lee Trundle and Michael McIndoe inspired City to secure fourth place.

McIndoe's accurate cross allowed Trundle to slot in from close range in the eighth minute, then Trundle crossed for McIndoe to fire in from 12 yards.

Neil Mellor was twice off target for Preston, while Dele Adebola and Trundle both fired wide for City.

But David Noble found the top corner to seal the win and set-up a play-off against in-form Crystal Palace.

In contrast to the many permutations elsewhere in the Championship, this was not a match of extreme importance.

City were already assured of a play-off place and could not catch Hull in third.

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