The Easter Monday fixtures brought significant developments in the promotion and relegation battles. Millwall, who had been in second place, suffered a setback with a loss to Norwich, while Middlesbrough also slipped up, drawing with Swansea after conceding two penalties.
Ipswich, meanwhile, came from behind to defeat Birmingham, taking a significant step towards securing a promotion spot. Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna highlighted the importance of his team's first comeback win of the season, stating, "The first comeback win of the season is really important and I think it’s been coming. I’ve said that over the last few weeks and months.
Every time we’ve had a setback our reaction is getting better and better and I think today was the best one because the group took a big body blow in the first half." In other matches, Derby kept their play-off hopes alive with a win over Stoke, while Portsmouth and Oxford played out a draw in a crucial relegation battle. Leicester, however, missed a golden opportunity to climb out of the bottom three, managing only a draw at Sheffield Wednesday. With five games remaining, the Foxes are under increasing pressure to avoid back-to-back relegations.