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  1. Pick of the stats: Wrexham v Middlesbrough

    The Wrexham and Middlesbrough club badges side by side and both on a red background

    There is a lot riding on this game for both sides when they meet on Saturday (12:30 BST).

    Victory for Wrexham will guarantee them a play-off spot but anything less would open the door for either Hull City or Derby County to sneak into sixth place.

    Middlesbrough already know they will at least be in the play-offs but a win might be enough to pinch the second automatic promotion place depending on the results for Ipswich and Millwall.

    • This will be Wrexham's first home game against Middlesbrough in the Football League; the Red Dragons have won their first Football League home game against an opponent in seven of the past 10 occasions (D1 L2), most recently beating Ipswich 5-3 in February.

    • Middlesbrough have lost both of their previous away games against Wrexham in all competitions, both in the FA Cup in 1973-74 (1-0) and 1999-00 (2-1).

    • Wrexham have won their final match in each of their past four Football League seasons, their longest ever such run.

    • Middlesbrough have lost their final game in three of the past five Championship seasons (W1 D1), as many as their previous 14 in the second tier beforehand (W7 D4 L3).

    • Between 11 March and 22 April, Middlesbrough had 179 shots in eight Championship matches and scored just seven goals (4% conversion). In their last game against Watford, they had 20 shots and scored five goals (25%).

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  2. Mugshot of Agar. He is clean shaven with thin white hair, and only appears to have one ear.

  3. Jordan Orrock is smiling in the mirror for a selfie. He has short, but full, brown hair in a bowl cut and is wearing a blue shirt. He has short, brown facial hair and is holding his black phone in a way which obscures half of his face.

  4. Georgina Cox with blonde hair, dark eyebrows and glasses - standing in a kitchen looking thoughtful with a slight smile.

  5. Two black male grouse stand together in grassy moorland. The birds are very visually striking, with black/dark blue feathers, a white tail and red decorative eyebrows.

  6. File photo showing children in blue jumpers sitting at school desks. They are all blurry in the background, in the foreground is a box containing pencils and other school stationery.

  7. A large pile of bags containing clothes have been piled next to a black collection bin. The bags are being lit by car headlights.

  8. The large transporter bridge sitting over the River Tees. The sun is setting in the background and factory style buildings can be seen either side of the river.

  9. Ipswich, Millwall, Boro: Your views on promotion fight

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    And so, after 45 Championship games, it all comes down to the final day...

    Tell us, Ipswich, Millwall and Middlesbrough fans, how are you feeling?

    The Tractor Boys have the advantage going into Saturday's home game with QPR, knowing a win would seal automatic promotion.

    But the Lions, one point behind in third place, will seek to keep the pressure on as they host Oxford United while fourth-placed Boro, two points back, head to Wrexham aiming for a win and hoping other results go their way to sneak back over the dotted line where they spent most of the season.

    Do you think your side will reach the Premier League by 15:00 BST on Saturday? If not, how hard would it be for them to pick themselves up and go again in the play-offs?

    Click here to have your say.

  10. 'Anything can happen on brilliant final day'

    72+ EFL Pod: Ipswich’s Premier League return on hold and Luton’s play-off push

    It is set to be an "absolutely brilliant" final day of the Championship promotion race on which "anything can happen", according to the BBC's 72+ EFL podcast team.

    Tuesday's dramatic 2-2 draw between Southampton and Ipswich has left Town, Millwall and Middlesbrough to fight it out for the second automatic promotion place in the 46th and final round of games on Saturday (12:30 BST).

    Ipswich are in pole position, a point ahead of Millwall, with a goal difference advantage of +17 on the Lions, but with Boro a point further back. Town know they must beat QPR at Portman Road to secure an immediate return to the Premier League.

    Middlesbrough are at Wrexham, who need to secure a play-off spot, while Millwall host already-relegated Oxford United.

    "It was a brilliant game," said EFL pundit Jobi McAnuff.

    "We have spoken all season about how open the Championship has been. Coventry have been by far and away the best team, worthy winners, but for it to go into the last Saturday [is fantastic].

    "Millwall, the team that just won't go away, they're still hanging in there, Middlesbrough, the team off the back of really poor form but with a couple of good results of late, anything can happen, it's going to be absolutely brilliant on Saturday."

    Despite extending their unbeaten league run to 18 games, Saints bowed out of the race, sitting four points behind Ipswich, and will need to win the play-offs if they are to secure their own top-flight return.

    "It's been a fantastic run. Everyone from afar was hoping they'd get in there, It's Roy of the Rovers stuff," said Bristol Rovers boss Steve Evans.

    "In fairness, probably the teams that have been more consistent and better over the course of the season, they're the ones who are going to fight the final day shootout."

    Even though he believes Ipswich have been "underwhelming" this season, McAnuff said he expects the Tractor Boys to prevail.

    He said: "I expect them to go and finish the job now at home. They have got through what was a tricky run of away games ,which has really been their Achilles heel.

    "Big win at Charlton, [point at] West Brom on Saturday and follow up by getting a point at the form team [Southampton].

    "I think Kieran McKenna would have taken that before - make sure they're going into the last game of the season very much in control.

    "We associate McKenna and Ipswich with that all-out attacking free-flowing football, they haven't found that rhythm this season, they have been a bit underwhelming, I have to say, with the quality they have in their squad.

    "I believe they will get over the line but with this squad that's the bare minimum they should be doing this season."

    Evans fears for McKenna's future if he is unable to guide Ipswich back to the Premier League.

    "If Ipswich turn up and play as they can at Portman Road they'll be in the Premier League," he said.

    "If they drop to the play-offs and lose and Kieran McKenna doesn't lead them to the Premier League then he might not lead them anywhere, that's how ruthless football is."

  11. A beautiful spoonbill is sat in a tree amongst branches covered in green leaves. The white bird has a long black beak with a yellow tip. On the back of the head it has longer white feathers in a plume.

  12. Chris Jones sitting at an office desk. He has grey short cropped hair and a pink shirt with an open collar.

  13. Crook Coroner's Court is a multi story brown/cream brick building. A silver sign on the front reads: "Durham County Council".

  14. A Google Streetview screenshot of North Road outside the bus station in Durham. A double decker bus is travelling down the road on the right-hand side. The left side of the road has road markings for a bus stand all the way along it.

  15. An elderly man holding a wooden walking stick. The man is wearing a striped shirt and a red tie. His hands are wrinkled.

  16. Judith and Monica are sitting on a green couch. Judith on the left has grey hair and is smiling at the camera, she has glasses on a chain round her neck. She is wearing a black cardigan with a black and white striped shirt underneath, she's holding her daughter's hand. She has grey hair and is wearing a dusty lilac hoodie with the word "Hamptons" written in white across it.

  17. An aerial view of the blue Tees Transporter bridge over the River Tees. Fields and industrial buildings are on both riverbanks.

  18. A close-up of the back of a police officer who is wearing a hi-vis yellow vest with police written in white lettering in a blue box. The officer is wearing a long-sleeved white top underneath.

  19. A female police office sticking a bit of paper to a boarded up door. The door is covered in a metal grate material, as are the windows on either side of the light brick building. The police officer has brown hair which is in a bun and a black police hat on. She is wearing all black and a vest which has police written in white in a blue box on the back. Her belt has handcuffs attached to it.

  20. Two dolphins can be seen suspended in mid air as they emerge out of the water. They are grey and you can see their eyes looking to the side. Sea surrounds them.

  21. A man in a black suit carries a small white wooden coffin with a large bouquet of white flowers on its lid. Another undertake is behind him and a third, a woman in an elegant black hat, in front

  22. A general view of the green field where the homes would be built. It is next to a road, with a housing estate visible in the distance.

  23. Katie Weston and Paul Weston are standing side by side in front of a red brick house. They are both in their 40s, she has shoulder-length brown hair and is wearing a green jacket, he is a little older with a blue jacket and light blue jumper. They are both smiling.