Sunderland snatch play-off spot on dramatic final day as Millwall miss out

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Sunderland snatched a place in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs at Millwalls expense in a dramatic final round of regular games, while Coventry also secured a top-six finish.Tony Mowbrays Black Cats took sixth spot following a 3-0 win at Preston, where Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke netted after the break.Millwall had Rhys Hoskins Jersey started the day in that position and looked set to seal a play-off berth at half-time against Blackburn, leading 3-1 with Duncan Watmore having scored a brace either side of Adam Whartons reply before Oliver Burke added a third for Gary Rowetts men.But things turned around in remarkable fashion in the second half as a goal from Joe Rankin-Costello and two from Ben Brereton Diaz secured a 4-3 victory for Rovers.It left Millwall in eighth place, with Blackburn coming seventh as their own top-six hopes came to an end as they just mi sed out to Sunderland.Coventry, meanwhile, claimed the point they needed with a 1-1 draw at fourth-placed Middlesbrough, who had already secured their spot in the play-offs.Gustavo Hamer put Mark Robins Sky Blues ahead before Jorge Alfaro Jersey Cameron Archer equalised in first-half stoppage time.West Brom were the other team starting the day with a chance of making the top six but they suffered a 3-2 defeat at Swansea, for whom Joel Piroe scored a stoppage-time winner.Albion had led twice, with efforts from Okay Yokuslu and Semi Ajayi being cancelled out by Luke Cundle and Olivier Ntcham.Luton, already confirmed as finishing third, drew 0-0 at home against Hull and will now face Sunderland in the play-off semi-finals, while Middlesbrough take on Coventry.Champions Burnley beat Cardiff 3-0 at Turf Moor, Josh Brownhill, Ashley Barnes and Scott Twine getting on the scoresheet as Vincent Kompanys men finished with 101 points, while second-placed Sheffield Mike Schmidt Jersey United also with automatic promotion already achieved won 2-1 at Birmingham.
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