English Championship: Roy Keane revealed he has a "good feeling" about his Ipswich reign after his new side ran out 3-0 winners over Cardiff in the last league match at Ninian Park.

The Bluebirds were looking for the one point needed to guarantee a play-off spot and they had the perfect opportunity to settle their nerves in the 10th minute, only for leading scorer Ross McCormack to see his penalty saved by visiting keeper Richard Wright.

The Tractor Boys took full advantage in the 34th minute when the unmarked Pablo Counago converted a cross from substitute Jon Stead.

Worse was to follow for the hard-pressed Bluebirds six minutes after the break when the defence failed to clear the ball and David Norris fired home from 20 yards.

The final goal came in the 90th minute when an Ivan Campo free-kick hit a post and Stead side-footed the loose ball home. Keane was very satisfied with the performance of his players and said he believed good things are to come during his stint in the manager’s office.

“It happened to be our day today. Cardiff missed a penalty and then we scored to put us on top.

“We were forced to change things around when Alex Bruce went off with an arm injury. We had no defenders on the bench and so Jon Stead went on and did very well for us.

“He is a good player and he sat up two goals scored one himself and I am quite happy to have him at the club. I have had a good feeling in the short time I have been at Ipswich as the players have responded and we want to finish the season on a high and not just go through the motions.

“I was very, very relaxed at 3-0 but when it was 0-0 and they had a penalty it was very different. In fairness to Cardiff they have had a good season but the missed penalty was the turning point.”

Wolves, meanwhile, secured the title this afternoon after a late Kyel Reid strike gave them a 1-1 draw at Barnsley.

It had looked as if the Wolves supporters would have to put the champagne on ice after Jonathan Macken put Barnsley a goal up early in the second half.

But Reid’s equaliser six minutes from time secured the point Mick McCarthy’s side needed to ensure they return to the Premier League as champions and kept the Tykes hovering just above the relegation zone.

Sheffield United beat Swansea 1-0 to temporarily close the gap to a point on second-placed Birmingham in the race for the other automatic promotion place.

The Blues can secure their own return to the top flight with victory over Preston in the day’s late kick-off, but Kevin Blackwell’s side kept up the pressure thanks to David Cotterill’s first-half penalty.

Burnley retained the last play-off place after a 2-2 draw at Southampton, a result that confirmed the Saints’ relegation and means they will be docked 10 points at the start of their League One campaign next year.

Bradley Wright-Phillips put the hosts a goal up in the 11th minute and after Graham Alexander had equalised from the penalty spot, David McGoldrick restored the Saints’ lead a minute before half-time.

But Clarke Carlisle’s second-half strike ensured that Southampton’s terrible season finished in disappointment.