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Football League Review: Wigan confirm promotion to Championship

Wigan Athletic confirmed their return to the Championship, Burton Albion took another step towards promotion and Sheffield Wednesday booked their play-off place on Saturday.

Accrington Stanley and Oxford United both won to move closer to promotion from League Two and Doncaster Rovers and Blackpool slipped closer to the drop in League One.

In the Championship, Wednesday secured their play-off spot with a 3-0 win against Cardiff City at Hillsborough, Gary Hooper scoring a brace for the hosts. Hull City lost 1-0 at Bolton Wanderers.

Stanley are on the brink of promotion to League One after Mark Hughes' late goal earned a 1-0 win at Wycombe Wanderers, leaving John Coleman's side two points clear of fourth-placed Bristol Rovers, who crushed relegated York City 4-1.

Chris Maguire and Liam Sercombe were on target in a 2-0 victory for Oxford, keeping Michael Appleton's men above Bristol Rovers, but the League Two promotion race will go down to the final day.

AFC Wimbledon sealed their play-off place with a 0-0 draw at Stevenage, with Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle already confirmed in League Two's top seven.