SEVEN of the 12 Championship games on the final day of the season could have an impact on the promotion race or the battle to avoid the drop.

Leicester have already been confirmed as champions after their midweek win at Preston, though Enzo Maresca's side will no doubt be desperate to bring up 100 points with victory at home to Blackburn, who are not yet safe at the bottom.

At the other end, Rotherham are long gone and Huddersfield are set to join the Millers in League One. The Terriers are three points adrift of safety but as well as needing to win at Ipswich and for Plymouth to lose at home to Hull, André Breitenreiter's side require a 15-goal swing in goal difference. Huddersfield's draw at home to Birmingham last time out all but confirmed their relegation.

Just one point separates third bottom Birmingham and Plymouth above them. The Blues have had a rotten time since former Sunderland and Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray was forced to take a break due to illness and although interim boss Gary Rowett has sparked an upturn in form - they're unbeaten in three - they need to beat Norwich at St Andrew's on Saturday and hope Plymouth fail to beat Hull. If Birmingham draw, Plymouth would need to lose by five for the Blues to stay up.

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There are two other teams who are not yet guaranteed safety - and this is where Sunderland come in. The Black Cats host revitalised Sheffield Wednesday, who need a point at the Stadium of Light to ensure an escape that has looked unlikely all season.

The other sub-plot on the final day at Wearside is the fact Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl is understood to be of interest to Sunderland, who are expected to move quickly to appoint a new head coach after Saturday's game.

If Plymouth or Birmingham fail to win, Sheffield Wednesday are safe regardless of the result at Sunderland.

Back to Blackburn and their trip to Leicester. Rovers, like Wednesday are on 50 points, three above the relegation zone, and a draw against the champions will guarantee safety. Blackburn's goal difference is the same as Birmingham's, so if Rovers lost at Leicester, Birmingham and Plymouth won and Sheffield Wednesday avoided defeat, John Eustace's team would go down.

Up at the top, Ipswich Town have one foot in the Premier League after their win at Coventry on Wednesday night. Their 2-1 success means just a draw at home to doomed Huddersfield would be enough to secure promotion.

It would be a huge shock if Ipswich made a mess of it on the final day, but boss Kieran McKenna says his players can't take anything for granted.

“I’ve got a lot of belief but it’s a football match, two teams in the same division, one who were in a lower division the season before," he said.

“Anything can happen, I don’t expect it to be smooth sailing. There’s going to be tension in the game for sure as there is when you’re fighting for things but it’ll be about doing enough of the right things to help us keep on top of that.”

Leeds have a better goal difference than the Tractor Boys but are now relying on the unlikely event of Ipswich losing to Huddersfield. If that was the case, Daniel Farke's side would have to beat Southampton to go up.

Saints are guaranteed to finish fourth regardless of the outcome at Elland Road and Norwich City will almost certainly be in the play-offs. They're fifth and although they're just three points ahead of seventh-placed Hull, their goal difference is better by seven.

The battle for the final play-off spot is realistically between Hull and West Brom. Those two sides are separated by just two points ahead of Hull's trip to Plymouth and Albion's home game against Preston. West Brom's goal difference is significantly better so a point would be enough for Carlos Corberan's side.

Middlesbrough's home game against Watford on Saturday is one of five games that will have no impact on the top or bottom, though Michael Carrick's side will be keen to secure an eighth-place finish with a win.

The other games that can have no bearing on promotion or relegation are Swansea vs Millwall, Stoke vs Bristol City, Rotherham vs Cardiff and Coventry vs QPR.