Posh are relegated to League One as they fail to put out the Forest fire
PETERBOROUGH were relegated from the Championship following a 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest.
Sam Surridge netted the only goal just before half-time as thirdbottom Posh joined Derby and Barnsley in dropping to League One.
Meanwhile Forest, up to fourth, look virtually assured of a play-off place.
Second-placed Bournemouth claimed what could be a vital point in dramatic fashion as Dominic Solanke’s stoppage-time penalty earned them a 1-1 draw at home against already-promoted Fulham.
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 41st goal of the season put the Cottagers who knew a win would all but confirm them as champions - ahead in the 56th minute before Solanke replied with a spot-kick in the eighth minute of time added on.
Bournemouth go two points clear of third-placed Huddersfield, over whom they have two games in hand.
Luton are fifth after being held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool at Kenilworth Road, where Gary Madine’s 55th-minute penalty cancelled out Elijah Adebayo’s early opener.
And Sheffield United remain sixth following the 1-0 home win over the Bluebirds.
Three points worse off in seventh are Millwall, who secured a 2-2 draw at Birmingham thanks to a 98th-minute penalty of their own, scored by Benik Afobe.
It was a second equaliser for the Lions, with the hosts netting through Juninho Bacuna and then a Lyle Taylor spot-kick after Oliver Burke had levelled.
Middlesbrough’s quest for the play-offs looks all but over after the 1-1 draw at Swansea.
Reading’s survival was confirmed despite suffering a 3-0 loss at Hull, for whom Keane LewisPotter scored twice either side of an Alfie Jones effort.
Relegated Derby lost 3-1 at home to Bristol City.
Andreas Weimann and Antoine Semenyo put the Robins two goals up, Craig Forsyth pulled a goal back for the Rams, and Timm Klose then wrapped up the away win.
Elsewhere, Jacob Brown notched the winner as Stoke beat QPR 1-0 at the bet365 Stadium, and West Brom and Coventry drew 0-0 at the Hawthorns, with Albion denied victory in stoppage time when Ben Wilson saved Karlan Grant’s penalty.
Play-off hopefuls Blackburn play Lancashire rivals Preston tonight.