Town’s automatic promotion hopes were given another boost this evening as second-placed Sheffield Wednesday drew 2-2 at Cheltenham Town having come very close to a third defeat on the bounce.

Aidan Keena gave the Robins the lead in the 62nd minute, then Alfie May added the second on 69, but the Owls hit back through sub Aden Flint in the 76th minute and then Lee Gregory on 87 to claim a point.

Wednesday have now taken only two points from their last 12 and are four points ahead of the Blues but with Town having a game in hand. The Owls are a point behind leaders Plymouth having played the same number of matches.

Tonight’s game ends a remarkable international break from a Town perspective in which Wednesday have been beaten twice, having previously been on a 23-match unbeaten run, and drawn once and fourth-placed Barnsley were also defeated, 3-1 at Exeter last night.

The Blues, who have won their last six, return to action on Saturday when they face sixth-placed Derby County at Pride Park.

Wednesday face Lincoln, who are 14th, at home and Barnsley host third-bottom Morecambe, while Plymouth aren’t in League One action as they play Bolton in the Papa Johns Trophy final on Sunday.

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Saxonblue74 added 21:51 - Mar 29 2 points from 12 for SW! It really is starting to feel like it's our season. COYB!!
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BlueRuin69 added 21:52 - Mar 29 Coyb!
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Karlosfandangal added 21:53 - Mar 29 Had given up on the top 2 spots ……. The dream is still on …… keep your cool Town
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bluesteal74 added 21:53 - Mar 29 I'm starting to believe more and more we just need to keep doing what we're doing and Hopefully Promotion baby, one game at a time though COYB bloody you. 🚜💙🤞🙏💙🚜
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Fatboy added 21:55 - Mar 29 If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs...
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Europablue added 22:05 - Mar 29 It helps a lot that we have two teams within striking distance now. All these dropped points will count for naught if we don't win on Saturday. COYB!
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dirtydingusmagee added 22:20 - Mar 29 another result to give us hope, pray they keep coming and WE dont trip up now COYB .
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Gforce added 22:27 - Mar 29 The situation has definitely improved ,but we must win at Derby,lose that one and Wednesday beat Lincoln at home,which they should and we'll find ourselves seven points behind and almost back to square one.
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SoCalTownFan added 22:30 - Mar 29 Win Win Win Can we do 15 in a row!!?
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gippeswyk added 23:03 - Mar 29 Hugely impressive run for 6 or 7 games and some indifferent results for the rest of the top 4 have put Town well in contention if they can keep the winning mentality going. They certainly have the quality and confidence. Come on Town, you've had your blip and its time to capitalise on the points dropped around you. So close!
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TractorBeezer added 23:16 - Mar 29 Wonderful news! KMc is level headed taking one game at time. UTTBs
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Suffolk_n_Proud added 05:50 - Mar 30 Excellent news, but I've got to put my realistic head on and say after 6 wins on the bounce we are not going to go and win 9 more games in a row. We will have another blip of dropped points when teams around us win and the 2 above us have still got the advantage for now. But I'm hopeful we'll win the league, Plymouth 2nd Weds 3rd
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bobble added 05:59 - Mar 30 wednesday are facing relegation...
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hyperbrit added 06:24 - Mar 30 My predictor says Plymouth and Town 1 & 2. Wed. will be in the playoffs .Peterborough will replace Derby and Barnsley will win.
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Fat_Boy_Tim added 07:06 - Mar 30 I watched that on Google like a throwback to Cefax, it's very odd to fist pump a draw between teams you don't support! It looks like our January speculation in the transfer market is paying off and those teams who were less ambitious are suffering a little. A win this weekend would leave everyone looking at us and thinking ‘Are they ever going to lose?'
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Europablue added 07:33 - Mar 30 Fat_Boy_Tim Exactly, the match at Derby is vital for maintaining our momentum and will put so much pressure on the current top two.
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MoscowBlueMule added 07:44 - Mar 30 I have to keep redoing the league calculators, forget about getting the score right, i can't even get the result correct!
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Westy added 07:45 - Mar 30 Sheffield Wednesday almost lost last night and all of a sudden we are in the mix again but it will really only mean anything if we win our game in hand. A win at Derby on Saturday and we will only be one point behind Plymouth with a far superior goal difference with the same number of games played. I expect Sheffield Wednesday to beat Lincoln at Saturday but being a short trip for the Imps they will have a large following and may spring a surprise. What a great incentive for the boys to get a result against Derby - just hope we can maintain momentum after the break but our manager did have the foresight to arrange a game against a Tottenham xi and obviously Wes Burns and Nathan Broadhead have played. It will be an exciting and tense run in and may go to the last kick of the last game. I hope whoever finishes third goes up in the play-offs (which incidentally I have never agreed with - folly to conclude a 46 game league schedule by turning it into a cup scenario at the end) - the third and perhaps even the forth placed team will have probably amassed enough points to, in previous seasons, gained automatic promotion.

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MickMillsTash added 07:47 - Mar 30 Portman Rd is almost sold out for 3 of the 4 remaining games ( Port Vale is the least sold) we are sold out for all of our away games (Fleetwood yet to go on sale) The fans believe Long way to go win the next game - repeat
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Bazza8564 added 08:16 - Mar 30 MMT yes indeed, one game at a time mentality is called for, KM will have that under control at player level, we fans are a more difficult animal to manage...... COYB
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dirtydingusmagee added 08:18 - Mar 30 Team should be pumped up for the fight now, and top two be worrying , COYB
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RIPbobby added 08:52 - Mar 30 Our game in hand is Barnsley away so very tough. Still lots of ups and downs before all is settled. Hopefully a good Easter for us could really make our season.
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RIPbobby added 08:52 - Mar 30 Our game in hand is Barnsley away so very tough. Still lots of ups and downs before all is settled. Hopefully a good Easter for us could really make our season.
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JewellintheTown added 09:08 - Mar 30 We can beat every team in this league, both home and away, with the strength, depth, character, skills, management, support, players, staff, tactics, ground etc we've got. That said, so could several others. We have no entitlement to the wins like any of those others, we earn it. Our destiny is in our players hands to do this & best chance to make this happen since the drop. Others will fail at times but there's no actual reason we need to believe we will lose any of the remaining games. If the players don't make it happen now with everything we've got in place, they really don't deserve to taste promotion. If they do, we have every right and capability of staying up and doing well. Over to the players & KM now. They know their jobs. Lets do ours.

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Rimsy added 09:11 - Mar 30 I think we'll do it. We are in such a good place with the team at the moment I don't see many slipups. We'd were poor last night and lucky to get a point, their bubble has well and truly burst. It will be a travesty if it's not us and Plymouth being promoted, easily the 2 best football team in the league.
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