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  1. Hemawand Ali Hussein smiling into the camera. He is sitting in a car with black seats and is wearing a black cap and t-shirt. He has a short dark beard and moustache.

  2. Coventry City manager Frank Lampard clenches his fist in the air in celebration

  3. Luke Ayling during Middlesbrough's game at Ipswich.

  4. 'I'd have taken this position before the season started'

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    In the wake of Sunday's frustrating late draw at Ipswich, we asked whether Boro fans thought their hopes of automatic promotion were over, and even if a play-off spot might be in doubt with three games remaining.

    Here are some of your responses:

    Barry: It was over after the Portsmouth game. It wasn't lost or finalised after Ipswich, I'd say the Charlton loss (on 11 March) was the turning point.

    Gary: If I was given the chance of our position now at the start of the season I would have taken it.

    Andrew: Middlesbrough's automatic promotion hopes ended a long time ago. It's going to be difficult for them to stay in the top six now.

    Norman: Lucky if they're in the play-offs.

    Ian: We travelled down to Portman Road, saw a great performance from the Boro. Victory was assured until the soft penalty. The referee did not have a good game and the Boro fans were on his back. Did that effect his judgement?

    Vic: Don't know what it is but I'm a Coventry fan and have now become a Boro fan because of our battles and similar playing styles... also a big fan of Bob Mortimer. I really hope you get promoted with us.

  5. Lucas (left) and brother Matthias (right) pictured with their ACE awards

  6. Sweet Trap in Shotton Colliery. The unit is based on the ground floor of an end-of-terrace building and the shutters are pulled down. The sign is bright pink with blue lettering and advertises cakes, shakes, book and vapes. The upper level has a central bay window with two smaller windows on either sides, with white vertical blinds. The cream paint is coming off the building in parts. There are solar panels on the roof.

  7. A Cetti's warbler bird is sat on a branch with a blurred background of long grass.

  8. Kasey McAteer of Ipswich Town and Dael Fry of Middlesbrough challenge for a loose ball

  9. Is the automatic promotion dream over for Boro?

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    How are you feeling after that last-gasp draw at Ipswich, Boro fans, besides frustrated?

    That's now seven games without a win, and just 12 points from a dozen games, but there were plenty of positives to take away from the performance at Portman Road.

    Do you expect the winless run to end with the visit of Sheffield Wednesday to The Riverside on Wednesday, and would that be enough to keep you in the fight for second spot and automatic promotion or has Ipswich's equaliser ended those hopes?

    Are you now focused on securing a top-six spot and avoiding any final-day showdown with play-off chasing Wrexham on the road?

    Click here to have your say.

  10. Kim Hellberg gives a double thumbs up on the Boro sideline

  11. Jack Clarke

  12. Two large white blossom trees have bloomed on an estate in Darlington.

  13. Alan Chape is smiling and sat inside the opening of his green tent. Woodland can be seen behind him. He is wearing a blue t-shirt.

  14. Close up shot of plate of food with two triangle sandwiches and a breadroll and a packet of crisps. The plate is on a dark blue tray. It is on railing in front of a canteen diner.

  15. Seven rescuers in high-vis uniforms and helmets surround a horse which is on its side and stuck in the mud. The ground in the paddock, which is bordered by wood fences with metal gates, is think with dark, churned up mud.

  16. (Left to right) Ipswich forward Jaden Philogene, Millwall captain Jake Cooper, Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Middlesbrough forward Tommy Conway

  17. A view of a building site with a wooden fence surrounding the perimeter. Over the fence houses are being built with scaffolding up around them. The sweep of the road at the forefront appears new, but slightly dirty with soil and brick dust. The banks leading up to the fencing are unplanted soil.

  18. Stephen Thompson and his partner Rebecca. They are standing side-by-side in front of a sign that says Regency Records. Stephen is wearing a black hoodie with a small logo on the left side of the chest that says Record Store Day, and Rebecca is wearing a blue hoodie that has a logo in the centre saying Regency Records. Stephen has black hair, and is wearing glasses. Rebecca has dark brown hair.

  19. The outside of John Walker's shop in Stockton. Signs in the left window read 'Quinn's nerve and brain tonic' and ' Beecham's cough pills'. On the right gold letters say 'Dr Brookes' cod liver oil' and 'soothing powders'.

  20. A road closure with blue barriers spanning a road and a red 'Road Closed' sign which has a slight green sheen of moss.

  21. Teesside Crown Court. A large three storey building made from red brick with long narrow black windows. Four large round yellow stone columns support a pyramid shaped glass roof above the front door.

  22. Hackney & Whittaker not ruled out of Boro return

    Side-by-side close-ups of Hayden Hackney and Morgan Whittaker playing for Middlesbrough in their home kitGetty Images

    Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney and Morgan Whittaker are both "better" and have not been ruled out of the side's huge game against Ipswich Town on Sunday (12:00 BST), boss Kim Hellberg says.

    Midfielder Hackney has missed four league games with a calf injury, while top scorer Whittaker has not played in their past five.

    Boro are also missing midfielder Leo Castledine with a leg issue, and left-back Alex Bangura, who has struggled for fitness all season.

    Winger Sammy Silvera returned to the bench in the 1-0 loss to Portsmouth after an 11 game absence with a stress fracture.

    But Hellberg is hopeful that his key players can make their comeback in the four remaining games of the regular season.

    "Missing them is a big thing but all the players are getting closer to play," Hellberg told BBC Radio Tees.

    "I hope that all those players that have been injured in a way will play a part in some of those games and then it's just a matter of time how quickly it is."

    Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds

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