London - Norwich will face Middlesbrough for a place in the Premier League after reaching the Championship play-off final with a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Ipswich on Saturday.
Alex Neil's side took the bragging rights in the most important East Anglian derby for decades thanks to goals from Wes Hoolahan, Nathan Redmond and Cameron Jerome as Ipswich paid the price for Christophe Berra's dismissal for deliberate handball.
Hoolahan gave Norwich the lead in the semi-final second leg with the second half penalty that followed Berra's red card and, although Tommy Smith equalised for 10-man Ipswich, the hosts hit back through Redmond and Jerome to secure a victory that will long be remembered at Carrow Road.
Norwich's 4-2 aggregate success sets up a Wembley showdown with Middlesbrough on May 25 as they attempt to return to the English top-flight just 12 months after being relegated.
The 99th East Anglian derby got off to a slow start before Norwich gradually took control, with Russell Martin's low drive cleared off the line by Paul Anderson, who had scored Ipswich's equaliser in the first leg last weekend.
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