Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick says he is "gutted" after seeing his team fail to make the play-offs.
Needing a win to have any chance of reaching the top six, Boro lost 2-0 at Coventry City, as the Sky Blues finished fifth.
"It's a sickening feeling. I'm gutted for the boys," he told BBC Radio Tees.
"They gave everything, put in a really good performance for the most part and didn't get what we wanted from the game.
"We didn't manage to take our opportunities so in the end, we're feeling like we are.