Leeds United and Burnley have sealed automatic promotion back to the Premier League after beating Stoke City and Sheffield United respectively in the Championship on Monday.
After beating Stoke City 6-0 earlier in the day, Leeds knew that anything other than a Sheffield United win in their match at Burnley would secure their top-flight return, while a victory for the Clarets would ensure automatic promotion for both Leeds and Burnley.
Two goals from Josh Brownhill, pictured top right, earned Burnley a 2-1 victory, confirming Leeds and Burnley as Premier League clubs for the 2025/26 season.
This is the third time Scott Parker has secured promotion with a Championship side, having also done so with Fulham in 2019/20 and AFC Bournemouth in 2021/22.
With both Leeds and Burnley winning on Monday, they can no longer be caught by third-placed Sheffield United or any other team lower in the table.
This is because both clubs have 94 points with only two matches, or six points, left to play for.
So even if Leeds and Burnley lose their final two fixtures, and Sheffield United win both, the Blades can only reach 92 points.
One more team from the Championship will also be promoted, via a playoff system. The clubs who finish third to sixth in the Championship after 46 matches will compete for that coveted spot.
The two-legged playoff semi-finals will pit the third-placed team against the side who finished sixth, while the clubs in fourth and fifth will also meet.
The winners of those semi-finals will face each other in the playoff final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 24 May to determine who will join the top two in being promoted to the Premier League.
Leeds and Burnley will be formally confirmed as Premier League teams at the Premier League’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) this summer, when they are both issued with a share certificate.
