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Leeds United and Burnley have secured promotion to the Premier League for the next season after confirming the top places in the EFL Championship this season on Monday.
WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!!! pic.twitter.com/iyGtdHe8nI
— Leeds United (@LUFC) April 21, 2025
Leeds, who last played in the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, will return to the top flight after beating Stoke City by 6-0. Joel Piroe scored four goals for Daniel Farke's Whites to have a chance to secure the automatic promotion.
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Piroe is now leading the race for the Championship Golden Boot with 19 goals, two ahead of his next competitor, Norwich City's Borja Sainz.
Burnley beat Sheffield United by 2-1
But Leeds needed Sheffield United to drop points at Turf Moor against Burnley later. Josh Brownhill's first-half brace was enough for Burnley to secure an easy 2-1 win over the Blades as both Clarets and the Whites confirmed their Premier League return.
Burnley (W19 D11) are now just the second team in Championship history to go 30 consecutive games without losing after Reading (33) between August 2005 and February 2006.
Burnley, who played in the Premier League in the 2023/24 season, will return to the Premier League after a gap of one season. This means that this would be the third time Burnley head coach Scott Parker has secured promotion with a Championship side. Parker had taken Fulham to the Premier League in 2019/20 and AFC Bournemouth in 2021/22.
With Leeds' promotion, the Premier League will see the return of Daniel Farke, who coached Norwich City for 49 games in the top flight in two stints in 2018/19 and 2020/21.
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Championship points table with two matches to go
| Position | Team | Matches Played | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United (P) | 44 | +60 | 94 |
| 2 | Burnley (P) | 44 | +46 | 94 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 44 | +25 | 86 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 44 | +17 | 76 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 44 | +8 | 67 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 44 | +5 | 66 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 44 | +10 | 63 |
| 8 | Millwall | 44 | -1 | 63 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | +4 | 62 |
Which other team can get the promotion?
Teams finishing third to sixth in the Championship points table will compete in the playoffs, before the mega final at Wembley Stadium. The winner of the final will finish in third place to earn a promotion to the Premier League alongside Leeds United and Burnley FC.