Leeds are on the point of a return to the Premier League (Rui Vieira)
Leeds United and Burnley gained promotion to the Premier League on Monday as faltering Sheffield United have been compelled to accept a spot within the Championship play-offs.
Leeds, who final performed within the high division within the 2022/23 season, humbled Stoke 6-0 at Elland Highway, with Joel Piroe scoring 4 targets.
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Daniel Farke’s males knew that if Sheffield United didn’t beat Burnley within the later kick-off, they’d be again within the Premier League.
Captain Josh Brownhill scored twice for Scott Parker’s Burnley, who’ve made a right away return to the highest flight.
Leeds and Burnley each have 94 factors and neither can now be caught by Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United (86), who’ve gained simply one in every of their previous 5 video games.
Leeds, who suffered the agony of defeat to Southampton in final season’s Championship play-off last at Wembley, made quick work of Stoke.
Dutch ahead Piroe, who had not scored since late February, returned to type with a vengeance, celebrating a hat-trick within the twentieth minute.
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Junior Firpo made it 4 and Piroe, the membership’s main scorer this season, netted his fourth aim shortly earlier than half-time.
The sport was already lengthy over as a contest however Wilfried Gnonto nodded a sixth aim within the 59th minute.
Farke and his gamers celebrated in entrance of their passionate followers on the last whistle however the champagne remains to be on ice.
The German, who has beforehand managed within the Premier League with Norwich, praised the way in which his staff had coped with the strain.
“To ship such an emphatic efficiency is actually superb and all of the credit score goes to the boys for the way in which they’ve dealt with the state of affairs and the spirit they’ve proven in current weeks,” he instructed the BBC.
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“It is the destiny of a striker that generally you’ve a dry interval or a dip in type. Joel had this however he has labored so laborious and received himself out of it.
“In the previous couple of weeks his performances have been higher however the ball did not wish to go within the web. It’s kind of like shaking a bottle of ketchup — swiftly the whole lot comes out and that was a bit the case at this time.”
Leeds wobbled from the beginning of March, successful only one in six video games, elevating fears that they’d once more should accept a spot within the play-offs.
However the league’s top-scorers, with 89 targets, have now gained their previous 4 league video games.
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– Strong Burnley –
Burnley are nowhere close to as prolific as their closest rivals, whom they’ll battle for the Championship title, however their superpower is their defence — they’ve conceded simply 15 targets all season.
Brownhill broke the impasse at Turf Moor within the twenty eighth minute when he pounced from shut vary however the guests have been degree simply 9 minutes later via Tom Cannon.
However Brownhill put Burnley again in entrance from the penalty spot earlier than half-time and there have been no extra targets.
Burnley’s gamers celebrated on the pitch on the last whistle — matched by the watching Leeds staff at Elland Highway.
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On the different finish of the desk, Mustapha Bundu scored twice to maintain alive backside facet Plymouth’s survival hopes in a 3-1 win in opposition to sixth-placed Coventry.
There have been additionally 3-1 victories for relegation-threatened Derby and Luton whereas Portsmouth sealed their security with a 1-0 win in opposition to 10-man Watford.
Middlesbrough’s play-off hopes have been dented by a dangerous 2-1 loss at Sheffield Wednesday.
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