Promotion to the Premier League is at all times trigger for celebration.
For individuals who obtain it there’s the possibility to compete towards the nation’s high sides, journey to world well-known, historic grounds and have a few of the greatest gamers on the planet go to your stadium – and that is earlier than you get to the big monetary advantages.
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However for the previous two seasons, that pleasure has rapidly pale for newly-promoted groups as soon as the season begins and actuality hits.
Previous to this season, every of the previous six groups to return up from the Championship have gone straight again down.
Final season it was Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton, struggling the identical destiny as Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United the 12 months earlier than.
All got here up with nice hope and each one among them was consigned to relegation – largely lengthy earlier than the top of marketing campaign, too.
The style through which it has occurred has led to considerations that the English high flight has change into one thing of a ‘closed store’ with the riches of the league turning what was as soon as merely a soar in high quality right into a chasm.
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However after wins for Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley over the primary two weekends, may issues be somewhat totally different this 12 months?
It’s the first time since 2016-17 that every one three promoted golf equipment have have earned a win inside the primary two video games.
Up to now two seasons it has taken till the eleventh spherical of fixtures for every of the Premier League newcomers to get a win on the board.
Sheffield United had been the final to attain that feat in 2023-24, whereas Ipswich managed 5 attracts earlier than finally recording their first win – away at Tottenham – in sport 11 final season, only a week after Southampton secured their first three factors.
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It was the identical story for Norwich Metropolis again in 2021-22.
What is going to encourage this 12 months’s trio although, is the 2022-23 season.
Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth had been the promoted golf equipment and all three had a win on the board after three video games.
Extra importantly, having received these early wins, all three managed to keep away from relegation with Fulham even claiming a top-half end.
As a lot as they’d chew your hand off for that, the present crop would absolutely all shake it for seventeenth.
Burnley’s win over Sunderland on Saturday signifies that, between them, the three golf equipment have already made somewhat little bit of historical past.
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The Clarets’ victory follows wins for Sunderland over West Ham on the Stadium of Mild and Leeds towards Everton at Elland Highway – making this season the primary within the Premier League period through which all three newly-promoted sides have gained their first residence sport.
Burnley’s win over Sunderland was their ninth in 10 league video games [Getty Images]
Whereas getting that first win takes a little bit of the stress off, it’s clearly no assure of survival.
Neither is spending cash however given the leap from Championship to Premier League, all three golf equipment have felt the necessity to take action this summer time.
Leeds made AC Milan striker Noah Okafor their ninth signing of the window on Thursday in an £18m deal, taking their complete spending as much as practically £93m.
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That quantity goes as much as round £107m for Sunderland, who’ve introduced in 11 gamers, whereas Burnley have signed 13 gamers for roughly £109m.
Sizeable outlays and whereas all three have gained at residence, they’ve been effectively crushed on the street: Burnley 3-0 at Spurs final weekend, Leeds 5-0 at Arsenal and Sunderland had been second-best of their 2-0 loss at Turf Moor.
All three could have steeled themselves for a relegation scrap so these early wins may show all vital come Might.