2 clubs promoted to Premier League revealed

Leeds are set to return to the Premier League.

In round 42, both Leeds and Burnley won and had 88 points, thereby continuing to maintain their position in the top 2 teams with direct promotion tickets to the Premier League next season.

Burnley have been in impressive form, conceding just 13 goals in 42 games, including 29 clean sheets. James Trafford, former MU goalkeeper, is the key factor in helping the Turf Moor team achieve this feat.

By the night of April 11, Sheffield, a club that had the potential to break into the top 2, unexpectedly fell to Plymouth. The 1-2 loss to the bottom team left coach Chris Wilder and his team stuck in 3rd place with 83 points, 5 points behind the 2 leading teams, while there were only 4 rounds left in the season.

Speaking after the match, coach Wilder admitted that Sheffield had "missed a golden opportunity" and were facing the risk of having to accept risks in the play-off series.

Not only Sheffield, the team ranked 4th, Sunderland also lost to the underdog Swansea. This result left the "Black Cats" with only 76 points, 12 points behind the direct promotion position. The team at the Stadium of Light has almost no chance of breaking into the top 2, due to the extremely low goal difference (+19 compared to +44 of Burnley and +53 of Leeds).

The 2024/25 Championship season is almost over, with direct promotion tickets within reach for Leeds and Burnley. Just need to win 3 out of the remaining 4 rounds, "The Whites" and "The Clarets" will return to the Premier League, after 2 and 1 seasons of absence respectively.

The remaining promotion spots will be contested by the teams ranked 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. Sheffield and Sunderland are guaranteed a play-off spot. Meanwhile, the remaining 2 tickets will be contested by Bristol, Coventry, West Brom, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Blackburn and Watford.

Meanwhile, in the Premier League, the first team to be relegated has been determined, Southampton. Leicester and Ipswich are likely to be the next names to say goodbye to the highest league in the foggy country. This could be the second consecutive season, all 3 clubs promoted to the Premier League have to be relegated to the Championship after only one year.