Leeds and Burnley safe promotion as Sheffield United loss sparks bedlam

Burnley’s 2-1 win over Sheffield United brought on bedlam at house and in Yorkshire at it secured theirs and Leeds’ Premier League promotion.

The victory, sealed by a Josh Brownhill double, signifies that third-placed United can not catch the duo within the automated promotion spots.

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The outcomes brought on wild scenes at Turf Moor with a pitch invasion whereas Leeds workers and followers had hung round at Elland Park to await the consequence and their eventual promotion.

Leeds had earlier executed their bit with a complete 6-0 win over Stoke to begin the day, and Burnley completed the job to set off two promotion events.

For Scott Parker’s Clarets it is an instantaneous return to the highest flight they had been relegated from final season beneath Vincent Kompany.

The previous Fulham, Membership Brugge and Bournemouth supervisor has put collectively a exceptional marketing campaign on the subject of defending, conceding simply 15 targets in 44 video games to this point.

Leeds, in the meantime, have been the Championship’s handiest facet on the different finish of the pitch, scoring 89 targets, which is 22 greater than every other staff.

Their earlier win noticed Dutch striker Joel Piroe rating 4 instances to maneuver to the highest of the league’s scoring charts with 19 targets.

Leeds are within the midst of their second season again within the Championship, having spent 2020 to 2023 within the Premier League after a 16-year absence.

On that event it was Marcelo Bielsa who took them up, this time it is Daniel Farke who’s now achieved Premier League promotion for the third time.

The German did the identical twice with Norwich, additionally successful the division on each events.

Chatting with talkSPORT post-match, Farke stated: “To be there after 44 recreation days already with 94 factors, I believe it is the best factors whole this membership has ever achieved in it is historical past.

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“89 targets, I am additionally fairly positive it is the best variety of targets this membership has scored in a single season, we have already acheieved one thing historic.

“A priceless three factors with a prime efficiency and an emphatic recreation, all of the compliments go to the boys.”

In the meantime for Sheffield United, it is again to the drafting board forward of the play-offs.

Chris Wilder’s Blades earlier appeared sure to push Leeds and Burnley all the best way, however 4 defeats in 5 have left them out of the working.

They now be a part of Sunderland as certified for the play-offs, whereas there are two extra spots up for grabs.

Remarkably, all 5 groups from third right down to seventh misplaced on the forty fourth matchday, that means that the play-off race is vast open with two video games to play.