Leeds United and Burnley Seal Return to the Premier League
Leeds United and Burnley have officially secured automatic promotion to the Premier League after decisive victories that made it mathematically impossible for their rivals to catch up in the Championship.
Burnley sealed their top-flight return with a crucial home win over direct rivals Sheffield United, who suffered their fourth defeat in the last five matches. Meanwhile, Leeds made a massive statement by thrashing Stoke City 6-0 at Elland Road — extending their unbeaten run and confirming their promotion in style.
Joel Piroe Stars With Four-Goal Haul
The standout performance of the day came from Joel Piroe, who scored four goals against Stoke to move to the top of the Championship golden boot race. The Dutch striker was simply unplayable, as Leeds ran riot in front of a jubilant home crowd.
Championship: Fixtures, Results and Standings
With promotion now confirmed, both clubs will turn their attention to the title race and start preparing for life back in England’s top tier.
2024-25, England - Championship
Day : 2025-04-21
"Burnley" - "Sheffield Utd" 2:1 (2:1)
Goals : Brownhill, 28 (1:0); Cannon, 37 (1:1); Brownhill, 44 (penalty) (2:1)
Yellow Cards : Lucas Pires 67 - Hamer G. 27; Robinson J. 45; Brewster 90
"Cardiff City" - "Oxford" 1:1 (0:0)
Goals : Salech Y., 56 (1:0); Brannagan, 79 (1:1)
Yellow Cards : Mannsverk 79 - Płacheta 40; Helik 51; Matos 59
"Hull City" - "Preston North End" 2:1 (0:1)
Goals : Gibson, 34 (0:1); Gelhardt, 50 (penalty) (1:1); Gelhardt, 67 (penalty) (2:1)
Yellow Cards : - Thordarson S. 66; Frøkjær-Jensen 80; Brady 90
"Leeds United" - "Stoke City" 6:0 (5:0)
Goals : Piroe, 6 (1:0); Piroe, 8 (2:0); Piroe, 20 (3:0); Júnior Firpo, 26 (4:0); Piroe, 41 (5:0); Gnonto, 59 (6:0)
Yellow Cards : Ampadu 17 -
"Luton Town" - "Bristol City" 3:1 (0:0)
Goals : Aasgaard T., 49 (1:0); Tanner G., 52 (1:1); Morris Car., 59 (2:1); Jones I., 72 (3:1)
Yellow Cards : - McCrorie R-s 22; Earthy 82; Knight J. 83
"Millwall" - "Norwich City" 3:1 (2:1)
Goals : Ivanovic M., 8 (1:0); Azeez, 39 (2:0); Duffy, 45 (2:1); Ivanovic M., 69 (3:1)
Yellow Cards : Cundle 71 - Nuñez M. 61; McLean 79; Hernandez O. 89
"Plymouth" - "Coventry" 3:1 (2:1)
Goals : Bundu, 40 (1:0); Hardie, 43 (2:0); Wright H., 45 (2:1); Bundu, 65 (3:1)
Yellow Cards : Bundu 27 - Latibeaudiere 84
"Portsmouth" - "Watford" 1:0 (1:0)
Goals : Bishop C., 25 (1:0)
Yellow Cards : Bishop C. 27; Aouchiche 44; Potts F. 64; Lang Ca. 90 - Dwomoh 53; Louza 67
Red cards : - Keben 57'
"QPR" - "Swansea" 1:2 (0:1)
Goals : Fox M., 29 (own goal) (0:1); Darling, 55 (0:2); Dembele K., 72 (1:2)
Yellow Cards : Ashby 40 - Tymon 90
"Sheffield W." - "Middlesbrough" 2:1 (0:1)
Goals : Azaz, 11 (0:1); Windass, 54 (1:1); Musaba A., 89 (2:1)
Yellow Cards : Smith M.J. 13; Ingelsson 21; Paterson C. 51 - Hackney 36; Travers 55; van den Berg R. 69; Azaz 84
"Sunderland" - "Blackburn Rovers" 0:1 (0:1)
Goals : Dolan, 33 (0:1)
Yellow Cards : Rigg 82 - Hedges 73; Forshaw 82
"West Bromwich" - "Derby County" 1:3 (0:2)
Goals : Adams E., 7 (0:1); Yates, 30 (0:2); Armstrong A., 70 (1:2); Mendez-Laing, 87 (1:3)
Yellow Cards : Fellows 53 - Harness 10; Phillips N. 90
