Burnley and Leeds United win promotion to the Premier League
Burnley beat Sheffield United 2-1 to seal automatic promotion to the Premier League on Saturday, with the result also sending Championship leader Leeds United up alongside it.
Leeds had earlier thrashed Stoke City 6-0 to go top of the Championship on 94 points with two matches remaining and needed Burnley to then not lose to third-placed Sheffield United to make sure it would finish in the top two.
Burnley duly obliged with Josh Brownhill scoring twice at Turf Moor either side of Tom Cannon's equaliser.
Scott Parker's side, which was relegated last season, joined Leeds on 94 points to leave Sheffield United on 86 and now faces the prospect of trying to join it via the playoffs.
Joel Piroe scored a hat-trick in the opening 20 minutes for Leeds at a raucous Elland Road and added another before halftime as the host stormed 5-0 ahead by the interval.
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Leeds is heading back to the top flight after being relegated in 2023 after three seasons in the Premier League.
Fourth-placed Sunderland is guaranteed a playoff place despite a 1-0 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers, which kept alive its slim hopes of a top-six finish.
Fifth-placed Bristol City went down 3-1 at relegation battler Luton Town, but remained above Coventry City, which also lost 3-1 to bottom club Plymouth Argyle.
Seventh-placed Middlesbrough will be kicking itself as it failed to capitalise on the defeats for Bristol and Coventry as it fell to a 2-1 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday despite taking an early lead.
With two games remaining Bristol City has 67 points, Coventry has 66 and Middlesbrough has 63. Millwall and Blackburn, with 63 and 62 points respectively, are also still involved in the playoff picture.
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