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Perth Now
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Back in the big time! Leeds, Burnley seal Premier League returns
Leeds United and Burnley have secured their return to the Premier League after two and one seasons in the second-tier respectively, their promotions secured by the latter's 2-1 win over third-placed Sheffield United at Turf Moor. The Leeds players, who had earlier done their bit by beating Stoke City 6-0, watched on from the Billy Bremner suite at Elland Road as John Brownhill scored twice for Burnley either side of Tom Cannon's first goal for the Blades. Joel Piroe had struck four goals for a rampant Leeds side, Junior Firpo and Willy Gnonto also scoring. 'It's amazing. If you look at the scenes here, as it was after the final whistle, just pure excitement,' Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu said. 'Within ourselves we've got another target, so we can enjoy this now, but we've got another target we want to achieve. But right now, it's very good.' Leeds boss Daniel Farke, who won promotion from the Championship to the EPL twice with Norwich City in 2019 and 2021, said he was 'lost for words'. 'You can see the atmosphere here, it's incredible. It's well deserved, 94 points at this stage is unbelievable. The lads should celebrate, all our supporters should celebrate. 'We will make sure that this Easter Monday will last for one or two more days. 'We played fantastic last season, with 90 minutes, before the heart-breaking game at Wembley, but to show resilience and keep going, we deserve today to celebrate.' At the other end of the table, relegation-threatened Plymouth Argyle stunned play-off hopefuls Coventry City 3-1 to claim their third home win in a row. Cardiff City suffered a huge blow to their survival hopes as a stunning Cameron Brannagan free kick salvaged a 1-1 draw for Oxford United. The remainder of the teams in acute relegation danger all won, Derby County earning a much-needed 3-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion. Hull City came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Preston North End 2-1, while a terrific second-half display saw Luton Town give their hopes a boost by beating play-off chasing Bristol City 3-1. Colby Bishop's goal earned Portsmouth a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford to seal their safety, with Socceroo Kusini Yengi making a substitute appearance. Tyrhys Dolan kept alive Blackburn Rovers' chances of making the play-offs after a hard-earned 1-0 win at Sunderland. Millwall are just three points off sixth-placed Coventry in the play-off places with two matches to go after a 3-1 win over Norwich at The Den, but Middlesbrough's ambitions were dented by a damaging 2-1 loss at Sheffield Wednesday.
Perth Now
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Leeds and Burnley seal promotion to the Premier League
Leeds United and Burnley have secured their return to the Premier League after two and one seasons in the second-tier respectively, their promotions secured by the latter's 2-1 win over third-placed Sheffield United at Turf Moor. The Leeds players, who had earlier done their bit by beating Stoke City 6-0, watched on from the Billy Bremner suite at Elland Road as John Brownhill scored twice for Burnley either side of Tom Cannon's first goal for the Blades. Joel Piroe had struck four goals for a rampant Leeds side, Junior Firpo and Willy Gnonto also scoring. At the other end of the table two goals from Mustapha Bundu helped relegation-threatened Plymouth stun play-off hopefuls Coventry 3-1 to claim their third home win in a row. Cardiff, meanwhile, suffered a huge blow to their survival hopes as a free-kick screamer from Cameron Brannagan salvaged a 1-1 draw for Oxford and soured Aaron Ramsey's first game as interim Bluebirds boss. The remainder of the teams in acute relegation danger all won, Derby earning a much-needed 3-1 victory over West Brom with goals from Ebou Adams, Jerry Yates and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. That was followed by Albion announcing the departure of manager Tony Mowbray with their play-offs hopes effectively extinguished. Hull came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Preston 2-1 with two Joe Gelhardt penalties while a terrific second-half display saw Luton give their hopes a boost by beating play-off chasing Bristol City 3-1. Thelo Aasgaard, Carlton Morris and Isaiah Jones scored Town's goals. Colby Bishop's goal earned Portsmouth a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford to seal their safety, Kusini Yengi making a substitute appearance. Tyrhys Dolan kept alive Blackburn's chances of making the play-offs after a hard-earned 1-0 win at Sunderland. Millwall are just three points off sixth-placed Coventry in the play-off places with two matches to go after Mihailo Ivanovic scored twice to sink Norwich 3-1 at The Den. Middlesbrough's ambitions were dented by a damaging 2-1 loss at Sheffield Wednesday after substitute Anthony Musaba scrambled home an 89th-minute winner.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎥 Celebrating Leeds cult hero Pablo Hernández on his birthday 🎂
Leeds United have been graced by some iconic figures across their influential history. Names such as Billy Bremner, Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter, John Charles, and Eddie Gray highlight an illustrious past, while some closer to home such as David Batty, Lucas Radebe, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, and so many others, are remembered fondly in Yorkshire. Advertisement And then there are the cult heroes, too, of which Pablo Hernández is certainly among them. Having arrived at Elland Road already on the wrong side of 30, the Spanish midfielder would go on to become a fan favourite during his five seasons at Leeds, helping the club back into the Premier League for the first time since their heartbreaking relegation in 2003/04. Across his best-ever return on a personal level, Hernández would net 36 goals in 175 appearances, while also bringing home three consecutive club Player of the Year honours from 2017-2020. He may not be the most honourable name in club history, but El Mago will be remembered as one of their own. 📸 Stu Forster - 2021 Getty Images
