Leeds have been promoted back to the Premier League after two seasons away.
To be assured of a top-two place in the Sky Bet Championship, Daniel Farke’s Whites needed to beat Stoke and hope Sheffield United failed to beat Burnley at Turf Moor on Easter Monday.
Joel Piroe then scored four as they thumped the Potters 6-0 at Elland Road, before the Blades were beaten 2-1 in the day’s late game.
Those two results ensured a return to the top flight for the first time since the 2022/23 season, when Leeds finished 19th.
Speaking after the game, Farke said: “How the lads have handled the last few weeks during this crunch time period when there’s lots of pressure on them, the way we have performed in the last few weeks, the spirit and quality of the performances and the consistency of the results, especially with the clean sheets, has been second to none.
Burnley clinched promotion back to the Premier League with a win that also sent Leeds United up and consigned Sheffield United to the Championship play-offs.
The Clarets extended their unbeaten run to 31 games with Josh Brownhill scoring twice, a victory that clinched a top-two place along with the Whites, who beat Stoke City earlier in the day.
For the Blades, a fourth defeat in five games means they will finish third and have to fight their way through the post-season if they are to claim the third promotion spot.
Scott Parker’s side have built their campaign on a remarkable defensive effort and the win means they have secured promotion by breaking a 104-year-old record for their longest unbeaten run.
Nottingham Forest clung on for a 2-1 win at Tottenham to get their Champions League chase back on track and jump up to third in the Premier League table.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side had slipped out of the top five over the weekend due to wins for Manchester City and Chelsea but bounced back from consecutive defeats with a flying start in north London. Elliot Anderson’s deflected strike and Chris Wood’s header had them two up inside 16 minutes.
Former Spurs boss Nuno has now steered Forest to their first double over the north Londoners since 1997 and his side go bouncing into their FA Cup semi-final with Man City on Sunday dreaming of European adventures. What a job he has done, transforming a club that was battling relegation last season.
