Championship LIVE: Reaction as Leeds United and Burnley are promoted to the Premier League

Summary

Leeds United and Burnley are both promoted to the Premier League with two games to spare
Josh Brownhill's first-half double secures a 2-1 win for the Clarets against third-placed Sheffield United who are eight points adrift
Leeds thrash Stoke 6-0 with Joel Piroe claiming four to book their return to the top flight
Tony Mowbray is sacked as West Brom manager following their 3-1 defeat to Derby
Mustapha Bundu's double guides bottom side Plymouth past sixth-placed Coventry
Cameron Brannagan's long-range strike earns Oxford a point at Cardiff in Aaron Ramsey's first game in charge
Isaiah Jones seals Luton's fine 3-1 win over Bristol City as Robins fail to confirm play-off spot
Joel Gelhardt converts two penalties for Hull to beat Preston
Anthony Musaba's late winner edges Sheffield Wednesday past Middlesbrough and dent visitors' play-off hopes
Mihailo Ivanovic's double and Femi Azeez keeps Millwall's top six chances alive against Norwich
Blackburn also still in play-off mix as Tyrhys Dolan's solitary strike secures win over Sunderland
Colby Bishop's goal against 10-man Watford confirms Portsmouth's safety
Swansea claim fifth-straight win under Alan Sheehan with a 2-1 victory at QPR
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Live Reporting

Glenn Speller, Kate Holloway, Ben Hutchinson, Ben Ashton & Lennan Tomlins

YELLOW CARDpublished at 45+2 mins
Burnley 2-1 Sheff Utd
Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri is clipped by Blades skipper Jack Robinson and the ref gives a foul, before showing Robinson the yellow card.
INJURY TIMEpublished at 45+1 mins
Burnley 2-1 Sheff Utd
Three minutes added on at the end of this frantic first half.
Get Involvedpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 21 April
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I've always liked Burnley!
Max, Leeds fan
'We've got a game on here'published at 18:16 British Summer Time 21 April
Burnley 2-1 Sheff Utd
David Unsworth
Former Burnley and Everton defender on BBC Radio Lancashire
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Captain Marvel does it again!
It's a great penalty, he sends him the wrong way. We've got a game on here!
Wouldn't it be fitting if he scores the goal that gets them promoted?
GOAL: Burnley 2-1 Sheff Utdpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 21 April
Josh Brownhill pen (44 mins)
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Burnley's skipper and top goalscorer Josh Brownhill makes no mistake from the spot!
He slots it hard and low into the bottom right corner, sending Blades keeper Michael Cooper the wrong way for his 16th league goal of the season.
Put that champagne back on ice again at Turf Moor...
PENALTY TO BURNLEYpublished at 43 mins
Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd
Now Burnley do have a penalty!
Hannibal Mejbri is brought down inside the area by Anel Ahmedhodzic and the Blades can have no complaints about this one.
PENALTY APPEALpublished at 42 mins
Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd
Zian Flemming bursts into the penalty area for Burnley and his heels are clipped by Anel Ahmedhodzic...
Flemming goes down and it sounds like half of Lancashire was shouting for a penalty but the ref waves away the claims.
Would've been harsh but you've seen them given...
Postpublished at 40 mins
Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd
That equaliser for Sheffield United has somewhat changed the jubilant mood inside Turf Moor...
It's the travelling support who can now be heard singing loudest and there's a real tension to this one, perhaps unsurprisingly given what's at stake.
'Emphatic finish'published at 18:10 British Summer Time 21 April
Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utd
Andy Giddings
Sports Editor, BBC Sheffield
Image source, Rex Features
It's great play by Burrows and Gus Hamer.
I said Cannon had been struggling to get on the end of things but he came alive in the box then.
It's an emphatic finish into the roof of the net from an acute angle.
GOAL: Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utdpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 21 April
Tom Cannon (37 mins)
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What a time to score your first goal for Sheffield United...
Gus Hamer drives into the box on the left and slips it into Tom Cannon who rifles a powerful effort into the roof of the net from a tight angle!
Sheffield United are back on level terms less than 10 minutes after going behind.
Game on!
Postpublished at 36 mins
Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utd
Sheffield United work another corner well and Gus Hamer finds himself with a bit of space 25 yards from goal.
He let's fly with power but it's straight at James Trafford in the Burnley goal.
Postpublished at 35 mins
Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utd
Kieffer Moore is almost in on goal for Sheffield United as he muscles his way into the area.
He manages to get a shot away from about eight yards out but Maxime Esteve does brilliantly to slide in and make the block.
Postpublished at 33 mins
Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utd
How many thousands of fans in Leeds celebrated that Josh Brownhill opener for Burnley as well?
'What a start for Burnley'published at 18:01 British Summer Time 21 April
Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utd
David Unsworth
Former Burnley and Everton defender on BBC Radio Lancashire
Image source, PA Media
Captain Marvel does it again!
It's poor goalkeeping from Michael Cooper, he doesn't turn it around the post and you don't miss it from two yards out.
Now they just have to settle down and relax. What a start this is for Burnley!
GOAL: Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utdpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 21 April
Josh Brownhill (28 mins)
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The roof has almost been torn off Turf Moor!
Marcus Edwards curls in a cross from the right and Blades striker Kieffer Moore, who is back helping out, sees his clearance deflected into the path of Josh Cullen on the right side of the box.
Cullen's effort is saved low down by Michael Cooper at his near post but Josh Brownhill reacts quickest to hammer the rebound into the roof of the net from close range.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 21 April
Burnley 0-0 Sheff Utd
Burnley are just starting to take a bit more control of this game now. Josh Brownhill drives forward for the hosts and Gus Hamer cynically brings him down about 10 yards inside the Blades half.
Easy decision for the ref and that's a yellow for Hamer.
Postpublished at 27 mins
Burnley 0-0 Sheff Utd
Sheffield United need the three points today to keep their automatic promotion bid realistically alive.
But the Blades have failed to win any of their past six away league games against Burnley (D1 L5), since a 2-1 victory at Turf Moor in April 2008.
The Clarets are also unbeaten in 30 league games on this ground...
That's the size of the task.
Postpublished at 25 mins
Burnley 0-0 Sheff Utd
Oof, this is calmness personified by Sheffield United keeper Michael Cooper.
The Blades play it back to Cooper and he's under immense pressure from Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri but he just drops a shoulder and brings it away before clearing up field.
Postpublished at 22 mins
Burnley 0-0 Sheff Utd
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has a wry smile on his face as Burnley win a corner on the left but the decision is then overturned to give a goal-kick...
At least someone is enjoying it amid the nerves.
Postpublished at 20 mins
Burnley 0-0 Sheff Utd
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It's certainly no easy task to win at Turf Moor. So far this season, 21 sides have tried and failed in the Championship.
Perhaps trying to get at this incredibly resilient Burnley backline is the best approach for the Blades?
They come forward again and try and release Tom Cannon but it runs all the way through to James Trafford.

Championship Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Leeds United	44	27	13	4	89	29	60	94	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Burnley	44	26	16	2	61	15	46	94	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
3 Sheffield United	44	27	7	10	60	35	25	86	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
4 Sunderland	44	21	13	10	58	41	17	76	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
5 Bristol City	44	17	16	11	57	49	8	67	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
6 Coventry City	44	19	9	16	62	57	5	66	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
7 Middlesbrough	44	18	9	17	64	54	10	63	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
8 Millwall	44	17	12	15	45	46	-1	63	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
9 Blackburn Rovers	44	18	8	18	50	46	4	62	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
10 West Bromwich Albion	44	14	18	12	52	44	8	60	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
11 Swansea City	44	17	9	18	48	52	-4	60	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
12 Watford	44	16	8	20	51	58	-7	56	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
13 Sheffield Wednesday	44	15	11	18	58	67	-9	56	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
14 Norwich City	44	13	14	17	67	66	1	53	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
15 Queens Park Rangers	44	13	14	17	52	58	-6	53	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
16 Portsmouth	44	14	10	20	56	69	-13	52	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
17 Stoke City	44	12	14	18	45	60	-15	50	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
18 Preston North End	44	10	19	15	45	55	-10	49	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
19 Oxford United	44	12	13	19	44	62	-18	49	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
20 Hull City	44	12	12	20	43	52	-9	48	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
21 Derby County	44	12	10	22	47	56	-9	46	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
22 Luton Town	44	12	10	22	41	64	-23	46	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
23 Cardiff City	44	9	16	19	46	69	-23	43	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
24 Plymouth Argyle	44	10	13	21	48	85	-37	43	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win

Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Sheffield United have been deducted two points for defaulted transfer payments.

Last Updated 21st April 2025 at 23:29

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Championship: Burnley and Leeds promoted - reaction

Summary

Live Reporting

YELLOW CARDpublished at 45+2 mins

INJURY TIMEpublished at 45+1 mins

Get Involvedpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 21 April

'We've got a game on here'published at 18:16 British Summer Time 21 April

GOAL: Burnley 2-1 Sheff Utdpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 21 April

PENALTY TO BURNLEYpublished at 43 mins

PENALTY APPEALpublished at 42 mins

Postpublished at 40 mins

'Emphatic finish'published at 18:10 British Summer Time 21 April

GOAL: Burnley 1-1 Sheff Utdpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 21 April

Postpublished at 36 mins

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'What a start for Burnley'published at 18:01 British Summer Time 21 April

GOAL: Burnley 1-0 Sheff Utdpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 21 April

YELLOW CARDpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 21 April

Postpublished at 27 mins

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Championship Scores and fixtures

Monday 21st April

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