Burnley sealed their return to the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Sheffield United on Saturday, a result that also confirmed Leeds United’s automatic promotion with two games to spare.
Leeds had earlier surged to the top of the Championship with a stunning 6-0 demolition of Stoke City at Elland Road.
Joel Piroe netted a first-half hat-trick — scoring three times in the opening 20 minutes — before adding a fourth as the Whites raced into a 5-0 lead by halftime.
Leeds, now on 94 points, needed Burnley to avoid defeat to third-placed Sheffield United to secure a top-two finish.
Burnley delivered, with Josh Brownhill bagging a brace at Turf Moor to send Vincent Kompany’s men back to the top flight alongside Leeds.
Tom Cannon had briefly levelled for Sheffield United, who now sit eight points adrift in third and face the prospect of a tense playoff campaign.
Sunderland, in fourth, are assured of a playoff place despite a 1-0 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers, who remain in the playoff race.
Bristol City (67 points) lost 3-1 to struggling Luton Town but hold onto fifth spot, just ahead of Coventry City (66 points), who were stunned 3-1 by bottom-placed Plymouth Argyle.
Middlesbrough missed a golden opportunity to climb the table, losing 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday after taking an early lead.
With 63 points, they remain in contention, alongside Millwall (63) and Blackburn (62), with two games left in a thrilling playoff battle.
