Leeds will return to the Premier League next season after 16 years of absence, promoted without playing after the defeat of its dolphin West Bromwich Albion to Huddersfield (2-1) Friday during the 45th day of Championship (English D2). While West Bromwich Albion had to win to be able to dream of dethroning Leeds, the club was dominated by the modest Huddersfield (17th, 51 pts) thanks to Chris Willock (4th) and Emile Smith-Rowe (86th), against a goal from Dara O'Shea (42nd) for visitors.
With 87 points, Leeds, leading the Championship, can no longer be joined by its runner-up (82 pts), who has only one game left. Only Brentford (3rd, 81 pts) could deprive them of the title, but not of the climb, the first two being promoted.
Trained for two years by the Argentinian Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds will thus reconnect with the elite of the English championship, with which he is familiar: the club won during its history three titles of champion of England in 1969, 1974 and 1992 The club in the north of England had already come close to promotion last season. Third at the end of the season, he had failed in the semifinals of the play-offs against Derby County. It was finally Aston Villa who had achieved the rise in the Premier League.
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