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Leeds United clinch promotion to Premier League

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 17, 2020 2:55 PM ET

Huddersfield Town's 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at the John Smith's Stadium on Friday guaranteed Leeds United a spot in next season's English Premier League competition.

WE ARE BACK!!! @PremierLeague
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 17, 2020

Leeds sit atop the Championship on 87 points with two matchdays remaining, while West Brom stayed five points behind with only one game to play. Leeds will clinch the title by earning just one point against either Derby County (11th in the table) on Sunday or versus Charlton Athletic (21st) on July 22.

Brentford are on 81 points and could earn automatic promotion to the Premier League with a pair of victories. They face Stoke City (18th) on Saturday and then end the campaign against Barnsley (last place) next Wednesday.

Friday's result was also massive for Huddersfield, who rose to six points clear of the relegation zone.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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