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West Bromwich Albion win automatic Premier League promotion

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jul 22, 2020 5:02 PM ET

The Baggies are back.

While West Bromwich Albion could only secure a 2-2 draw versus Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the Championship season, Barnsley's 2-1 win over Brentford dropped Brentford to the promotion playoff and secured West Brom a berth in the 2020-21 Premier League campaign alongside Leeds United.

WEST BROM HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE! pic.twitter.com/F2NrgyOu6E
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) July 22, 2020

See you soon, @premierleague pic.twitter.com/GoSb9KJeYw
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) July 22, 2020

It's the incredible #SkyBetChampionship #EFL pic.twitter.com/0k7e1qgeNe
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) July 22, 2020

Barnsley's result secured their survival in the England second-tier for another year. Meanwhile, Hull City and Charlton Athletic suffered drops to League One. Wigan Athletic has also been relegated due to a 12-point penalty enforced after Wigan became the first English club to enter into administration amid the coronavirus pandemic:

Heartbreaking scenes as Wigan will be relegated from the Championship pic.twitter.com/WIQchXGHRt
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) July 22, 2020

Wigan will only remain in the Championship if they win a July 31 appeal. The Latics responded to their fate via Twitter:

The top six - decided in injury time on the final day of the season... #EFL | #SkyBetChampionship pic.twitter.com/vroy7vybeH
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) July 22, 2020

The playoffs for the final berth into the Premier League will begin:

Brentford vs. Swansea City

Fulham vs. Cardiff City

The top six - decided in injury time on the final day of the season... #EFL | #SkyBetChampionship pic.twitter.com/vroy7vybeH
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) July 22, 2020

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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