Norwich and Leeds play-off semi-final first leg ends in stalemate
Norwich City and Leeds United shared a 0-0 first-leg stalemate at Carrow Road that left their Championship play-off semi-final evenly poised.
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Leicester City celebrate promotion to Premier League
Leicester City fans began a long weekend of celebrations as they were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after rivals Leeds United crashed to a shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.
Leicester City Promoted To Premier League As Leeds Crash
Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after rivals Leeds United crashed to a shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers. The result leaves Leicester top of the Championship with 94 points with two games to play while Leeds stay second on 90 but with just one match left. Third-place Ipswich Town can pip Leeds to the second automatic promotion place as they currently have 89 points with three matches still to play. "It's not in our hands anymore (automatic promotion), we need to be honest," Leeds boss Daniel Farke told the BBC.
Leicester promoted back to Premier League as Leeds humbled at QPR
LONDON : Leicester City earned promotion back to the Premier League on Friday after nearest rivals Leeds United were beaten 4-0 by Queens Park Rangers, ensuring the Championship leaders will finish in the top two in the standings.
Leeds manager Farke determined to fight on for promotion despite QPR defeat
LONDON : Leeds United manager Daniel Farke was left dumbfounded by his side's 4-0 drubbing by Queens Park Rangers on Friday, a result that left Leeds's automatic promotion hopes in tatters and saw Leicester promoted to the Premier League.
Leeds' Promotion Push Back On Track After Seven-Goal Thriller At Middlesbrough
Leeds revived their chances of automatic promotion to the Premier League as Crysencio Summerville scored twice in a 4-3 win at Middlesbrough on Monday. Daniel Farke's men had failed to win in their three previous Championship matches to put at risk an immediate return to the English top-flight. Victory takes Leeds into second, one point ahead of Ipswich, with only the top two automatically promoted. However, third-placed Ipswich have three games remaining to Leeds' two. Defeat mathematically ended Boro's hopes of going up via the playoffs.
Leicester City Thrash Southampton To Close On Premier League Return
Abdul Fatawu scored a hat-trick as Leicester thrashed Southampton 5-0 to move to the brink of promotion back to the Premier League on Tuesday. Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy were also on target for the Foxes, who need just one more win from their remaining two games to guarantee a place in the Championship's top two. A chastening defeat ends Southampton's chances of automatic promotion as they now must recover in time for the playoffs. Leicester moved four points clear of Leeds with both sides having two matches remaining.
Leeds' Dallas retires after failing to recover from broken leg
Leeds United defender Stuart Dallas has been forced to retire at the age of 32 after failing to recover from a broken leg, the Championship club and the player said on Wednesday.