The Premier League next season has identified 2 promoted teams, Leeds United and Burnley. These are two faces that have been familiar with the top flight tournament in the foggy country for many years.
In round 44 of the Championship, Leeds crushed Stoke City with a score of 6-0 while Burnley won 2-1 against Sheffield United. Both have officially won tickets to the 2nd round of early promotion with the same 94 points. The 3rd-placed team, Sheffield, has only 86 points and cannot rise to the top 2 positions with the remaining 2 matches.
In the last 5 rounds, Leeds and Burnley had a perfect acceleration when they were unbeaten. Both teams have won 4 and drawn 1, directly kicking Sheffield out of the race. Meanwhile, Sheffield have lost four and won just one of their last five games. That is the reason why the home team at Bramall Lane is lacking steam in this race.
Burnley have returned to the Premier League after a break-up season due to relegation. Meanwhile, Leeds returned to the top flight for the first time since 2022-23. With both teams winning tickets for early promotion, the race between the two clubs now is only to determine which team will win the 2024-2025 Championship. Meanwhile, a more fierce battle is about to begin.
According to the tournament's charter, the teams lowering the Championship in 3rd - 6th place will be divided into two Play -off semi -finals. The winning team in these two semi-finals will play the Play-off final to find the owner of the last ticket to win the right to promote. Every year, the promotion finals usually take place on Wembley and always full of the audience.
The Premier League promoted side will almost immediately receive £100 million. This is the television copyright fee divided by the organizing committee for each team participating in the highest level of English football. That amount is considered huge for First Division teams that need money to invest and upgrade their squads, thereby being able to compete in the Premier League.
Among the 4 teams ranked 3rd - 6th, Sunderland and Sheffield are familiar names to fans in the Premier League era. Meanwhile, Bristol City is quite unfamiliar. As for Coventry City, they are being led by Frank Lampard, a legend of Chelsea and the Premier League. coventry fans are high hopes that Super Frankie can take their beloved team to the next level, thereby realizing their dream of changing their lives.
Like the Premier League, the Championship will host the same time for all final matches on May 3. After that, the semi-final and play-off final will be determined. Last season, Leicester and Ipswich won direct promotion tickets. The team that won the play-off series was Southampton. sadly, Leicester and Southampton have been relegated five rounds early in the Premier League this season. Ipswich's fate may also be decided as after round 33, they are still ranked 18th with 15 points behind West Ham.
Deloitte said that the winning team in the Premier League promotion play-off final will record an increase in revenue of about 140 million pounds in the next 3 seasons. This increase could be up to 305 million pounds if they successfully stay in the league in the coming season.
