- Ismaïla Sarr (11' Pen)
Watford seal Premier League promotion with victory over Millwall
Wild scenes as Watford promoted to Premier League
Huge celebrations ensue after Watford's 1-0 win vs. Millwall, which confirms the Hornets' return to the Premier League.
Watford secured promotion to the Premier League on Saturday with two games to spare, after a 1-0 win over Millwall in the Championship at Vicarage Road.
Ismaila Sarr's 11th-minute penalty proved enough as Watford guaranteed one of the two automatic promotion spots alongside Championship leaders Norwich City, who booked their top-flight spot last weekend.
Xisco Munoz's Watford have secured an immediate return to the top flight -- which has been worth at least £160 million ($221.3m) in previous seasons -- having finished second-bottom of the Premier League in the 2019-20 campaign.
Watford were one of the playoff contenders after a mixed start to the second-division campaign but found another gear when Munoz replaced Vladimir Ivic as manager in December.
The Spanish manager has guided Watford to 17 wins in 24 Championship games, opening up a 10-point gap over third-placed Brentford, who have a game in hand.
Watford's victory means Norwich must wait to be crowned champions, despite a 3-1 win over Queens Park Rangers.
Daniel Farke's side need two points from their remaining two games to guarantee the second division title.
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English League Championship Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leicester City | 45 | 31 | 4 | 10 | +50 | 97 |
Ipswich Town | 45 | 27 | 12 | 6 | +33 | 93 |
Leeds United | 45 | 27 | 9 | 9 | +39 | 90 |
Southampton | 45 | 25 | 9 | 11 | +23 | 84 |
Norwich City | 45 | 21 | 10 | 14 | +16 | 73 |
West Bromwich Albion | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | +20 | 72 |
Hull City | 45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | +9 | 70 |
Middlesbrough | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | +7 | 66 |
Coventry City | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | +12 | 64 |
Preston North End | 45 | 18 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 63 |
Bristol City | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | +6 | 62 |
Cardiff City | 45 | 19 | 5 | 21 | -14 | 62 |
Swansea City | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 57 |
Watford | 45 | 13 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 56 |
Sunderland | 45 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
Millwall | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 56 |
Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 53 |
Stoke City | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 53 |
Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 50 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 14 | 8 | 23 | -26 | 50 |
Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 12 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 48 |
Birmingham City | 45 | 12 | 11 | 22 | -16 | 47 |
Huddersfield Town | 45 | 9 | 18 | 18 | -27 | 45 |
Rotherham United | 45 | 4 | 12 | 29 | -55 | 24 |