Leeds United moved one step closer to ending a 16-year wait for a Premier League return after a 1-0 win over Barnsley in the second-tier Championship put them within a point of automatic promotion to the top flight. I value a lot the courage and effort all the players gave to keep the difference in the result." If West Brom fail to win at Huddersfield Town on Friday and Brentford do not beat Stoke City away on Saturday, Leeds would be champions by the time they visit Derby County on Sunday. Leeds striker Bamford said promotion would be a big moment for the city but warned that Leeds were "not over the line yet" and that winning the title was the priority. "Going up is obviously the main aim but if you're going up as champions it makes it so much better."

Source: Standard Digital July 16, 2020 21:53 UTC