REUTERS: Watford secured promotion to the Premier League on Saturday with two games to spare, after a 1-0 win over Millwall in the (second-tier) 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 pounds (US$221.3 million) in previous seasons - having finished second-bottom of the Premier League in the 2019-20 campaign. 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.

Source: Egypt Today April 24, 2021 16:30 UTC