Leeds win English Championship; Luton relegated

Leeds United has been crowned champions of the English Championship after a dramatic final day.

The title was decided in a thrilling conclusion, with both Leeds and Burnley starting the day on 97 points.

Leeds won the title by defeating Plymouth Argyle 2-1, thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Manor Solomon.

Burnley’s 2-1 win over Millwall wasn’t enough to secure the top spot.

The Clarets had a nightmare start, falling behind to Millwall, but they completed a comeback to win 2-1.

The play-off spots were also decided on the final day.

Coventry City sealed fifth place with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, while Bristol City snuck into the play-offs with a 2-2 draw against Preston North End.

The play-off semi-finals will feature Sheffield United against Bristol City and Sunderland against Coventry City.

Luton Town suffered back-to-back relegations after a dismal 5-3 defeat at West Brom on the final day of the Championship.

Luton players were dejected at the final whistle

The Hatters have finished 22nd in the second tier of English football and will be playing in League One for the 2025/26 campaign.

Luton spent the 2023/24 season in the Premier League before their bottom three finish sent them back into the Championship.

And their league status has now dropped even further following a poor result away to West Brom on Saturday.

Tom Fellows and Callum Styles scored two goals each for the Baggies whilst Daryl Dike also got onto the scoresheet during the rout.

Millenic Alli and Jordan Clark scored what would ultimately be Luton’s consolation goals as they fell to a 23rd defeat of the season.

They will join Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle in League One, with Hull City, Preston North End and Derby County all surviving the drop.

To add further misery onto Luton, they are the fourth team in history to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League to League One.

Swindon Town were first to do so at the end of the 1994/95 campaign and Wolves followed 18 years later.

Sunderland replicated them in 2018, with Luton the latest to hit the unwanted feat in English football.

The Hatters started the day on 21st position and outside of the Championship relegation spots and therefore had their destiny in their own hands.

But Hull drew 1-1 at Portsmouth to climb out of the bottom three on an unsurprisingly dramatic day.

Cardiff’s relegation was confirmed last weekend with their 0-0 draw at home to West Brom.

Plymouth have followed them and Luton into League One despite drawing 1-1 against the promoted Leeds United on Saturday.

Sheffield United and Sunderland were already two of the confirmed teams in the play-offs before the final day of the season.

The Championship final day provided drama in the battles for the title, promotion, and survival, with all 12 matches kicking off at 12:30 pm.

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