United in joy as Leeds get promoted
Leeds are back in the Premier League after 16 year gap
Last updated 18th Jul 2020
Leeds United's dream of a return to top flight football's come true without them having to play.
West Brom's 2-1 Friday night defeat by Huddersfield Town means that the lowest position the Whites could now finish the season (with two games to go) is second place - guaranteeing them automatic promotion back to the Premier League.
The current Championship leaders though will be hoping to go up as Champions, they'll do that with one more point from their remaining games against Derby on Sunday and Charlton on Wednesday evening.
Famous fans and ex Whites players have been quick to send their congratulations to Elland Road too, like Vinnie Jones:
Russell Crowe's post would best be described as understated:
A magical theory from Harry Potter's Neville Longbottom, Leeds actor Matthew Lewis:
Kaiser Chiefs' Simon Rix:
United will face Liverpool in the Premier League next season and their midfielder James Milner, who began his career at Elland Road's looking forward to it:
Former Leeds defender Dominic Matteo, who made over 100 appearances for the club when they were last in the Premier League, hailed manager Marcelo Bielsa.
"Every player who plays for Leeds United, he's made better," Matteo told Sky Sports. "There's not many managers you can say that about anywhere in the world.
"All credit needs to go to Marcelo Bielsa and his staff and all the people who have backed him because he knew his stuff inside out and he's so thorough.
"There's nobody happier than me tonight. He's been an incredible character. I love him. Every time he speaks we want to listen.
"The Klopps and the Guardiolas - he's at that kind of level. People love to hear what he has to say, even though we can't understand him sometimes!"
And Leeds goalkeeping legend Nigel Martyn posted: "Congratulations to everyone at @LUFC on promotion, so pleased for the management, players and most importantly the fans. The football has been amazing to watch and it's fully deserved. Now go and win it outright!!"
Whilst the message from Leeds United's chairman was simple:
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