Watford v Millwall
Watford seal Premier League promotion with victory over Millwall
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.
Game Information
English League Championship Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 41 | 25 | 9 | 7 | +42 | 84 |
| Ipswich Town | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | +29 | 72 |
| Middlesbrough | 41 | 20 | 12 | 9 | +21 | 72 |
| Millwall | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | +9 | 72 |
| Hull City | 41 | 20 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 68 |
| Southampton | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | +19 | 66 |
| Wrexham | 41 | 17 | 13 | 11 | +5 | 64 |
| Derby County | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | +9 | 63 |
| Norwich City | 41 | 17 | 7 | 17 | +7 | 58 |
| Watford | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 57 |
| Bristol City | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | +1 | 57 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 16 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 57 |
| Stoke City | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | +3 | 54 |
| Preston North End | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 54 |
| Swansea City | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 54 |
| Birmingham City | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 53 |
| Sheffield United | 41 | 15 | 6 | 20 | -1 | 51 |
| Charlton Athletic | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 49 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 47 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | -14 | 45 |
| Portsmouth | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | -17 | 42 |
| Leicester City | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 41 |
| Oxford United | 41 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 41 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 1 | 10 | 30 | -57 | -5 |
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