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.
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English League Championship Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | +31 | 51 |
| Middlesbrough | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | +9 | 43 |
| Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | +15 | 38 |
| Hull City | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 38 |
| Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | +7 | 37 |
| Bristol City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 36 |
| Millwall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 36 |
| Watford | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | +4 | 35 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 35 |
| Stoke City | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | +7 | 34 |
| Derby County | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 32 |
| Southampton | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 31 |
| Wrexham | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | +2 | 31 |
| Leicester City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 31 |
| Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | +1 | 30 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| Charlton Athletic | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 27 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 26 |
| Sheffield United | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 26 |
| Oxford United | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| Portsmouth | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 22 |
| Norwich City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 21 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | -27 | -8 |
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