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 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | +32 | 65 |
| Middlesbrough | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | +17 | 62 |
| Millwall | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | +2 | 56 |
| Ipswich Town | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +20 | 54 |
| Hull City | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 54 |
| Wrexham | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +7 | 51 |
| Birmingham City | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | +5 | 49 |
| Derby County | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | +6 | 48 |
| Watford | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | +5 | 48 |
| Preston North End | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 48 |
| Southampton | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | +4 | 47 |
| Bristol City | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | +4 | 47 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 47 |
| Swansea City | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Stoke City | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 44 |
| Sheffield United | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| Charlton Athletic | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 40 |
| Norwich City | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 39 |
| Portsmouth | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 39 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 38 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 34 |
| Leicester City | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 33 |
| Oxford United | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -16 | 29 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 1 | 8 | 23 | -45 | -7 |
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