sport news Leicester City are PROMOTED back to the Premier League at the first attempt ... trends now
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Leicester City have regained their Premier League status after sealing automatic promotion from the Championship.
Going into the penultimate round of fixtures, the Foxes needed to win one of their remaining two matches against Preston or Blackburn to go up, with their return sealed even sooner if Leeds lost at Queens Park Rangers.
And on Friday night, their fate was confirmed at the earliest opportunity as Daniel Farke's side were beaten 4-0 in West London, with Ilias Chair and Lucas Andersen netting first-half goals for the hosts before Lyndon Dykes and Sam Field sealed the win.
The result confirms a positive end to what has been an
