Leeds United have won the Championship title after Brentford were beaten by Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Having had their Premier League promotion confirmed on Friday night by West Brom's loss to Huddersfield, the Bees' defeat means Leeds can no longer be caught by any other team in the league.
The Whites will return to the Premier League for first time in 16 years and they will now also go up with their first second division title since 1990 in hand.
It is Leeds' first major trophy since clinching the 1991-92 Division One title won under the iconic Howard Wilkinson, who also delivered that second tier triumph two years earlier.
Marcelo Bielsa's side can reach the 90-point mark by beating Derby County at Pride Park on Sunday (2pm), with Leeds having never previously won more than 86 points in a single season in any division.
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