BACK IN THE GAME
Bafana’s Foster and Burnley win Premier League promotion
KWAAI: Lyle Foster will be back playing in England’s top flight from next season KWAAI: Lyle Foster will be back playing in England’s top flight from next season
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WON PROMOTION: Joel Piroe WON PROMOTION: Joel Piroe
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Meanwhile, the league’s top scorer Joel Piroe scored a hat-trick in the opening 20 minutes for Leeds at a raucous Elland Road and added another before halftime as the hosts stormed 5-0 ahead by the interval.
Leeds are heading back to the top flight after being relegated in 2023 after three seasons in the Premier League.
SOUTH Africa will have a South African playing in the English Premier League again next season.
This after Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster and his Burnley brasse were promoted to the English top flight following their 2-1 win over Sheffield United 2-1 on Monday to seal promotion from the Championship alongside Leeds United.
Leeds had earlier thrashed Stoke City 6-0 to go top of the Championship on 94 points with two matches remaining and needed Burnley to then not lose to third-placed Sheffield United to make sure they would finish in the top two.
Burnley duly obliged with Josh Brownhill scoring twice at Turf Moor either side of Tom Cannon’s equaliser as they extended their unbeaten league run to 31 games.
Scott Parker’s side, who were relegated last season, joined Leeds on 94 points to leave Sheffield United on 86 and now facing the prospect of trying to join them via the playoffs.
Brownhill says of winning promotion: “I’m speechless. All that hard work this season. We’ve been written off so many times, people calling us boring, but we’ve bored our way to the Premier League again.
“The feeling is absolutely incredible. I don't think a lot of the lads will sleep.”
Parker’s side have conceded only 15 goals in 44 games and he has now achieved promotion to the Premier League with three clubs having also taken Fulham and Bournemouth up.