Leeds United survive as Burnley relegated from Premier League - The Athletic 22/5/22
By Jacob Whitehead
Burnley have been relegated from the Premier League after
Leeds United beat Brentford 2-1 on the final day of the season.
Leeds needed to better Burnley’s result to survive, which
they ensured after Burnley lost 2-1 to Newcastle at Turf Moor.
Callum Wilson converted a first-half penalty at Turf Moor
after a Nathan Collins handball to put Newcastle 1-0 up, while Joe Gelhardt had
a goal for Leeds ruled out for offside.
Then, in the second-half, Raphinha was fouled by David Raya
before sending the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot to give Leeds a
crucial lead.
Leeds then scored a late winner in injury time.
The result sends Burnley back to the Championship for the
first time since 2015-16.
Sean Dyche was in charge that season, and had ensured
Burnley’s Premier League survival for the subsequent five seasons — but was
sacked in April after 10 years in charge with the side in the relegation zone.
Despite interim manager Mike Jackson inspiring Burnley to
three successive wins after his appointment, they failed to win any of the
final four games of the season.
The result means Leeds avoid dropping into the Championship,
where they had previously spent a 16 year spell between 2004 and 2020.
Marcelo Bielsa managed to drag them out of the division in
2019-20, and led them to ninth in the table last season, but was replaced by
Jesse Marsch in February.
Burnley will join Watford and Norwich City in the
Championship next season, who were relegated earlier this month.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Manchester City battled
back to beat Aston Villa 3-2, securing the Premier League title in dramatic
fashion.
Liverpool finish second after a comeback of their own. They
trailed Wolverhampton Wanderers but recovered to win 3-1.
Tottenham Hotspur secured Champions League football at
Arsenal’s expense, with Antonio Conte’s side thrashing Norwich City 5-0.
