Leeds United want to bounce back from relegation and return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Not many teams have managed it. Since the 1992/93 campaign, just 26 of the 94 relegated sides have returned the following season.
In recent history, there are three sides who have managed it. Watford and Norwich City recovered from 2020 relegations to finish in the Championship’s top two at the end of 2020/21. Then, last season, Burnley stormed the table after going down in 2022.
LeedsLive has spoken to Andrew French of Watford Observer for some insight into how the Hornets achieved their bounce back in 2021. It was a campaign which began with Serbian Vladimir Ivic and ended with Spaniard Xisco Munoz.