Leeds United know bouncing back to the Premier League at the first time of asking won’t be easy. Fortunately for them, they have 25 examples of teams doing exactly that to learn from as they begin preparations for the start of the Championship season.
The Whites brought an end to their three-year stay in the top flight last month with a 4-1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the season being enough to see them drop into the second tier. Leeds are no strangers to the Championship and having spent 16 years outside the top flight prior to their promotion in 2020, they are all too aware of how challenging the league can be.
Burnley are the most recent example of a relegated Premier League side finding immediate success, though. Vincent Kompany’s rejuvenated Clarets racked up 101 points on the way to winning the Football League title at a canter and many will be tipping them to go on and re-establish themselves in the top flight next season and follow in the steps of Fulham, who completed the feat the season before.
