Golden Boys 11-10
to stay in top flight
WATFORD will be playing in the Premier League next season and the Hornets are 11-10 with Hills to extend their stay beyond one season.
Goals from Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra gave the Golden Boys a 2-0 victory at Brighton and promotion was confirmed when third-placed Middlesbrough lost 4-3 at Fulham and Norwich were held to a 1-1 draw at Rotherham.
Boro’s defeat was great news for Bournemouth who could all but seal their first promotion to the top flight if they beat Bolton tomorrow.
The Cherries would go three points clear of the Teesside outfit, but their goal difference is 21 goals superior to Middlesbrough’s with only one game to go.
Eddie Howe’s side are just 1-14 to go up, but Watford are 1-5 to claim the Championship title. The Hornets host Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday’s final game while Bournemouth travel to Charlton.
Watford are 11-2 with Hills to claim a top-half finish next season.
Rotherham’s point against the Canaries means they remain a point ahead of Millwall and three above Wigan, in the final safe spot.
Leicester and Hull boosted their chances of Premier League survival as they earned crucial victories at Burnley and Crystal Palace.
The pair leapfrogged Sunderland, who slipped into the bottom three following a 1-1 draw at Stoke, while Aston Villa are two points ahead of the drop zone following their 3-2 defeat at Manchester City.
Burnley and QPR look stranded with five and four points to make up with just four games to play.
The Clarets are 1-8 to be playing in the Championship next season, while Rangers are 1-14 and the Black Cats are 4-7.
Other issues to be settled included Shrewsbury joining Burton in League One after a 1-0 win at Cheltenham earned them promotion, while the Robins fell into the Conference Premier.
Tranmere were also relegated after they lost 3-2 at Plymouth, but Barnet were promoted back into the Football League as they sealed the Conference Premier title with a home victory over Gateshead.
