In the early morning of April 27, Beijing time, the 45th round of the English Championship took the lead in ushering in a game, and the promotion favorite team Leeds United broke out a big upset, losing 0-4 away to the relegation team Queens Park Rangers, not only missed the gap with Ipswich behind him, but also was thrown away by Leicester City, who was promoted to the Premier League next season two rounds in advance.
In the last round of the league, Leicester City beat Southampton 5-0 to reach 94 points, while continuing to hold the top spot, the direct to next season's Premier League situation is very good, and one more win is needed to seal promotion.
In this round, Leicester City vs. Preston Preston, Leeds United vs. Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich vs. Hull City, before the game, Leicester City's local media wrote an article to analyze Leicester City's promotion, saying that the team will win this round and will be promoted as soon as this Friday, if Leeds United and Ipswich lose at the same time, Leicester City can lock up the league title as long as they win this round.
Now Leeds United took the lead against Queens Park Rangers away to the team, but the team did not play well, and with 58% possession, the home team was crazy to break down the backline.
Leeds United fell behind 0-1 in the 8th minute, then conceded another goal in the 22nd minute, and conceded two more goals in the second half, and finally lost 0-4 to Queens Park Rangers, causing a big upset. Statistically, Leeds United had 15 shots on goal and 5 on target but did not score a goal, while Queens Park Rangers had 11 shots and 5 on target, and finally scored 4 goals, which was a stark contrast.
After the loss, Leeds United still has 90 points and continues to rank second, but it is 4 points behind the first-placed Leicester City with one more round, and even if they win the last round, the points cannot be surpassed, so Leicester City locked the top two in the standings two rounds in advance.
According to the rules, the top two teams in the table will go straight to next season's Premier League, and the third to sixth teams will participate in the play-offs, and now Leicester City have won and secured promotion early thanks to Leeds United's loss.
As the 2015-16 Premier League champions, Leicester City were unfortunately relegated to the Championship last season, and now the team has been promoted immediately after the first season of relegation, becoming the first team to secure a place this season, and also receiving at least £100 million in guaranteed income.
Despite Leicester's breach of sustainability rules, the Disciplinary Committee will not deduct points from the team in the Championship and will most likely wait until promotion to the Premier League next season.