Burnley and Leeds are celebrating promotion to the Premier League and will be joined by the winner of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs next month.
But can the trio buck the trend of going straight back down? Ipswich need a mathematical miracle to survive right now and, with Southampton and Leicester already down, that will mean in the last two seasons, all promoted teams have been relegated.
Here, the PA news agency looks at what the three promoted clubs must do to have a chance of staying in the Premier League.
Playing style
Leeds and Burnley have achieved promotion in two very different ways with goals galore at Elland Road and the Clarets’ success built on iron-like defence.
Daniel Farke’s free-flowing Leeds have averaged over two goals per game with 89 in 44 matches, an incredible 22 more than the league’s next highest scorers Norwich.
Burnley have conceded only 15 times in 44 games and are set to smash the Championship best of 30 currently held by Watford in 2020-21 and Preston in 2005-06.
Neither can expect figures anywhere near that in the Premier League, so both teams must adapt quickly against the greater quality on show.
Recruitment
Do you stay loyal to players who have won promotion or try and make significant changes to bridge the gap between the top two divisions?
It is a nagging question for managers, even before all the promotion champagne has been uncorked – and the probability is that purse strings need relaxing.
The most successful example of late has been Nottingham Forest, who were promoted in 2022 and have kicked on to contend for Champions League football after dramatically rebuilding their squad.
A new goalkeeper is likely to top Leeds’ list – England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, relegated with Southampton, might be one potential option – while Burnley must seek to bolster attacking avenues.
Managers
It seems crazy to even suggest it after going up, but do you stick or twist with the man who actually led you there?
Winning promotion from the Championship and keeping a team in the Premier League are two different tasks and history is not necessarily on the side of Farke and Parker.
Farke won promotion twice at Norwich but also suffered an instant relegation at Carrow Road and was sacked in September 2021 after being in charge of a record 15 consecutive Premier League defeats.
Parker also won promotion at Fulham before overseeing relegation the following year. Taking Burnley up was his third promotion from the Championship after similar success at Bournemouth in 2022.
Fans
If promoted clubs are to stay in the Premier League they must almost certainly rely on home form and passionate support from their fan base.
Leeds have a potential advantage in this respect with a powerful – and often volatile – atmosphere guaranteed at Elland Road.
Like Leeds, Burnley’s challenge will be to create a fortress-like mentality at Turf Moor and make it an uncomfortable venue for opponents to visit.
