Leicester City Promoted: How Enzo Maresca’s Foxes Bounced Back to Premier League at First Time of Asking

It was touch-and-go at times towards the end, but Leicester have now secured promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.

The Foxes - who won the Premier League against the odds in 2015/16 - had been relegated under Dean Smith on the final day of the 2022/23 season, bringing their nine-season spell back in the top flight to a close.

But Leeds' own automatic promotion hopes took a hit when they were beaten by QPR at Loftus Road on Friday night, which took Leicester over the line they have been threatening to cross for so long.

When Leicester won 12 of their first 13 games after relegation from the Premier League, even at that early stage, it seemed as if it was a case of if, not when, they would bounce back at the first time of asking.