And the Saints go marching back to the Premier League. It may have only been an absence of one season, it surely felt like more, but Southampton have returned to the top-flight at the first attempt.
Southampton won what has been dubbed the “most valuable single match in world football” to secure its promotion to the Premier League on Sunday.
Southampton clinched promotion back to the Premier League after a one-year exile as Adam Armstrong sealed a 1-0 win against Leeds in the Championship play-off final on Sunday.In their first ever play-off final, Southampton made it three wins over Leeds this term despite finishing three points behind the Elland Road club in the regular season.
Leeds 0-1 Southampton: Adam Armstrong’s first-half goal enough to send the Saints back into the Premier League