Leicester City have regained their Premier League status after sealing automatic promotion from the Championship.
Their return to the top flight was confirmed as Leeds were defeated by QPR on Friday
Going into the penultimate round of fixtures, the Foxes needed to win one of their remaining two matches to go up, while their return could be sealed even sooner if Leeds lost at Queens Park Rangers.
And on Friday night, their fate was confirmed at the earliest opportunity as Daniel Farke’s side were beaten 4-0 in West London, with Ilias Chair and Lucas Andersen netting first-half goals for the hosts before Lyndon Dykes and Sam Field sealed the win.
In the immediate aftermath of the final whistle at Loftus Road, Leicester’s social media account shared a video of the players rejoicing, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall leading the animated celebrations.
The 25-year-old midfielder then revealed that there are no signs of the party slowing down among the squad, writing on X: ‘Right… who’s out in Leicester tonight?’
Meanwhile Wilfred Ndidi wrote: ‘Congratulations to me, the boys, the staff the club and the amazing fans.. 2 more to go!!! We back!!’
Stephy Mavididi wrote: ‘Is it still to early? PREMIER LEAGUE BABY’
Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen added: ‘We are going up, We are going up’
The club’s social media team also got involved with the action by poking fun at the promotion rivals following their defeat.
In February Leeds completed a late comeback against the Foxes, with goals from Connor Roberts, Patrick Bamford and a Wout Faes enough to secure three points at Elland Road.
The Yorkshire side later shared scenes from the stands with their fans signing the Kaiser Chiefs’ 2004 hit I Predict a Riot.
Prior to the full-time whistle in Friday’s clash between the Whites and QPR, Leicester returned fire by tweeting the song’s title in a clear tongue-in-cheek reference to February’s clash.
