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Leeds United are heading back to the Premier League for a glorious return as Championship champions - and particularly key steps helped achieve that feat.
Daniel Farke’s Whites were left staring at another season in the second tier after last May’s 1-0 defeat to Southampton in the Championship play-off final.
Leeds were left scrapping it out in the play-offs after finishing third in their first season back in the Championship despite finishing on 90 points as Leicester City and Ipswich Town sealed automatic promotion.
Twelve months on, Leeds don’t need to worry about the play-offs this time around having made amends for last year’s heartache in the ultimate style by going up as champions with 100 points as part of a season which has seen Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton all go back down.
United’s title triumph was a remarkably impressive response to their play-off final defeat and here we run through 12 particularly key games in their march towards promotion as Championship champions including big changes to the previous year.
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7. February: Watford 0 Leeds United 4.
Another big win which arrived hot on the heels of the FA Cup defeat to Millwall which raised questions of how the Whites would react. Brilliantly was the answer as a Hornets side with a strong home record were absolutely blitzed. | Getty Images
8. February: Sheffield United 1 Leeds United 3.
A huge clash between two promotion rivals that was not looking good for Leeds when Illan Meslier's own goal put the Blades ahead. The Whites, though, produced a brilliant response with goals form Junior Firpo, Ao Tanaka and Joel Piroe in the last 18 minutes sealed a massive 3-1 success. | Getty Images
9. April: Middlesbrough 0 Leeds United 1.
Leeds headed for the Tuesday night clash at Boro badly needing a win having drawn their last three but the Whites took just two minutes to score what proved the only goal of the game through Dan James. A huge victory and giant step towards automatic promotion. | Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
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10. April: Oxford United 0 Leeds United 1.
Leeds followed their 1-0 win at Middlesbrough with a 2-1 victory at home to Preston North End. Manor Solomon's strike then sealed a hat-trick of victories through Good Friday's 1-0 win at Oxford United which left the Whites on the brink. | Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
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11. April: Leeds United 6 Stoke City 0.
Job done! A day that will live long in the memory as Joel Piroe bagged an incredible four timer as the Potters were completely blitzed. Sheffield United then had to win at Burnley in the day's evening kick-off to prevent Leeds from going up but the Blades fell to a 2-1 defeat which sparked wild Easter Monday celebrations. | Getty Images
12. May: Plymouth Argyle 1 Leeds United 2.
An incredible end to an incredible season, Manor Solomon bagging a 91st-minute winner to seal a 2-1 victory which snatched the title away from Burnley on goal difference as both clubs finished on 100 points. Solomon again, ole ole. | Getty Images