Leeds beat Burnley to secure Premier League survival

Leeds secured their place in the Premier League next season with a 3-1 win over already-relegated Burnley on Friday.

Goals from Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin took Leeds nine points clear of the relegation zone with just four games remaining for those below them.

Leeds failed to reach a first FA Cup final since 1973 in a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Wembley last weekend.

Daniel Farke’s side are now up to 14th in an impressive first season back in the top flight to, along with Sunderland, buck the trend of promoted sides falling straight back to the second tier.

Farke said: “The three points are massive for us.

“The job is not done yet. We will celebrate proper when it’s mathematically done. But 43 points is good.”

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Staying up would also be huge for Farke in his bid to silence his doubters at Premier League level.

German led Norwich twice to the English top-flight but was unable to keep the Canaries in the top flight.

Burnley were only pipped to the Championship title by Leeds on goal difference last season.

But the Clarets have struggled much more with the step up as they have been relegated for the third time in as many seasons in the Premier League.

Burnley also parted company with manager Scott Parker on Thursday despite his exceptional record of achieving promotion from the Championship with three different clubs.