The Championship points tallies that have earned automatic promotion to the Premier League - what will Leeds United require?

By Phil Hay & Joe Urquhart

Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT

Updated 21st Mar 2019, 09:43 GMT

Leeds United fans are dreaming of a Premier League return under Marcelo Bielsa - but how many points will see the Whites over the line this season?

United are in the thick of a promotion race and sit a point behind Sheffield United in third place with eight games to go. Here's how many points have been needed for the top two since 2001...

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Champions: Fulham (101 points), Runners-up: Blackburn (91 points)

Champions: Man City (99 points), Runners-up: West Brom (89 points)

Champions: Portsmouth (98 points), Runners-up: Leicester (92 points)

Champions: Norwich (94 points), Runners-up: West Brom (86 points)

Champions: Sunderland (94 points), Runners-up: Wigan (87 points)

Champions: Reading (106 points), Runners-up: Sheffield United (90 points)

Champions: Sunderland (88 points), Runners-up: Birmingham (86 points)

Champions: West Brom (81 points), Runners-up: Stoke (79 points)

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The Championship points tallies that have earned automatic promotion to the Premier League - what will Leeds United require?

Leeds United fans are dreaming of a Premier League return under Marcelo Bielsa - but how many points will see the Whites over the line this season?

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