Burnley captain Josh Brownhill joked that the Clarets "bored our way to the Premier League" following their promotion-clinching 2-1 win over Sheffield United on Monday.

Brownhill's first-half brace, which came either side of Tom Cannon's equaliser, sparked wild scenes at Turf Moor as Scott Parker's side returned to the top flight at the first attempt.

Their victory also saw Leeds United join them in the Premier League for the 2025-26 season, with the second tier leaders thumping Stoke City 6-0 earlier in the day. 

With their win, Burnley not only won promotion to the top flight, but have also now gone 31 regular-season Championship games unbeaten. If they avoid defeat in their final two games of the campaign, they will match the 33-match record set by Reading in 2005-06.

The Clarets' promotion has been built on their defensive solidity, with the club setting a record of 12 consecutive clean sheets earlier in the term, and have conceded just 15 goals throughout their season so far. 

Their approach has seen them earn the "boring" tag, but match-winner Brownhill was unconcerned with how his team sealed their Premier League return. 

"I'm speechless. All that hard work this season," Brownhill told Sky Sports shortly after full-time. 

"We've been written off so many times, people calling us boring. We've bored our way to the Premier League.

"It takes a whole team; it's not just a back four, a goalkeeper, it takes everybody.

"I don't think a lot of the lads will sleep. I'm so buzzing for the lads that haven't played Premier League football."

For Burnley boss Parker, meanwhile, it was yet another second-tier promotion that he can add to his CV. 

Parker has now overseen three Championship promotions with three different teams, but said that his latest success was arguably his most special. 

"It means everything. Set on a mission at the start of this year to get promoted," Parker said.

"Early on in the season, there was a lot of ups and downs and the journey we've been on is nothing short of incredible.

"As cliche as it sounds, I built my whole life on hard work and I try to instil that in these players.

"The main thing for me is togetherness, a group that is together and it's got us to the Premier League.

"This one feels special. I've had some bumps in the road as a manager, not to make this about me.

"I decided to take a year out and came back to this, I knew it would be a challenge.

"The spotlight often shines on the players and myself but the sacrifices that families make - they fully deserve it."

And with Burnley level on points with Leeds with two games remaining, Parker said his players will do everything in their power to go up as champions. 

"We are going to go for it. That's the aim and that's exactly what we are going to do. There's two games left and we want to try and go for the title," Parker concluded.