Follow live coverage as Burnley face Sheffield United in the Championship today.An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

A season that began with Burnley in turmoil, following relegation and the departure of Vincent Kompany, ended with his successor Scott Parker leading them back to the Premier League on an occasion that flew in the face of much that has gone before this campaign.

Burnley beat Sheffield United 2-1 to seal automatic promotion to the Premier League on Saturday with the result also sending Championship leaders Leeds United up alongside them.