The full Premier League line-up for next season has been confirmed after Southampton beat Leeds United in today's Championship Play-off Final.
The Saints, who finished fourth, beat third-placed Leeds 1-0 at Wembley this afternoon, courtesy of top scorer Adam Armstrong's 24th minute strike.
They will join Ipswich Town in next season's top tier and boasted three ex-Town players in their starting XI - academy product and midfielder Flynn Downes, plus former loanees winger Ryan Fraser and keeper Alex McCarthy.
Ex-Town star Flynn Downes celebrates promotion with the Saints (Image: PA Images)
Town did the double over Russell Martin's Saints in the Championship this season - a 1-0 away win in September, followed by an iconic 3-2 win at Portman Road on Easter Monday, courtesy of Jeremy Sarmiento's late, late winner.
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Boss Martin - who bested Daniel Farke, his former manager at Norwich City - said: "I feel really emotional and overwhelmed by the support I have had over the last nine or 10 months, especially in the tough times.
"For them to give me the job in the first place, I felt like I had to do this to justify and validate it so I'm so pleased for them because it wasn't an exciting appointment for them, I finished 10th at Swansea and had a really clear way of doing things at MK [Dons], and now here.
"So to take me on was really brave. The team have been so great and I'm really grateful and proud of them."
The full Premier League 2024/25 line-up is:
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Everton
- Fulham
- IPSWICH TOWN
- Leicester City
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Southampton
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham United
- Wolves
Fixtures will be released on Tuesday, June 18th at 9am. The new Premier League season will kick off on Saturday, August 17th.
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