PROMOTED TEAMS

NORWICH CITY

The Canaries were rewarded for keeping faith with manager Daniel Farke following their relegation in 2020, as the German took them straight back up as runaway league leaders. Having invested more heavily this time around, the board may be less forgiving if he again fails to guide them to safety.

WATFORD

Like Norwich, Watford came back up at the first time of asking, but unlike Norwich, with a different manager. Xisco was appointed in December, shortly after winning the Georgian league title with Dinamo Tbilisi, and won 18 out of 26 games to seal second place.

BRENTFORD

Led by outstanding striker Ivan Toney, who scored a record 31 Championship goals, the Bees shrugged off the disappointment of defeat in the 2020 play-off final and the sale of star forwards Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) and Said Benrahma (West Ham) to seal promotion, beating Swansea City 2-0 at Wembley.