The Clarets’ win meant Boro couldn’t catch up to them at the top, but still had everything to play for against Brighton as automatic Premier League qualification was at stake.
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Despite a 55th-minute header from Dale Stephens – sent off minutes later for a high challenge on Gaston Ramirez – Boro, who took the lead on 19 minutes through Cristhian Stuani – held out despite an incredibly nervy second half in which there were eight minutes of stoppage-time.
Burnley did not have to worry about the result in the north-east as they clinched the title in style with a 3-0 victory at relegated Charlton.
It was triumph for Adomah over his Ghanaian compatriot Elvis Manu who plays for Brighton.
Seven years after sinking out of the top flight on the final day of the season, Aitor Karanka’s impressive if occasionally tumultuous revolution was complete, and some of the biggest clubs in the world will be back at the Riverside Stadium next season.
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Middlesbrough have been playing Championship football since their relegation in 2009, and will take part in a Premier League that has been significantly enriched by the 2016-17 television deal, which stands at a staggering £5.136 billion.
“But now, three and a half years later, Middlesbrough Football Club is going to be in the position where it deserves to be”.
“The chairman (Steve Gibson) deserves it because he’s worked so hard to get this club back into the Premier League”.
Premier League money, a minimum of £170m, will prove hugely beneficial to a club that have faced tough economic times in their transition to the Championship.
Sheffield Wednesday will also go into their play-off semi-final against Brighton on the back of a defeat after losing 2-1 at Wolves.
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Karanka’s men finished their season with an unbeaten run of 10 games, although four draws in their last four outings ensured they were made to sweat a little more than they originally would have thought. “Sometimes when you go into a game knowing a draw will do, a drawing mentality turns into a losing mentality”, he said after their game against Derby last weekend.
