Today, excluding the play-off matches for the last place in the Premier League, the season of the second English division has ended.
There wouldn't be much to talk about if it weren't for the unexpected end of the competition, after which the "Newcastle United" club triumphed.
Rafa Benitez's team was seven points behind "Brighton & Hove Albion" players with just three rounds left until the end of the season, but then everything turned around.
In the 44th round, "Brighton" lost to "Norwich City", while "Newcastle" defeated "Preston North End", and in the last round "Brighton" suffered a defeat at home against "Bristol City". "The Magpies" then defeated "Cardiff City".
Today, "Newcastle" once again won against "Barnsley" thanks to goals from Ayoze Perez, Chancel Mbemba, and Dwight Gayle, but in the main match of their competitors against Birmingham's "Aston Villa", a real drama unfolded.
Chris Hughton's team struggled to break through the opponents' defense for a long time, but everything changed with Nathan Baker's mistake in the penalty area, which also resulted in a red card. Glenn Murray converted the penalty kick, and the championship title was already in the hands of "Brighton".
However, "Villa" didn't give up even playing with ten men, and ultimately Jack Grealish managed to equalize the result after Neil Taylor's pass, so the name of the victors ultimately went to the "Newcastle" players.
In addition to the first two teams securing their direct ticket to the Premier League, next season in the English championship, "Reading", "Sheffield Wednesday", "Huddersfield Town", and London's "Fulham" will compete.
Decisive strike by Jack Grealish:
