Norwich have secured promotion back to the Premier League without kicking a ball ahead of their Saturday night match with Bournemouth.
The Canaries were aware a victory over the Cherries at Carrow Road would ensure an instant return to the top flight after they were relegated in July.
However, promotion rivals Swansea and Brentford both failed to win in their 12.30pm kick-offs against Wycombe and Millwall, with the two games ending in draws, meaning Norwichβs points total of 90 can only be reached by Watford, who occupy the other automatic promotion spot in second.
The Canaries will get the chance to toast their top flight return and remain on track for the title with victory over Bournemouth on Saturday evening.
Boss Daniel Farke remained in charge despite their bottom place finish in the Premier League last season and has masterminded a superb campaign, with 27 wins out of their 41 league fixtures so far.
Speaking about promotion in his latest press conference, Farke said: "I would dedicate this (promotion) to our fans. It has been such an important year in all our private lives.
"I get the feeling it doesn't take anything away from our success. It makes it perhaps even a bit more valuable because you cannot be that selfish and just think about our success and how important it is for the club.
"Also from a financial point of view, or something like this, but also about our community and what other people went through in such a difficult pandemic period.
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"There are many worries about the future, about the financial future with families, about jobs and sometimes about health and in a really difficult time to give them also some joy winning football games is to achieve something amazing.
"I think this makes this promotion perhaps even a bit more valuable, perhaps not in the moment when you can celebrate because celebrations are not the same without the supporters but in general I get the feeling perhaps this promotion would be even more valuable in comparison to two years ago, because it was such a strange time for human beings."
