REVIEW: Hammers bounce straight back into PL

FOOTBALL - West Ham United were relegated from the Premier League but after winning the final of the Championship playoffs, they are making an immediate return to the top flight. They have become the 11th team in the PL era to have ‘bounced straight back’ at least once.

Number of times clubs have ‘bounced straight back’ into Premier League 

2 - Nottingham Forest (1994, 1998)

2 - Leicester City (1996, 2003)

2 - Birmingham City (2007, 2009)

2 - West Bromwich Albion (2004, 2010)

1 - Crystal Palace (1994)

1 - Bolton Wanderers (1997)

1 - Charlton Athletic (2000)

1 - Manchester City (2002)

1 - Sunderland (2007)

1 - Newcastle United (2010)

1 - West Ham United (2012)