Burnley Promoted to Premier League for 2016-17 Season: Latest Comments, Reaction

Burnley have secured promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers on Monday.

Sam Vokes' 59th-minute header was enough to seal maximum points for the Clarets and move them two points clear at the top of the Championship on 90 points.   

Closest challengers Middlesbrough and Brighton and Hove Albion—both whom trail by two points—meet on the final day of the season at the Riverside, which means Sean Dyche's men have secured an automatic promotion berth with one match to spare.

The club's official account celebrated the confirmation of their return:

It is the third time in the club's history they have been promoted to the Premier League, and they have done so at the first attempt after relegation in 2014-15.

Sky Sports Statto detailed how Burnley joined a long list of teams to bounce back quickly:

Dyche's men have regained their top-flight status after just one year in the Championship and had looked likely promotion candidates from the first whistle of the season. 

A trio of wins without conceding a goal set the tone for the Lancashire team's campaign, as they kicked into gear in the second half of the season. Burnley have looked unrivalled in 2016, recording an 22-game unbeaten run lasting back to Boxing Day's reverse to Hull City, per Soccerway.

ESPN football writer Richard Jolly felt the Clarets deserved their promotion place:

Aided by the division's top goalscorer Andre Gray, Burnley have shown their quality throughout the year and have looked a level above their opponents on occasions.

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Gray, with 22 goals to his name in the league this season, was rightly awarded the Championship Player of the Year award for his efforts following his club-record £9 million move from Brentford in the summer.

England international and former Burnley striker Danny Ings congratulated his former club on their achievement:

Ex-player Kieran Trippier, now at Tottenham, was also pleased to see promotion achieved:

The Mirror's Ed Malyon praised the club's financial clout after completing their task this term:

Meanwhile, BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker was already looking ahead to next season:

Burnley will head to The Valley on Saturday to play relegated Charlton Athletic, knowing that a draw may be enough for them to seal the Championship title.