The familiar elation of Championship promotion for Fulham - only this time they took the easy route.
Their last two elevations to the Premier League have been accompanied by the nail-biting tension of the play-offs. This time they have dominated the division, galloping clear from mid-January.
Marco Silva’s side got over the line with this rampant win over Preston. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a double to move within two of equalling Guy Whittingham’s post-1992 second-tier scoring record of 42 goals in a season.
Fabio Carvalho was also on target at a jubilant Craven Cottage, with the ‘olés’ that greeted every Fulham pass starting well before half-time.