Watford sealed its return to the English Premier League, ending an eight-year absence after winning on Saturday and seeing Middlesbrough, its rival for promotion, stumble in England’s second tier.
With one game remaining, Watford is guaranteed a top-two finish in the League Championship.
Watford beat host Brighton 2-0 to stay on top of the league, and then third-place Middlesbrough lost at Fulham and fourth-place Norwich tied at Rotherham.
Watford, managed by the former Chelsea midfielder Slavisa Jokanovic of Serbia, has not played in the Premier League since 2006-7 — when it finished in last place.
In the Premier League, Fernandinho volleyed in an 89th-minute goal as Manchester City beat Aston Villa, 3-2, to cement a place in the top four.