Cardiff will go into the Premier League as Championship winners after clinching the second tier title with a 1-1 draw at Burnley on Saturday. Malky Mackay's side had already ended their 51-year wait for promotion to the top-flight thanks to their midweek draw with Charlton and now they are guaranteed to finish the season in first place as well. "It's absolutely fantastic, I'm delighted for everyone at the football club," Mackay said. "It was obviously a tremendous feeling on Tuesday but for us to go and win the title is something that we then spoke about within a day.

English Football League Championship table after Saturday's early matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 44 25 10 9 69 42 85 -- champions Hull 44 24 6 14 59 48 78 Watford 43 21 8 14 78 55 71 Brighton 43 16 18 9 59 41 66 Crystal Palace 42 18 12 12 67 57 66 Leicester 43 18 10 15 65 42 64 Bolton 43 17 12 14 64 57 63

(Reuters) - Hull City took a jittery step closer to Premier League promotion when they drew 0-0 at home with already-relegated Bristol City in the English Championship (second tier) on Friday. Second-placed Hull, who spent two seasons in the Premier League from 2008-10, lead Watford in third position by seven points with Gianfranco Zola's side hosting Blackburn Rovers on Saturday in their third last game of the campaign.

English Football League table after Friday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 43 25 9 9 68 41 84 -- promoted Hull 44 24 6 14 59 48 78 ---------------------------------------------- Watford 43 21 8 14 78 55 71 Brighton 43 16 18 9 59 41 66 Crystal Palace 42 18 12 12 67 57 66 Leicester 43 18 10 15 65 42 64 ----------------------------------------------