Questions facing the newly promoted clubs next season
- jonjoward1998
- 23 hours ago
- 4 min read

The line up for next seasons Premier League was completed over the weekend following Hull's 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final on Saturday and the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.
With all three newly promoted teams now up, what questions will they be facing next season?
COVENTRY
Coventry are back in the Premier League for the first time in 25 years by winning the Championship title by 11 points after spending most of the season at the top. They've been on some journey since their last spell in the top flight as they've been in administration, dropped down into League 2 and were even without a home for at least two seasons before climbing their way back up the Football League.
Will Frank Lampard learn his lessons from his last spell in the Premier League?
Frank Lampard will head into next season having already had a taste of Premier League football as a manager following two spells at Chelsea and a spell at Everton.
His first spell at Chelsea will be what he'll be remembered best for as he guided the blues into the top four in his first season after not signing a single player due to a transfer ban which led him to playing the youngsters.
But throughout those three spells, his teams were criticized for being too open defensively as they all conceded a lot of goals which left people doubting his ability to manage at the top level.
His time at Coventry has rebuilt him as a manager and he'll hopefully go into next season a better manager than he was the last time he managed in the top flight.
Will they have enough quality and experience to survive?
Whenever a club gets promoted to the Premier League, it is vital that they have players who are proven at the top level because they give them the best chance of staying up.
The majority of Coventry's squad have never played in the Premier League before and if they're to stand a chance of staying up, they'll need to recruit players with Premier League experience and players proven in the top flight.
Frank Lampard will want to stay loyal to the players that got him promoted, but with the Premier League being one big step up and a ruthless league, he may want to add top flight proven players like Sunderland did last summer.
IPSWICH
Ipswich bounced straight back up following their relegation last season to make it three promotions in four seasons under Kieran McKenna. It was a far from plain sailing campaign for the Tractor Boys following an inconsistent start but a strong spell from December onwards saw them climb up the table and into the automatic spots before sealing promotion.
Will they be better equipped this time round?
Ipswich were in a lot of their games during their last season in the Premier League but were heavily criticized for being too open defensively as they conceded a lot of goals and kept playing the same expansive style.
They have shown this season that they can be adaptable as they've had games where they've been less expansive and more rigid depending on the opposition and they'll need to show that next season if they're to stay up.
They had a better defensive record this season than they did the last time they got promoted which is a good sign for them heading into next season.
Could goals be a problem?
Despite having the third best attack in the Championship this season, scoring 80 goals, most of Ipswich's goals came from wide areas with their top goal scorer being Jack Clarke with 16 followed by Jaden Philogene with 12.
Their strikers didn't get many between them with George Hirst being their highest scorer with 11 whilst their others in Chuba Akpom, Ivan Azon and Sindre Walle Egeli scored a combined total of 11 between them.
If they're to stay up next season, they need to have a striker who can score 10+ goals because that kind of player usually makes the difference for sides battling near the bottom. They could maybe bring Liam Delap back on loan as he seems to be out of favour at Chelsea.
HULL
Hull are back in the Premier League for the first time in 10 years after beating Middlesbrough in the play off final to secure promotion. They were widely tipped to go down at the start of the season after staying up on the final day of last season, but Sergej Jakirovic defied the odds and guided his side to the play offs and promotion in his first season in charge.
Will Oli McBurnie finally make the step up?
Oli McBurnie has more than proved himself as a capable goal scorer in the Championship and especially this season as he scored 18 goals including the winner in the play off final.
But he's yet to prove himself in the Premier League after scoring just 13 goals across two spells in the top flight with Sheffield United.
He will be feeling confident that he can deliver in the Premier League next season after the season he's had this season, but with the Premier League being a completely different level to the Championship, the Tigers might want to bring in someone who is more proven in the top flight to either start ahead of McBurnie or provide competition for him.
Can they repeat Sunderland's exploits?
One of the main reasons why Sunderland have done what they've done this season is because of their ability to be adaptable by playing different styles of football depending on the opposition.
Hull have been adaptable throughout the season by being able to change formations and tactics depending on the opposition and it played a key role in them getting promoted.
If they're to stay up next season, they'll need to show the same adaptability like Sunderland did because they're going to be up against tougher opponents in a more ruthless league.
I'm not suggesting that they're going to qualify for Europe like Sunderland did because that is one massive ask, but they could repeat Sunderland's exploits by changing the way they play depending on the opposition.


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