Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong and his Watford teammates have gained promotion back to the Premier League.
Ekong, who featured for the entire duration, helped Watford secure promotion with a 1-0 victory over Millwall on Saturday afternoon
Senegalese winger, Ismaila Sarr’s 11th minute penalty was enough to secure all three points and to the Premier League.
It is Watford’s fourth promotion to the Premier League, and the win against Millwall means they have equaled their record of eight consecutive home league wins.
With two games remaining in the season, Watford can still clinch the Championship title.
Although they will need Norwich, who had already sealed qualification, to fail to win either of their two remaining games.
Ekong, in the wake of their promotion to the money spinning English Premier League, took to his Twitter page to express his excitement with a post that read: “WE ARE GOING UP!!!”
WE ARE GOING UP!!! pic.twitter.com/c3BkJN7Hjw
— William Troost-Ekong (M.F.R) (@WTroostEkong) April 24, 2021
The defender joined Watford for €3 million from Udinese and has scored a goal in 33 appearances in all competitions this season.
