Burnley's return to the Premier League has been confirmed after victory over Middlesbrough.

The Clarets, unbeaten in the league since November, went ahead though Ashley Barnes.

Boro equalised just after half-time when Championship top scorer Chuba Akpom converted a penalty after Josh Cullen fouled Cameron Archer in the area.

Connor Roberts found the winner via Nathan Tella's near-post cross. Burnley saw out the rest of the game in comfort to spark wild celebrations on the pitch and among their travelling fans.

Victory for Burnley sent them 19 points clear of third-placed Luton, who have six games left to play.

Clarets boss Vincent Kompany later said: "It's Easter and there's seven games to go and we're already celebrating. We didn't expect it.

"We wanted to experience this at some point but quicker is better sometimes as well.

"There's a couple of logical rules we all know, if you don't have squad cohesion at the beginning then it takes time. There's 46 games so you have the stress of games that help you improve quicker.

"It wasn't easy. They're celebrating like kids and that's fun to see."