Enjoy the party Stoke, it'll last ONE year only

Not meaning to urinate on anyone's bonfire, but Stoke would be wise to spin a copy of The Beatle's Sgt Pepper album at the end of the season soiree, paying particular attention to the song Hello, Goodbye - because while they're introducing themselves to their new Premier League buddies, no one expects them to hang around. Read on to find out why...

 

» Only two of the last five teams to be promoted having finished second have survived more than one season (West Brom and Wigan), and only one survived more than two (Wigan).

» This run doesn’t show any signs of letting up as last season’s runners-up Birmingham look almost certain to make an instant return.

» chickendinner superfact: Four of the last six teams promoted to the Premier League with 80 points or less have gone straight back down.

» Stoke aren’t even that good…their points total of 69 is the joint-worst for a automatically promoted side in the history of the 46-game second tier.

» At least one of the promoted teams have been relegated the next year in each of the past seven seasons.

» A promoted team has finished bottom in four of the last five Premier League seasons and Stoke’s tally this season was worse than Derby’s last year and Watford’s in 2006, and both had terrible seasons.

» Meanwhile, Leicester City have followed up two of their last three relegations with promotion the very next season.