Is the double drop from the Premier League becoming more common?

What the report says

BBC Sport Football reports that back-to-back relegations from the Premier League to England’s third tier, once extremely unusual, have become more frequent in recent seasons. The article says Burnley could become the latest club to suffer that fate, following Luton Town and Leicester City, after a difficult Championship campaign and a heavy defeat at Lincoln City. It frames the issue as a broader trend rather than a one-off collapse, with questions raised over whether the Championship is becoming harder to predict or whether some relegated top-flight clubs are failing to adjust properly.

The piece looks back at earlier examples including Wolves, Sunderland and Leicester, and notes that poor recruitment, managerial upheaval and boardroom problems have often played a role. It also cites former Watford and Reading midfielder Jobi McAnuff, who told BBC Sport he does not expect the pattern to continue indefinitely, arguing that mismanagement of squads has been a major factor in recent cases.

Burnley’s situation is presented in financial context as well. The club’s revenue and parachute payments are far greater than Lincoln’s resources, but the report says the gap between parachute-payment clubs and others may narrow if the proposed changes recommended by the Independent Football Regulator are adopted. BBC Sport says those reforms could make the Championship more competitive, though it remains unclear whether that would reduce or increase the chances of another double drop.