NEWCASTLE have become just the 21st club in the Premier League era to return to the top flight at the first time of asking after relegation.

Monday night's 4-1 victory over Preston guaranteed promotion for Rafael Benitez's men, and here Press Association Sport's Damian Spellman takes a look at how those sides who spent just a season out of the top flight have fared during their first campaign back in the big time.

1994-95 Nottingham Forest (third, qualified for UEFA Cup) and Crystal Palace (19th, relegated).

1996-97 Leicester (ninth).

1997-98 Bolton (18th, relegated).

1998-99 Middlesbrough (ninth) and Nottingham Forest (20th, relegated).

2000-01 Charlton (ninth).

2002-03 Manchester City (ninth).

2003-04 Leicester (18th, relegated).

2004-05 West Brom (17th).

2007-08 Sunderland (15th) and Birmingham (19th, relegated).

2009-10 Birmingham (ninth).

2010-11 West Brom (11th) and Newcastle (12th).

2012-13 West Ham (10th).

2014-15 QPR (20th, relegated).

2015-16 Norwich (19th, relegated).

2016-17 Burnley and Hull are both back in the Premier League after just one season away, but neither are sure of safety yet with four games remaining each.

Number of clubs making instant returns up to and including the 2015-16 season: 18

Number of those clubs immediately relegated again: 7

Survival chances based on those figures: 61 per cent.