Sky Bet EFL play-offs 2020/21: Fixtures, dates and teams; Championship, League One, League Two
With the regular Sky Bet EFL season now over, and the play-offs dates confirmed, we round-up all you need to know ahead of the inevitable end-of-season drama, including the race to clinch the final place in the Premier League from the Championship.
Who are through to the play-off finals?
Brentford won a breathless play-off semi-final as goals from Ivan Toney, Vitaly Janelt and Marcus Forss saw them come from behind to sink Bournemouth.
Already a goal down from the first leg, they trailed 2-0 on aggregate when Arnaut Danjuma fired the visitors ahead after only five minutes.
But Bournemouth lost Chris Mepham to a first-half red card and Toney equalised from the penalty spot, before second-half strikes from Janelt and Forss fired the Bees to a 3-1 victory, 3-2 on aggregate.
Swansea, meanwhile, survived a late Barnsley surge to book a Sky Bet Championship final date with Brentford at Wembley.
The Swans held on for a winner-takes-all shot at Premier League football on May 29 by drawing 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium for a 2-1 aggregate victory.
Blackpool completed a 6-3 aggregate victory over Oxford in their Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final following a thrilling 3-3 draw in the second leg.
Cushioned by a 3-0 lead from the first leg, Blackpool booked a return to Wembley for the first time since their 2017 League Two play-off win over Exeter.
Blackpool will meet Lincoln in the final after the Imps survived a Sunderland fightback to reach League One play-off final.
Lincoln didn’t lay a glove on the Black Cats in the first half and saw their 2-0 first-leg advantage wiped out by goals from Ross Stewart and Charlie Wyke, but Tom Hopper’s 56th-minute header calmed their nerves and was ultimately enough for Michael Appleton’s side to book their place at Wembley.
The final of the Sky Bet League Two play-offs takes place on Monday, May 31 with Newport taking on Morecambe,
When and where are the remaining play-off matches?
Championship play-off final kick-off tim:
- Brentford v Swansea – Saturday, May 29, 3pm
League One play-off final kick-off time:
- Blackpool v Lincoln – Sunday, May 30, 3pm
League Two play-off final kick-off time:
- Morecambe v Newport - Monday, May 31, 3pm
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When and where is each play-off final?
The Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two play-off finals will be staged at Wembley Stadium.
The Championship play-off final will take place on Saturday, May 29.
The League One final will take place on May 30, with the League Two final on May 31.
Are the play-offs on TV?
All play-off matches will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Will there be fans at the play-offs?
The three play-off finals, which will be staged at Wembley, could potentially play host to a significant number fans from each club taking part.
The national stadium, which has capacity for 90,000 people, hosted 22,000 fans for the FA Cup final on May 15. It is hoped more than that will be permitted by the play-off finals.
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