2019 English Football League play-offs

English Football League play-offs
Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final
Season2018–19
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2018–19 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in April 2019 with all finals played at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs will begin in each league with two semi-finals played over two legs. The teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two are set to compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.[1]

Background

The English Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 24th And 22nd Vs 23rd In Relegation Playoffs

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

Championship semi-finals

Final league position – Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 +23 83
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 61 +26 80
5 Aston Villa 46 20 16 10 81 59 +21 76
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 53 +16 74
First leg
Aston Villa2–1West Bromwich Albion
Hourihane 75'
Abraham 79' (pen.)		 Report Gayle 16'
Attendance: 40,754
Referee: Graham Scott
Derby County0–1Leeds United
Report Roofe 55'
Attendance: 31,723
Referee: Craig Pawson
Second leg

West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Aston Villa on aggregate. Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties.

Leeds United2–4Derby County
Dallas 23', 62' Report Marriott 45', 85'
Mount 46'
Wilson 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,326

Derby County won 4–3 on aggregate.

Championship final

Main article: 2019 EFL Championship play-off final
Aston Villa2–1Derby County
El Ghazi 44'
McGinn 59'		 Report Marriott 81'
Attendance: 85,826
Referee: Paul Tierney


League One

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One

League One semi-finals

Final league position – League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 +33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 +32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 +33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 +16 73
First leg
Sunderland1–0Portsmouth
Maguire 62' Report
Attendance: 26,610
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Doncaster Rovers1–2Charlton Athletic
Blair 87' Report Taylor 32'
Aribo 34'
Attendance: 11,140
Referee: Oliver Langford
Second leg
Portsmouth0–0Sunderland
Attendance: 18,007
Referee: Peter Bankes

Sunderland won 1–0 on aggregate.

Charlton Athletic2–3 (a.e.t.)Doncaster Rovers
Penalties
Solly soccer ball with check mark
Cullen soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Aribo soccer ball with check mark
Sarr soccer ball with red X		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Whiteman
soccer ball with check mark Sadlier
soccer ball with check mark Crawford
soccer ball with red X Marquis
soccer ball with red X Rowe
Attendance: 25,428
Referee: Gavin Ward

Charlton Athletic 4–4 Doncaster Rovers on aggregate. Charlton Athletic won 4–3 on penalties.

League One final

Main article: 2019 EFL League One play-off final
Charlton Athletic2–1Sunderland
 Report Sarr 5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 76,155
Referee: Andrew Madley

League Two

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two

League Two semi-finals

Final league position – League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Mansfield Town 46 20 16 10 69 41 +28 76
5 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 14 12 68 47 +21 74
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 63 50 +13 73
7 Newport County 46 20 11 15 59 59 0 71
First leg [3]
Newport County1–1Mansfield Town
Amond 83' Report Hamilton 12'
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Tranmere Rovers1–0Forest Green Rovers
Banks 26' Report
Attendance: 9,579
Referee: John Busby
Second leg
Mansfield Town0–0 (a.e.t.)Newport County
Report
Penalties
Ajose soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Walker soccer ball with red X
Benning soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Butler
soccer ball with check mark Amond
soccer ball with check mark Demetriou
soccer ball with check mark Poole
soccer ball with check mark Dolan
Attendance: 7,361
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Mansfield Town 1–1 Newport County on aggregate. Newport County won 5–3 on penalties.

Forest Green Rovers1–1Tranmere Rovers
Mills 12' Report Norwood 27'
Attendance: 4,492
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Tranmere Rovers won 2–1 on aggregate.

League Two final

Main article: 2019 EFL League Two play-off final
Newport County0–1 (a.e.t.)Tranmere Rovers
[4] Jennings 119'
Attendance: 25,217
Referee: Ross Joyce


References

  1. ^ "EFL Official Website - Rules & Regulations". Efl.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Play-Off semi-final: West Brom confirmed as opponents". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sky Bet EFL Play-Off dates confirmed". efl.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.