Summary
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]
 Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final | |
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
← 2018 2020 → | |
Background edit
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 edit
Championship semi-finals edit
| 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 Villa | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
|---|---|---|
Hourihane  75'Abraham 79' (pen.) |
Report | Gayle 16' |
| Derby County | 0–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Roofe 55' |
- Second leg
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson 29' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Holgate  Hegazi Adarabioyo  Gibbs Morrison |
3–4 | Hourihane Jedinak Grealish Adomah Abraham |
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Aston Villa on aggregate. Aston Villa won 4–3 on penalties.
| Leeds United | 2–4 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas 23', 62' |
Report | Marriott 45', 85' Mount 46'Wilson 58' (pen.) |
Derby County won 4–3 on aggregate.
Championship final edit
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| El Ghazi 44' McGinn 59' |
Report | Marriott 81' |
League One edit
League One semi-finals edit
| 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
| Sunderland | 1–0 | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Maguire 62' |
Report |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Blair 87' |
Report | Taylor 32' Aribo 34' |
- Second leg
Sunderland won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Charlton Athletic | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Solly Cullen Taylor Aribo Sarr |
4–3 | Whiteman Sadlier Crawford Marquis Rowe |
Charlton Athletic 4–4 Doncaster Rovers on aggregate. Charlton Athletic won 4–3 on penalties.
League One final edit
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Sarr 5' (o.g.) |
League Two edit
League Two semi-finals edit
| 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 County | 1–1 | Mansfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| Amond 83' |
Report | Hamilton 12' |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Banks 26' |
Report |
- Second leg
| Mansfield Town | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Newport County |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Ajose Hamilton Walker Benning |
3–5 | Butler Amond Demetriou Poole Dolan |
Mansfield Town 1–1 Newport County on aggregate. Newport County won 5–3 on penalties.
| Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Mills 12' |
Report | Norwood 27' |
Tranmere Rovers won 2–1 on aggregate.
League Two final edit
| Newport County | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| [4] | Jennings 119' |
References edit
- ^ "EFL Official Website - Rules & Regulations". Efl.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Play-Off semi-final: West Brom confirmed as opponents". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Sky Bet EFL Play-Off dates confirmed". efl.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ 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.