The play-offs begin in each league with two semi-finals which are played over two legs. The teams who finished 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 compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.
All three play-off finals will use Video Assistant Referees (VAR), making it the first time that they have been used in each of the respective leagues.[1]
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 6th.
The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 7 May 2022, due to Bournemouth beating Nottingham Forest on 3 May 2022; this meant that Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town were guaranteed to finish either 3rd or 4th and in the play-offs. Sheffield United and Luton Town won their games against Fulham and Reading respectively, because of this, Middlesbrough and Millwall were unable to qualify for the play-offs regardless of their results. It meant that Luton would play Huddersfield, and Sheffield United would play Nottingham Forest in the 1st legs, and vice versa in the 2nd legs.
The winner, Nottingham Forest, won promotion to the top fight after more than two decades of absence, joining Fulham and Bournemouth in being promoted to the Premier League for the 2022–23 season.
The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 30 April 2022, Milton Keynes Dons had already guaranteed a place in the play-offs and would have been promoted if they had a better result than Rotherham United. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland won their games against Portsmouth and Morecambe respectively to finish 4th and 5th. Wycombe Wanderers beat Burton Albion and due to Plymouth Argyle losing to MK Dons, Wycombe finished 6th and Plymouth finished 7th. It meant that Wycombe would play MK Dons and Sunderland would play Sheffield Wednesday in the first legs, and vice versa in the second legs.
The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 7 May 2022, Bristol Rovers had already secured a play-off place and could still have finished 3rd and gained automatic promotion if they bettered Northampton Town's result in the last game of the season. Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers both won their games, which would have put both of them on 80 points with Northampton going up on goal difference, but due to Bristol Rovers winning their game 7–0, it put them both on a 22 goal difference, but Bristol Rovers had scored more goals than Northampton Town. This meant that against all the odds at the time, Bristol Rovers were promoted and Northampton were condemned to the play-offs. Swindon Town beat Walsall in their game, and Mansfield Town drew to champions Forest Green Rovers, which was enough to qualify for the play-offs. It meant that Mansfield Town would play Northampton and Swindon Town would play Port Vale in the 1st legs, and vice versa in the 2nd legs.
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February 07, 2023
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The English Football League play offs for the 2021 22 season referred to as the Sky Bet Play Offs for sponsorship reasons is being held in May 2022 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in Wembley 2022 English Football League play offsWembley Stadium was the venue for each play off finalSeason2021 22 20212023 The play offs begin in each league with two semi finals which are played over two legs The teams who finished 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 compete The winners of the semi finals advance to the finals with the winners gaining promotion for the following season All three play off finals will use Video Assistant Referees VAR making it the first time that they have been used in each of the respective leagues 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Television 3 Championship 3 1 Semi finals 3 1 1 First leg 3 1 2 Second leg 3 2 Final 4 League One 4 1 Semi finals 4 1 1 First leg 4 1 2 Second leg 4 2 Final 5 League Two 5 1 Semi finals 5 1 1 First leg 5 1 2 Second leg 5 2 Final 6 ReferencesBackground EditThe 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 6th Television EditAll English Football League play off games will be broadcast live on Sky Sports It will be simulcast on the ESPN streaming platform in the United States Championship EditMain article 2021 22 EFL Championship Semi finals Edit The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 7 May 2022 due to Bournemouth beating Nottingham Forest on 3 May 2022 this meant that Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town were guaranteed to finish either 3rd or 4th and in the play offs Sheffield United and Luton Town won their games against Fulham and Reading respectively because of this Middlesbrough and Millwall were unable to qualify for the play offs regardless of their results It meant that Luton would play Huddersfield and Sheffield United would play Nottingham Forest in the 1st legs and vice versa in the 2nd legs Final league position ChampionshipPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 17 824 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 33 805 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 18 756 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 8 75First leg Edit 13 May 202219 45 BSTLuton Town1 1Huddersfield TownBradley 30 Report Sinani 12 Kenilworth Road LutonAttendance 10 005Referee Robert Jones 14 May 202215 00 BSTSheffield United1 2Nottingham ForestBerge 90 1 Report Colback 10 Johnson 71 Bramall Lane SheffieldAttendance 30 225Referee Andre Marriner Second leg Edit 16 May 202219 45 BSTHuddersfield Town1 0Luton TownRhodes 82 ReportJohn Smith s Stadium HuddersfieldAttendance 23 507Referee Peter Bankes Huddersfield Town won 2 1 on aggregate 17 May 202219 45 BSTNottingham Forest1 2 a e t Sheffield UnitedJohnson 19 Report Gibbs White 47 Fleck 75 PenaltiesJohnson Cafu Cook Lolley 3 2 Norwood Hourihane Berge Ndiaye Gibbs WhiteCity Ground NottinghamAttendance 29 015Referee Michael Oliver 3 3 on aggregate Nottingham Forest won 3 2 on penalties Final Edit Main article 2022 EFL Championship play off Final The winner Nottingham Forest won promotion to the top fight after more than two decades of absence joining Fulham and Bournemouth in being promoted to the Premier League for the 2022 23 season 29 May 2022 2022 05 29 16 30 BSTHuddersfield Town0 1Nottingham ForestReport Colwill 43 o g Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 80 019Referee Jonathan MossLeague One EditMain article 2021 22 EFL League One Semi finals Edit The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 30 April 2022 Milton Keynes Dons had already guaranteed a place in the play offs and would have been promoted if they had a better result than Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland won their games against Portsmouth and Morecambe respectively to finish 4th and 5th Wycombe Wanderers beat Burton Albion and due to Plymouth Argyle losing to MK Dons Wycombe finished 6th and Plymouth finished 7th It meant that Wycombe would play MK Dons and Sunderland would play Sheffield Wednesday in the first legs and vice versa in the second legs Final league position League OnePos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 34 894 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 28 855 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 26 846 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 24 83First leg Edit 5 May 202219 45 BSTWycombe Wanderers2 0Milton Keynes DonsTafazolli 38 Vokes 82 ReportAdams Park High WycombeAttendance 8 987Referee Darren Bond 6 May 202219 45 BSTSunderland1 0Sheffield WednesdayStewart 45 1 ReportStadium of Light SunderlandAttendance 44 742Referee Matthew Donohue Second leg Edit 8 May 202218 30 BSTMilton Keynes Dons1 0Wycombe WanderersParrott 26 ReportStadium MK Milton KeynesAttendance 13 012Referee Thomas Bramall Wycombe Wanderers won 2 1 on aggregate 9 May 202219 45 BSTSheffield Wednesday1 1SunderlandGregory 74 Report Roberts 90 3 Hillsborough Stadium SheffieldAttendance 32 978Referee James Linington Sunderland won 2 1 on aggregate Final Edit Main article 2022 EFL League One play off Final 21 May 202215 00 BSTSunderland2 0Wycombe WanderersEmbleton 12 Stewart 79 ReportWembley Stadium LondonAttendance 72 332Referee Simon HooperLeague Two EditMain article 2021 22 EFL League Two Semi finals Edit The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 7 May 2022 Bristol Rovers had already secured a play off place and could still have finished 3rd and gained automatic promotion if they bettered Northampton Town s result in the last game of the season Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers both won their games which would have put both of them on 80 points with Northampton going up on goal difference but due to Bristol Rovers winning their game 7 0 it put them both on a 22 goal difference but Bristol Rovers had scored more goals than Northampton Town This meant that against all the odds at the time Bristol Rovers were promoted and Northampton were condemned to the play offs Swindon Town beat Walsall in their game and Mansfield Town drew to champions Forest Green Rovers which was enough to qualify for the play offs It meant that Mansfield Town would play Northampton and Swindon Town would play Port Vale in the 1st legs and vice versa in the 2nd legs Final league position League TwoPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 22 805 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 21 786 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 777 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 15 77First leg Edit 14 May 202219 45 BSTMansfield Town2 1Northampton TownOates 13 Bowery 32 Report Koiki 61 Field Mill MansfieldAttendance 7 469Referee Anthony Backhouse 15 May 202212 00 BSTSwindon Town2 1Port ValeMcKirdy 26 68 Report Wilson 83 County Ground SwindonAttendance 14 086Referee Ross Joyce Second leg Edit 18 May 202219 45 BSTNorthampton Town0 1Mansfield TownReport McLaughlin 32 Sixfields Stadium NorthamptonAttendance 7 619Referee Ben Toner Mansfield Town won 3 1 on aggregate 19 May 202219 45 BSTPort Vale1 0 a e t Swindon TownWilson 8 ReportPenaltiesWilson Worrall Edmondson Charsley Pett Garrity Gibbons Benning 6 5 Payne Gladwin McKirdy Reed Davison Conroy Egbo IandoloVale Park BurslemAttendance 11 669Referee Seb Stockbridge 2 2 on aggregate Port Vale won 6 5 on penalties Final Edit Main article 2022 EFL League Two play off Final 28 May 2022 2022 05 28 16 00 BSTMansfield Town0 3Port ValeReport Harratt 20 Wilson 24 Benning 85 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 37 303Referee Jarred GillettReferences Edit VAR to be used at EFL Play Off Finals www efl com Retrieved 2022 05 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 English Football 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