2019 English Football League play-offs

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]

English Football League play-offs

Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final
Season	2018–19
← 2018 2020 →

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 Villa	2–1	West Bromwich Albion
Hourihane 75' Abraham 79' (pen.)	Report	Gayle 16'

11 May 2019

12:30 BST^[2]

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 40,754

Referee: Graham Scott

Derby County	0–1	Leeds United
	Report	Roofe 55'

11 May 2019

17:15 BST

Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Attendance: 31,723

Referee: Craig Pawson

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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

14 May 2019

20:00 BST

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

Attendance: 25,702

Referee: Chris Kavanagh

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.)

15 May 2019

19:45 BST

Elland Road, Leeds

Attendance: 36,326

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Derby County won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Championship final

Main article: 2019 EFL Championship play-off final

Aston Villa	2–1	Derby County
El Ghazi 44' McGinn 59'	Report	Marriott 81'

27 May 2019

15:00 BST

Wembley Stadium, London

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

Sunderland	1–0	Portsmouth
Maguire 62'	Report

11 May 2019

19:30 BST

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 26,610

Referee: Andy Woolmer

Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Charlton Athletic
Blair 87'	Report	Taylor 32' Aribo 34'

12 May 2019

12:15 BST

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Attendance: 11,140

Referee: Oliver Langford

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Second leg

Portsmouth	0–0	Sunderland

16 May 2019

19:45 BST

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Attendance: 18,007

Referee: Peter Bankes

Sunderland won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Charlton Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Doncaster Rovers
Bielik 2' Pratley 101'		Rowe 11' Butler 88' Marquis 100'
Penalties
Solly Cullen Taylor Aribo Sarr	4–3	Whiteman Sadlier Crawford Marquis Rowe

17 May 2019

19:45 BST

The Valley, London

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 Athletic	2–1	Sunderland
Purrington 35' Bauer 90+4'	Report	Sarr 5' (o.g.)

26 May 2019

15:00 BST

Wembley Stadium, London

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 County	1–1	Mansfield Town
Amond 83'	Report	Hamilton 12'

9 May 2019

19:45 BST

Rodney Parade, Newport

Attendance: 6,035

Referee: Charles Breakspear

Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Forest Green Rovers
Banks 26'	Report

10 May 2019

19:45 BST

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 9,579

Referee: John Busby

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Second leg

Mansfield Town	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Newport County
	Report
Penalties
Ajose Hamilton Walker Benning	3–5	Butler Amond Demetriou Poole Dolan

12 May 2019

18:00 BST

Field Mill, Mansfield

Attendance: 7,361

Referee: Michael Salisbury

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'

13 May 2019

19:45 BST

The New Lawn, Nailsworth

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 County	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Tranmere Rovers
	[4]	Jennings 119'

25 May 2019 (2019-05-25)

15:00 BST (UTC+1)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 25,217

Referee: Ross Joyce