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| Season | 2018–19 |
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←2018 2020 → | |
TheEnglish Football League play-offs for the2018–19 season (referred to as theSky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in April 2019 with all finals played atWembley Stadium inLondon. 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 theChampionship andLeague One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams inLeague 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]
TheEnglish 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
| 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 |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
|---|---|---|
Hourihane 75'Abraham 79' (pen.) | Report | Gayle 16' |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson 29' | Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Holgate Hegazi Adarabioyo  Gibbs Morrison | 3–4 | HourihaneJedinakGrealishAdomahAbraham |
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.
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| El Ghazi 44' McGinn 59' | Report | Marriott 81' |
| 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 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Blair 87' | Report | Taylor 32' Aribo 34' |
Sunderland won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Charlton Athletic | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Solly Cullen Taylor Aribo Sarr | 4–3 | WhitemanSadlierCrawfordMarquisRowe |
Charlton Athletic 4–4 Doncaster Rovers on aggregate. Charlton Athletic won 4–3 on penalties.
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sarr 5' (o.g.) |
| 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 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Newport County |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Ajose Hamilton Walker Benning | 3–5 | ButlerAmondDemetriouPooleDolan |
Mansfield Town 1–1 Newport County on aggregate. Newport County won 5–3 on penalties.
Tranmere Rovers won 2–1 on aggregate.