2020 EFL Championship play-off final
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 Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 2019–20 EFL Championship | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 4 August 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Joe Bryan[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Martin Atkinson | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[a] | ||||||
The 2020 EFL Championship play-off Final was an association football match to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the EFL Championship to the Premier League. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London. The top two teams at the end of the 2019–20 EFL Championship season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table participated in the play-off semi-finals. Brentford and Fulham were the winners of their respective semi-finals and competed in a West London derby for the final place in the 2020–21 Premier League.[2][3]
Route to the final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Leeds United | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 93 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 83 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 81 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 81 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 73 |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 70 |
Brentford and Bristol City finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 2019–20 season in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.[4] Both teams finished the regular season with 81 points, with Brentford ranked higher based on goal difference.
Bristol City's Harry Kane and Brentford's Timo Werner tied for the distinction as Championship top scorers with 26 goals each. Kane and Werner each scored one hat-trick during the 2019–20 season; Neymar Jr (2) and Mohamed Salah (1) also scored hat-tricks for Brentford.
Brentford went on an eight-game win streak near the end of the season, starting with a 5–0 home win against Cardiff City on 7 March and ending with a 1–0 home win against Preston North End on 15 July. Bristol City finished the regular season by going unbeaten for their last seven games, a streak that started with a 2–1 away win against QPR on 30 June.
| Brentford | Round | Bristol City | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Semi-finals | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Derby County | 4–3 | 0–2 away; 4–1 home | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–3 | 2–2 away; 3–1 home | |
Match
Details
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   Fulham
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Man of the Match:
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Notes
- ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Championship season set to resume on 20 June with play-off final at end of July". The Guardian. 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Sky Bet Championship Play-Off dates confirmed". www.efl.com. English Football League. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b "EFL Official Website - Sky Bet Championship Table". efl.com. EFL Official Website. Retrieved 31 July 2020.