Kenny Dougall became the first Australian to score in a club game at Wembley as his double in Sunday's 2-1 win over Lincoln in the League One play-off final sent Blackpool back to the Championship for the first time since 2015.... more »
Brentford were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in 74 years on Saturday as they beat Swansea 2-0 in a Championship play-off final worth around £180 million ($255 million) to the winners.... more »
Brentford manager Thomas Frank says his side will ignore the ominous omens of their painful play-off history when they face Swansea for a place in the Premier League on Saturday.... more »
Brentford and Swansea will slug it out for promotion to the Premier League on Saturday as they meet in a Championship play-off final worth an estimated £180 million ($255 million).... more »
Swansea and Brentford will meet for a £180 million ($254 million) place in the Premier League after winning their Championship play-off semi-finals on Saturday.... more »
Brentford are just one win away from the English Premier League after a thrilling fightback enabled them to reach the Championship play-off final with a 3-1 win against 10-man Bournemouth on Saturday.... more »
Bournemouth earned a slender advantage in their Championship play-off semi-final against Brentford as Arnaut Danjuma sealed a 1-0 first leg win, while Andre Ayew fired Swansea to a 1-0 victory at Barnsley on Monday.... more »
Fulham will face Brentford in the Championship playoff final after holding on to beat Cardiff 3-2 on aggregate despite a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final on Thursday.... more »
Thomas Frank insisted Brentford proved they are not chokers by booking their place in the Championship play-off final with an impressive 3-1 win against Swansea on Wednesday.... more »
Fulham took control of their Championship play-off semi-final against Cardiff as Josh Onomah's superb strike inspired a 2-0 win in the first leg on Monday.... more »
Andre Ayew fired Swansea to a 1-0 victory against 10-man Brentford in Sunday's Championship play-off semi-final first leg as the Ghana striker recovered from missing a penalty to grab the late winner.... more »
Wembley should have hosted the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, but instead the home of English football is preparing for a League One playoff final on Monday in front of 90,000 empty seats.... more »
The English Football League (EFL) reiterated on Thursday that promotion and relegation should be kept in place even if the season is ended prematurely by the coronavirus crisis.... more »
Charlton were promoted to the Championship in dramatic fashion on Sunday as Patrick Bauer's last-gasp winner sealed a 2-1 victory over Sunderland at Wembley.... more »
Jack Marriott scored twice as he started and finished a dramatic revival that saw Derby County beat Leeds United 4-2 on Wednesday to complete a 4-3 aggregate comeback win and reach the English Championship play-off final.... more »
Aston Villa progressed to within one game of a return to the Premier League after edging West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion 4-3 on penalties in the Championship playoff semi-finals on Tuesday.... more »
Kemar Roofe gave Leeds a 1-0 win at Derby in the first leg of a feisty Championship play-off semi-final that saw the hosts angered after a controversial penalty reversal.... more »
Aston Villa took advantage of a late collapse from West Bromwich Albion to edge a 2-1 victory over their midlands rivals in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg on Saturday.... more »
Fulham hit the Premier League promotion jackpot as Tom Cairney fired his 10-man team to a 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final on Saturday.... more »
Slavisa Jokanovic has challenged Fulham to "cross the magic line" as they bid to return to the Premier League by beating Aston Villa in the £160 million ($213 million) Championship final.... more »
Aston Villa paid tribute to former defender Jlloyd Samuel, who died in a car crash at just 37 on Tuesday, as a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough at Villa Park booked their place in the Championship playoff final.... more »
