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2020 English Football League play-offs

Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final
Season	2019–20
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2019–20 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in June, July and August 2020 with all finals played at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs began in each league with two semi-finals 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 were set to compete. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.

The away goals rule does not apply in the playoff semi-finals per the standard rules.

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 6th.

Championship

The matchups were determined on 22 July 2020 on the conclusion of the league season.

First leg

Swansea City	1–0	Brentford
Ayew 81'	Report

Cardiff City	0–2	Fulham
	Report	Onomah 49' Kebano 90+1'

Second leg

Brentford	3–1	Swansea City
Watkins 11' Marcondes 15' Mbeumo 46'	Report	Brewster 78'

Brentford won 3–2 on aggregate

Fulham	1–2	Cardiff City
Kebano 9'	Report	Nelson 8' Tomlin 47'

Fulham won 3–2 on aggregate

Championship final

Brentford	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Fulham
Dalsgaard 120+4'	Report	Bryan 105', 117'

League One

After suspending play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, EFL League One clubs voted to curtail the season, and using points per game (PPG) to decide the final standings.

League One semi-finals

First leg

Portsmouth	1–1	Oxford United
Curtis 32'	Report	Browne 43'

Fleetwood Town	1–4	Wycombe Wanderers
Evans 4' (pen.)	Report	Ofoborh 2' Jacobson 6' Wheeler 45+3' Samuel 57'

Second leg

Oxford United	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Portsmouth
Harrison 45+3' (o.g.)	Report	Harness 38'
Penalties
Woodburn Forde Taylor Mousinho Brannagan	5–4	Marquis Evans Brown McGeehan Hawkins

2–2 on aggregate, Oxford United won 5–4 on penalties.

Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Fleetwood Town
Onyedinma 47', 90+4'	Report	Andrew 23' Evans 60' (pen.)

Wycombe Wanderers won 6–3 on aggregate.

League One final

Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Oxford United
Stewart 9' Jacobson 79' (pen.)	Report	Sykes 57'

League Two

After suspending play due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, EFL League Two clubs voted to curtail the season, and using points per game (PPG) to decide the final standings.

League Two semi-finals

First leg

Colchester United	1–0	Exeter City
Bramall 81'	Report

Northampton Town	0–2	Cheltenham Town
	Report	Raglan 26' Thomas 86'

Second leg

Exeter City	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Colchester United
Martin 10' Richardson 58' Bowman 111'	Report	Senior 78'

Exeter City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Cheltenham Town	0–3	Northampton Town
	Report	Oliver 9' Morton 57', 77'

Northampton Town won 3–2 on aggregate.

League Two final

Exeter City	0–4	Northampton Town
	Report	Watson 11' Morton 31' Hoskins 80' Williams 89'

Notes

1. ^ The semi-finals and final would be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
3. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References

1. "EFL rules and relegations".
2. "Next up: Fulham". Brentford F.C. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "EFL League One clubs vote to end season".
4. "EFL League Two clubs vote to end season".
5. "Sky Bet EFL Play-off dates confirmed".
6. "Sky Bet EFL Play-off dates confirmed".

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