2018 English Football League play-offs

The English Football League play-offs for the 2017–18 season were held in May 2018 with all finals being staged 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 competed. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.

English Football League play-offs
Wembley Stadium is the venue for each play-off final
Season2017–18
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)
Biggest home winExeter City 3–1 Lincoln City
Fulham 2–0 Derby County
Rotherham United 2–0 Scunthorpe United
Biggest away winNotts County 1–4 Coventry City
Highest scoringNotts County 1–4 Coventry City
Highest attendance40,505
Lowest attendance5,645
Average attendance17,637
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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
Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

Championship Semi-finals
Final league position – Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Fulham 46251387946+3388
4Aston Villa 462411117242+3083
5Middlesbrough 462210146745+2276
6Derby County 462015116948+2175
First leg
Derby County1–0Fulham
Jerome  34' Report
Attendance: 27,163
Referee: Roger East[2]
Middlesbrough0–1Aston Villa
Report Jedinak  15'
Attendance: 29,233
Second leg
Fulham2–0Derby County
Sessegnon  48'
Odoi  66'		 Report
Attendance: 23,529

Fulham won 2–1 on aggregate.

Aston Villa0–0Middlesbrough
Report
Attendance: 40,505
Referee: Mike Dean[2]

Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Championship Final
Main article: 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final
Aston Villa0–1Fulham
Report Cairney  23'
Odoi  38'  70'
Attendance: 85,243

League One
Main article: 2017–18 EFL League One

League One Semi-finals
Final league position – League One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3Shrewsbury Town 46251296039+2187
4Rotherham United 46247157353+2079
5Scunthorpe United 461917106550+1574
6Charlton Athletic 462011155851+771
First leg
Charlton Athletic0–1Shrewsbury Town
Report Nolan  80'
Attendance: 14,367
Referee: Simon Hooper[2]
Scunthorpe United2–2Rotherham United
Ihiekwe  18' (o.g.)
McGeehan  88'		 Report Taylor  17'
Newell  64'
Attendance: 6,591
Referee: Tim Robinson[2]
Second leg
Shrewsbury Town1–0Charlton Athletic
C. Morris  58' Report
Attendance: 9,016
Referee: Jeremy Simpson[2]

Shrewsbury Town won 2–0 on aggregate.

Rotherham United2–0Scunthorpe United
Wood  45+2'
Vaulks  63'		 Report
Attendance: 11,061

Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.

League One Final
Main article: 2018 EFL League One play-off Final
Rotherham United2–1 (a.e.t.)Shrewsbury Town
Wood  32', 103' Report Rodman  58'
Attendance: 26,218
Referee: Robert Jones

League Two
Main article: 2017–18 EFL League Two

League Two Semi-finals
Final league position – League Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4Exeter City 46248146454+1080
5Notts County 462114117148+2377
6Coventry City 46229156447+1775
7Lincoln City 462015116448+1675
First leg
Lincoln City0–0Exeter City
Report
Attendance: 9,509
Referee: Ben Toner[2]
Coventry City1–1Notts County
McNulty  87' (pen.) Report Forte  49'
Attendance: 17,404
Referee: Gavin Ward[2]
Second leg
Exeter City3–1Lincoln City
Stockley  27'
Boateng  47'
Harley  69'		 Report Green  78'
Attendance: 5,645
Referee: Darren England[2]

Exeter City won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notts County1–4Coventry City
Grant  44' Report Biamou  6', 71'
McNulty  37'
Bayliss  85'
Attendance: 17,615

Coventry City won 5–2 on aggregate.

League Two Final
Main article: 2018 EFL League Two play-off Final
Coventry City3–1Exeter City
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Attendance: 50,196
Referee: David Webb
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References
  1. "Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two play-off dates – and the teams battling it out for promotion". Sky Sports. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. "Appointments: Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Semi-Finals". EFL. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. Law, James (28 May 2018). "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. "Coventry City v Exeter City, 28 May 2018". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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