2020 EFL Championship play-off Final

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]

2020 EFL Championship play-off Final
Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final
Event2019–20 EFL Championship
Brentford Fulham
1 2
After extra time
Date4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchJoe Bryan[1]
RefereeMartin Atkinson
Attendance0[lower-alpha 1]

Route to the final
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship
Football League Championship final table, leading positions[4]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Leeds United 46 28 09 09 77 35 +42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 07 77 45 +32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 09 13 80 38 +42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 +16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 +10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 +09 70

Brentford and Fulham 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.

Brentford's Ollie Watkins and Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrović tied for the distinction as Championship top scorers with 26 goals each. Watkins and Mitrović each scored one hat-trick during the 2019–20 season; Saïd Benrahma (2) and Josh Dasilva (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. Fulham 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 Fulham
Opponent Result Legs Semi-finals Opponent Result Legs
Swansea City 3–2 0–1 away; 3–1 home Cardiff City 3–2 2–0 away; 1–2 home

Match

Details
Brentford1–2 (a.e.t.)Fulham
Dalsgaard  120+4' Report Bryan  105', 117'
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Brentford
Fulham
GK1David Raya
RB22Henrik Dalsgaard
CB18Pontus Jansson (c)
CB5Ethan Pinnock
LB3Rico Henry 105'
CM8Mathias Jensen 88' 105+1'
CM6Christian Nørgaard 103'
CM14Josh Dasilva 83'
RW19Bryan Mbeumo 61'
CF11Ollie Watkins
LW10Saïd Benrahma
Substitutes:
GK28Luke Daniels
DF23Julian Jeanvier
DF35Mads Roerslev
MF7Sergi Canós 83'
MF16Joel Valencia
MF17Emiliano Marcondes 61'
MF24Tariqe Fosu 105'
MF31Jan Žambůrek
FW21Halil Dervişoğlu 105+1'
Head coach:
Thomas Frank
GK12Marek Rodák 120+4'
RB4Denis Odoi 110'
CB3Michael Hector 98'
CB13Tim Ream
LB23Joe Bryan
CM21Harrison Reed 29'
CM10Tom Cairney (c) 67'
RM7Neeskens Kebano 81'
AM25Josh Onomah 110'
LM14Bobby Decordova-Reid 90+2'
CF47Aboubakar Kamara 105+1'
Substitutes:
GK1Marcus Bettinelli
DF20Maxime Le Marchand 110'
DF22Cyrus Christie 110'
DF43Steven Sessegnon
MF6Kevin McDonald
MF8Stefan Johansen
FW9Aleksandar Mitrović 104' 90+2'
FW19Ivan Cavaleiro 120+2' 105+1'
FW24Anthony Knockaert 102' 81'
Manager:
Scott Parker

Man of the Match:
Joe Bryan (Fulham)

Notes
  1. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References
  2. "Championship season set to resume on 20 June with play-off final at end of July". The Guardian. 31 May 2020.
  3. "Sky Bet Championship Play-Off dates confirmed". www.efl.com. English Football League. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. "EFL Official Website - Sky Bet Championship Table". efl.com. EFL Official Website. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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