2018 EFL play-offs
Football league season
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The English Football League play-offs for the 2017–18 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2018, with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.
Fulham 2–0 Derby County
Rotherham United 2–0 Scunthorpe United
Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final | |
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Matches | 13 |
| Goals | 24 (1.85 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Exeter City 3–1 Lincoln City Fulham 2–0 Derby County Rotherham United 2–0 Scunthorpe United |
| Biggest away win | Notts County 1–4 Coventry City |
| Highest scoring | Notts County 1–4 Coventry City |
| Highest attendance | 40,505 |
| Lowest attendance | 5,645 |
| Average attendance | 17,637 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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 the League Two, competed. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.
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
Championship Semi-finals
| Final league position – Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Fulham | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 75 |
- First leg
| Derby County | 1–0 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
Jerome  34' |
Report |
- Second leg
| Fulham | 2–0 | Derby County |
|---|---|---|
| Sessegnon 48' Odoi 66' |
Report |
Fulham won 2–1 on aggregate.
Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.
Championship final
| Aston Villa | 0–1 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cairney 23' |
League One
League One Semi-finals
| Final league position – League One | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 87 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 71 |
- First leg
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Rotherham United |
|---|---|---|
Ihiekwe  18' (o.g.)McGeehan 88' |
Report | Taylor 17' Newell 64' |
- Second leg
Shrewsbury Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United |
|---|---|---|
| Wood 45+2' Vaulks 63' |
Report |
Rotherham United won 4–2 on aggregate.
League One Final
| Rotherham United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Shrewsbury Town |
|---|---|---|
| Wood 32', 103' |
Report | Rodman 58' |
League Two
League Two Semi-finals
| Final league position – League Two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 75 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 75 |
- First leg
| Coventry City | 1–1 | Notts County |
|---|---|---|
| McNulty 87' (pen.) |
Report | Forte 49' |
- Second leg
| Exeter City | 3–1 | Lincoln City |
|---|---|---|
| Stockley 27' Boateng 47'Harley 69' |
Report | Green 78' |
Exeter City won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Notts County | 1–4 | Coventry City |
|---|---|---|
| Grant 44' |
Report | Biamou 6', 71' McNulty 37'Bayliss 85' |
Coventry City won 5–2 on aggregate.