EFL play-offs 2025: Schedule, teams, fixtures, results and Wembley finals for Championship, League One and League Two
Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two play-off semi-finals run from Thursday May 8 to Saturday May 17, with finals at Wembley across weekend of May 24 to 26; see format, fixtures and dates; watch or stream all play-off matches live on Sky Sports
Sunday 25 May 2025 15:28, UK
The Sky Bet EFL play-offs continue live on Sky Sports, with the Championship and League One finals at Wembley now set.
Sunderland came from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off-final on Saturday May 24, with the Black Cats promoted to the Premier League.
Charlton beat Leyton Orient 1-0 on Sunday May 25 to seal their return to the Championship after five years away.
AFC Wimbledon will meet Walsall on Monday May 26 for the chance to be promoted to League One.
The kick-off time for all three games have been pushed back by one minute in a move designed to raise awareness of the "Every Minute Matters" campaign, a collaboration between Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation, which aims to inspire supporters to learn CPR, equipping them with vital skills that could help them save someone's life.
All three play-off final matches are live on Sky Sports, with live digital coverage on skysports.com and the Sky Sports App.
- Championship final table | League One final table | League Two final table
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VAR and offside tech to be used in all finals
The final must be decided on the day so extra-time and penalties may be required.
All three play-off finals will also include the use of VAR, semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) and in-stadia announcements.
Semi-automated offside technology, which uses player tracking to produce a virtual offside line when analysing tight calls, was used for the first time in the Premier League last month after successful trials in the FA Cup.
Goal-line technology will also be in operation.
EFL play-off final schedule, kick-off times and referees
Championship
Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland
League One
Charlton Athletic 1-0 Leyton Orient
League Two
Monday May 26
AFC Wimbledon vs Walsall - Wembley, kick-off 3:01pm
Referee: Will Finnie; VAR: James Bell
EFL play-off semi-final results & highlights
Championship
Semi-final second legs
Sunderland 1-1 Coventry City; AET (Agg: 3-2) - report & highlights
Sheffield United 3-0 Bristol City (Agg: 6-0) - report & highlights
Semi-final first legs
Bristol City 0-3 Sheffield United - report & highlights
Coventry City 1-2 Sunderland - report & highlights
League One
Semi-final second legs
Charlton 1-0 Wycombe (Agg: 1-0) - report & highlights
Stockport 1-1 Leyton Orient (Agg: 3-3; 1-4 on pens) - report & highlights
Semi-final first legs
Leyton Orient 2-2 Stockport County - report & highlights
Wycombe 0-0 Charlton - report & highlights
League Two
Semi-final second legs
Walsall 2-1 Chesterfield (Agg 4-1) - report & highlights
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Notts County (Agg: 2-0) - report & highlights
Semi-final first legs
Notts County 0-1 AFC Wimbledon - report & highlights
Chesterfield 0-2 Walsall - report & highlights
