EFL 2023/2024

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News and stories from the play-offs

Championship final

Leeds United 0 - 1 Southampton

Southampton defeated Leeds in the Championship play-off final, ensuring a swift return to the Premier League and the £140 million prize that comes with it.

he Saints’ 11-year tenure in the top flight ended after a dismal campaign last season. Despite finishing one place and three points behind Leeds in fourth, it’s Southampton who join Leicester and Ipswich in promotion.

EFL: Southampton will return to the Premier League 

Leeds United 0 - 1 Southampton

Championship semi-final

After a dill and dreary stalemate in the first leg, Leeds United were out to shine against Norwich City.

EFL: Leeds United reach Championship Play-Off final

Southampton will face Leeds United in the Championship play-off final, following a dazzling second-half display that secured their victory over West Bromwich Albion.

EFL: The Saints march on 

Southampton 3 - 1 West Brom

League One

Bolton Wanderers 0 - 2 Oxford United 

Josh Murphy's double helped his Oxford United side stun Bolton Wanderers in the League One play-off final at Wembley.

EFL: Championship beckons for Oxford United 

League Two

Crawley Town 2 - 0 Crewe Alexandra 

Crawley Town secured promotion to League One after a nine-year absence by defeating Crewe Alexandra 2-0 at Wembley.

EFL: Crawley promoted to League One

Championship

Birmingham City 1 - 0 Norwich City

Birmingham have been relegated from the Championship despite a 1-0 home win over Norwich City on the final day. 

The Blues beat promotion-chasing Norwich after Seung-Ho Paik's second-half winner. They would have stayed up if either Blackburn or Sheffield Wednesday had lost at Leicester and Sunderland respectively, or if Plymouth dropped points at home to Hull.

EFL: Birmingham relegated

Ipswich Town 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Ipswich Town soared back into the Premier League by cruising to a win over Huddersfield at Portman Road. Wes Burns gave the home side a first-half lead. This was then doubled by Omari Hutchinson early in the second with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.

EFL: Ipswich promoted to Premier League

Coventry City 1 - 2 Ipswich Town

Ipswich closer to promotion - 1

After earning only three points in four games, the Tractor Boys held their nerve and just about managed to get the better of the FA Cup semi-finalists. Kieffer Moore scored the first goal of the match in the first half, but Haji Wright's 19th goal of the season cancelled it out.  However, Cameron Burgess' scrambled goal in the 69th minute put Ipswich three points clear of third-placed Leeds United.

EFL: Ipswich move closer to promotion

Preston North End 0 - 3 Leicester City 

Preston North End 0 - 3 Leicester City - 1

Two goals from Jamie Vardy helped Leicester City sealed the Championship title as the Foxes cruised to a crowning victory at Preston North End.

EFL: Vardy fires Foxes to Championship title

Hull City 3 - 3 Ipswich Town

Hull v Ipswich

After falling behind three times, Hull City fought back three times to draw 3-3 with Championship promotion-chasers Ipswich thanks to a late goal by substitute Noah Ohio.

EFL: Vardy fires Foxes to Championship title 

 QPR 4 - 0 Leeds United

QPR dealt a heavy blow to Leeds' hopes of promotion with an impressive 4-0 victory. 

Ilias Chair, Lucas Anderson, Lyndon Dykes, and Sam Field all scored for QPR, securing their place in the Championship for next season. 

Middlesbrough 3 - 4 Leeds United 

Middlesbrough and Leeds play out a thriller

Promotion-chasing Leeds United climbed to second in the Championship after a thrilling and sensational victory at Middlesbrough that ended their three-game winless run.

EFL: Middlesbrough and Leeds play out a thriller 

League One 

 Derby County 2 - 0 Carlisle United

Derby County promoted

Derby County secured promotion to the Championship after a confident and assured final-day win against already-relegated Carlisle United at a jubilant Pride Park Stadium.

The Rams required only a draw against the division's bottom side to end their two-year stay in League One. However, Max Bird's powerful and curving shot from outside the box, which found the back of the net after just five minutes, had Derby County supporters singing and celebrating to the tune of 'we are going up'.

James Collins then sealed Paul Warne's side's promotion with a composed and close-range finish on the hour mark to complete the victory.


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