2023 EFL League One play-off final

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2023 EFL League One play-off Final
Sheffield Wednesday lift the play-off trophy after beating Barnsley in the final seconds of the game, hailed as one of the greatest play-off campaigns of all time[1]
Barnsley Sheffield Wednesday
0 1
After extra time
Date29 May 2023 (2023-05-29)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeTim Robinson
Attendance72,492
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The 2023 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match, which took place on 29 May 2023 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One, the third tier of English football, to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of the 2022–23 EFL League One will gain automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table will take part in 2023 English Football League play-offs.[2]

Route to the final[edit]

Main articles: 2022–23 EFL League One and 2023 English Football League play-offs § League One
EFL League One final table, leading positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 31 8 7 82 47 +35 101
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 14 4 101 35 +66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday (P, O) 46 28 12 6 81 37 +44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 +33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 +26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 +21 77
Source: EFL Official Website
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Match[edit]

Barnsley0–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield Wednesday
  • Windass 120+3'
Attendance: 72,492
Referee: Tim Robinson
Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday
GK 1 England Harry Isted
CB 12 England Bobby Thomas Yellow card 95'
CB 6 Denmark Mads Juel Andersen (c)
CB 5 England Liam Kitching
RM 2 England Jordan Williams
CM 30 England Adam Phillips Red card 49'
CM 48 Republic of Ireland Luca Connell
LM 8 England Herbie Kane downward-facing red arrow 72'
AM 7 Scotland Nicky Cadden downward-facing red arrow 106'
CF 31 Serbia Slobodan Tedić downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 44 England Devante Cole downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK 40 England Bradley Collins
DF 24 England Robbie Cundy
MF 3 Jamaica Jon Russell upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF 10 England Josh Benson upward-facing green arrow 72' downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF 16 England Luke Thomas upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 9 England James Norwood upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 47 England Max Watters upward-facing green arrow 106'
Head Coach:
Northern Ireland Michael Duff
GK 25 England Cameron Dawson
CB 6 England Dominic Iorfa
CB 20 England Michael Ihiekwe
CB 33 England Reece James downward-facing red arrow 103'
DM 13 Scotland Callum Paterson downward-facing red arrow 79'
RM 2 Scotland Liam Palmer
CM 10 Scotland Barry Bannan (c) downward-facing red arrow 116'
CM 18 England Marvin Johnson
LM 11 England Josh Windass 120+3'
CF 24 England Michael Smith
CF 9 England Lee Gregory
Substitutes:
GK 31 England David Stockdale
DF 3 England Jaden Brown
DF 32 England Jack Hunt upward-facing green arrow 103'
DF 44 England Aden Flint
MF 8 England Dennis Adeniran
MF 17 England Fisayo Dele-Bashiru upward-facing green arrow 116'
FW 4 Wales Will Vaulks upward-facing green arrow 79'
Head Coach:
Jamaica Darren Moore
Statistics [1]
Barnsley F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Possession 46% 54%
Goals scored 0 1
Shots on target 2 8
Shots off target 6 8
Fouls committed 11 12
Corner kicks 5 5
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 1 0

Post-match[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday promoted to Championship with 123rd-minute Windass winner". Reuters. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ "EFL Key Dates". English Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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