Final 2021/22 EFL Championship Table And Playoff Fixtures Confirmed
The final EFL Championship table and playoff fixtures were confirmed on Saturday. Luton face Huddersfield, before Sheffield United take on Nottingham Forest.
www.si.comHere’s the latest you asked for on the 2021 EFL Championship play-off final.
- The 2021 EFL Championship play-off final took place on 29 May 2021 at Wembley Stadium, London, with Brentford defeating Swansea City 2-0 to secure promotion to the Premier League.[1][6]
- The goals were scored by Ivan Toney (penalty, 10th minute) and Emiliano Marcondes (20th minute) for Brentford; Swansea were reduced to ten men late in the second half when Jay Fulton was sent off (65th minute).[6][1]
- Brentford’s victory marked their first promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs after ten previous attempts, a result widely reported as highly financially significant for the club.[1]
- The match was witnessed by 11,689 attendees, with Chris Kavanagh refereeing and Emiliano Marcondes named Man of the Match.[1]
- In the semi-finals, Brentford beat Bournemouth 3-2 on aggregate after a 3-1 second leg at their Brentford Community Stadium, while Swansea beat Barnsley 2-1 on aggregate across their two legs.[5][1]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of events from the final and provide a quick visualization of the goal timeline. Also, I can summarize the financial implications of promotion for Brentford if that’s useful.
Citations:
- Brentford 2-0 Swansea City (final details and goals)[1]
- Attendance, referee, Man of the Match, and semi-final results (context)[5][1]
- Historical note on Brentford’s promotion via play-offs and financial implications[1]