2022 English Football League play-offs
The English Football League play-offs for the 2021–22 season will be held in May 2022 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.
 Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final | |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
← 2021 2023 → | |
The play-offs begin in each league with two semi-finals which are 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 League Two compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance 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.
Television
All EFL Play-Off games will be shown on Sky Sports.
Championship
Championship Semi-Finals
The final table will be decided on 7 May 2022, due to Bournemouth beating Nottingham Forest on 3 May 2022, it meant that Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town were guaranteed to finish either 3rd or 4th and in the play-offs. The last two playoff places have not yet been confirmed.
| As it stands - Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest (Q) | 45 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 79 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town (Q) | 45 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 79 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 72 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 48 | 14 | 72 |
(Q) Qualified for the play-offs
First leg
| 6th Place | v | Nottingham Forest/Huddersfield Town |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Place | v | Nottingham Forest/Huddersfield Town |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
| Nottingham Forest/Huddersfield Town | v | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest/Huddersfield Town | v | 5th Place |
|---|---|---|
Championship Final
The winner of this match will join Fulham and Bournemouth in being promoted to the Premier League and will play in the 2022–23 Premier League season.
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
League One
League One Semi-Finals
The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 30 April 2022, Milton Keynes Dons had already guaranteed a place in the play-offs and would have been promoted if they had a better result than Rotherham United. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland won their games against Portsmouth and Morecambe respectively to finish 4th and 5th. Wycombe Wanderers beat Burton Albion and due to Plymouth Argyle losing to Milton Keynes Dons, Wycombe Wanderers finished 6th and Plymouth Argyle finished 7th. It meant that Wycombe Wanderers would play Milton Keynes Dons and Sunderland would play Sheffield Wednesday in the 1st legs, and vice versa in the 2nd legs.
| Final league position - League One | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 89 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | 28 | 85 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 26 | 84 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | 24 | 83 |
First leg
Second leg
League One Final
The winner of this match will join Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United in being promoted to the EFL Championship and will play in the 2022–23 EFL Championship season.
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|
League Two
League Two Semi-Finals
The final table will be confirmed on 7 May 2022, Bristol Rovers have already secured a playoff place and can still finish 3rd and gain automatic promotion if they can get a better result than Northampton Town in the last game of the season.
| As it stands - League Two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers (X) | 45 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 77 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 76 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 44 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 75 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 72 |
(X) Assured of at least a play-off place, may still achieve automatic promotion
First leg
| 7th Place | v | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Place | v | 5th Place |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
| 4th Place | v | 7th Place |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Place | v | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|
League Two Final
The winner of this match will be promoted to EFL League One and will play in the 2022–23 EFL League One season.
| TBD | v | TBD |
|---|---|---|