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The 2022 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match between Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland on 21 May 2022 at Wembley Stadium, London.It was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One, the third tier of English football, to the EFL Championship.
Sunderland finished 5th in the regular 2021–22 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.
Sunderland's win against Preston North End meant that they secured 6th spot and face Luton Town in the semi-finals, giving themselves the chance to be promoted via the play-offs for the second season in a row after they won the 2022 League One play-off final last season.
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 MK Dons, Wycombe finished 6th and Plymouth finished 7th. It meant that Wycombe played MK Dons and Sunderland played Sheffield Wednesday in the first ...
The English Football League (EFL) play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by four association football teams finishing immediately below the automatic promotion places in the second, third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, namely the EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two.
Sunderland finished 6th in the regular 2022–23 EFL Championship season, so were drawn against 3rd placed Luton Town in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Kenilworth Road.
As of 2022, VAR (virtual assistance referee) will be used in the playoff final against Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland FC. The clubs that win the semi-finals then meet at Wembley Stadium, a neutral venue, for a one-off match referred to as the "play-off final". If required, extra time and a penalty shootout can be employed in the same manner ...
Sunderland 1–2 Ipswich Town (6 August 2023) [1] Lowest attendance: 9,221 Rotherham United 1–2 Bristol City (4 October 2023) ... The 2023–24 EFL Championship ...