20th and final place in the 2024-25 Premier League will go to one of the two teams that were relegated from the top flight at the end of last season, with Southampton and Leeds facing off in the Championship promotion playoff final at Wembley.
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Leeds were the first to confirm their place in the “richest game in the world” when they defeated Norwich City 4-0 in the second leg of the semi-final on Thursday. It was a similar story for Southampton, who drew 0-0 with West Brom in the first leg at The Hawthorns before defeating the Baggies in a 3-1 victory at St. Patrick’s Day.
Either way, the final will be on Sunday, May 26th, and he will be a familiar face in the Premier League next August.
Leicester City won the Championship title and Ipswich Town finished second to secure the two automatic promotion places, whilst Leeds United finished third, Southampton fourth, West Brom fifth and Norwich City sixth.
Below is the full Championship playoffs schedule and we will update it with analysis, videos, reactions and more.
How to watch the championship playoffs final
Dates: May 26th
How to watch in the US: ESPN+
2023-24 Championship Playoffs Schedule
First leg of the semi-finals
Sunday, May 12th
Norwich City 0-0 Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Southampton
Second leg of the semi-final
Thursday, May 16th
Leeds United 4-0 (4-0 agg) Norwich City
Friday, May 17th
Southampton 3-1 (3-1 agg) West Bromwich Albion
Sunday, May 26th – final of the championship playoffs
10am ET: Leeds United vs Southampton
