The final promotion spot in next year's Premier League competition will be determined via the 2023 EFL Championship playoffs, a yearly event to select the third promoted side following the top two finishers in the table.
With Burnley and Sheffield United already securing a place in the 2023/24 English top flight, a third team will join them in dramatic fashion. The four participants have been determined, and will duke it out in a knockout bracket.
Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Coventry City, and Sunderland all secured a place in the playoffs, with the latter two dramatically bagging their spot on the final day of the season. A seeded, two-legged semifinal will determine the finalists, with 90 minutes at the famed Wembley Stadium played to select a final promoted side.
With the lucrative windfall of Premier League promotion, teams are desperate to clinch this final, coveted place in the top division.
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2023 EFL Championship playoff promotion odds
Luton Town, who finished third in the regular season table, are slight favourites to secure a Premier League promotion place, but a scrap against Coventry City, who were fifth in the Championship table, is expected to be a tight contest.
Odds as of Friday, May 19, 2023.
| Luton Town | Coventry City | |
| BetMGM (USA) | 1.72 | 2.10 |
| SkyBet (UK) | 8/11 | 1/1 |
| Dafabet (India) | 2.07 | 1.70 |
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EFL playoff fixtures and results 2023
Semifinals
| Date | Fixture | Time (BST / ET) |
| Sat, May 13 | 1st Leg: Sunderland 2-1 Luton Town | HIGHLIGHTS |
| Sun, May 14 | 1st Leg: Coventry 0-0 Middlesbrough | HIGHLIGHTS |
| Tue, May 16 | 2nd Leg: Luton Town vs. Sunderland | 8 p.m. / 3 p.m |
| Wed, May 17 | 2nd Leg: Middlesbrough vs. Coventry | 8 p.m. / 3 p.m. |
Final
| Date | Fixture | Time (BST / ET) |
| Sat, May 27 | SF Winner 1 vs. SF Winner 2 | 8 p.m. / 3 p.m. |
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