2017 EFL Championship play-off Final

The 2017 EFL Championship play-off final will be hosted on 29 May 2017 at Wembley Stadium, London. The winner gains promotion to the 2017–18 Premier League season. The top two teams of the 2016–17 EFL Championship season gain automatic promotion to the Premier League, whilst the teams placed between third and sixth place in the league table play two initial matches in a series of play-offs, and the top two teams of the play-offs play for the final place for the 2017–18 season in the Premier League. Reading, who finished third, will face Huddersfield Town in the final.

Route to final
Reading qualified for the play-offs following a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic at the Madejski Stadium on 29 April 2017. On 16 May, Reading reached the final after beating Fulham 1-0 at the Madejski Stadium with a penalty scored by Yann Kermorgant after Tomas Kalas had handled the ball. This gave them a 2-1 aggregate victory, the first leg having finished 1-1 at Craven Cottage with goals from Jordan Obita for Reading and Tom Cairney for Fulham. The game is Reading's first appearance in the final since 2011 when they were beaten 4-2 by Swansea City. Reading have never won a play-off competition, having previously lost to Bolton Wanderers in the 1995 First Division play-off final and to Walsall in the 2001 Second Division play-off final, while losing in the second tier play-off semi-finals in 2003 and 2009.

Build up
The final will take place on 29 May 2017.

Reading have been allocated 38,342 tickets for the final in the eastern half of Wembley Stadium, with their opponents being allocated the western half of the ground. Ticket prices range from £36 to £98 for adults, with concessions being half price.

Reading will be without captain Paul McShane, who was shown a straight red in their play-off semi-final first leg game at Fulham. He will, additionally, be suspended for the first game of next season.