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2023 EFL League One play-off Final
Report
After extra time
Date29 May 2023 (2023-05-29)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeTim Robinson
Attendance72,492
2022
2024

The 2023 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match, which took place on 29 May 2023 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One, the third tier of English football, to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of the 2022–23 EFL League One will gain automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table will take part in 2023 English Football League play-offs.

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2023 English Football League play-offs#League One
EFL League One final table, leading positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 31 8 7 82 47 +35 101
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 14 4 101 35 +66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 +44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 +33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 +26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 +21 77
Source: EFL Official Website
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Details[]

29 May 2023 (2023-05-29)
15:00 BST
Barnsley 0–1
(a.e.t.)
Sheffield Wednesday Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,492
Referee: Tim Robinson
Phillips Red card 49' Report Windass Goal 120+3'
Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday
GK 1 Flag of England Harry Isted
CB 12 Flag of England Bobby Thomas Booked in the 85th minute 85'
CB 6 Flag of Denmark Mads Andersen
CB 5 Flag of England Liam Kitching
RM 2 Flag of England Jordan Williams
CM 30 Flag of England Adam Phillips Red card 49'
CM 48 Flag of Republic Ireland Luca Connell
LM 8 Flag of England Herbie Kane Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
AM 7 Flag of Scotland Nicky Cadden Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
CF 31 Flag of Serbia Slobodan Tedić Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CF 44 Flag of England Devante Cole Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
Substitutes:
GK 40 Flag of England Bradley Collins
DF 24 Flag of England Robbie Cundy
MF 3 Flag of Jamaica Jon Russell Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
MF 10 Flag of England Josh Benson Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72' Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1' Template:Inj
MF 16 Flag of England Luke Thomas Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 9 Flag of England James Norwood Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 47 Flag of England Max Watters Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
Head Coach:
Flag of Northern Ireland Michael Duff
GK 25 Flag of England Cameron Dawson
CB 6 Flag of England Dominic Iorfa
CB 20 Flag of England Michael Ihiekwe
CB 33 Flag of England Reece James Substituted off in the 103rd minute 103'
DM 13 Flag of Scotland Callum Paterson Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
RM 2 Flag of Scotland Liam Palmer
CM 10 Flag of Scotland Barry Bannan Substituted off in the 116th minute 116' Template:Inj
CM 18 Flag of England Marvin Johnson
LM 11 Flag of England Josh Windass Goal 120+3'
CF 24 Flag of England Michael Smith
CF 9 Flag of England Lee Gregory
Substitutes:
GK 31 Flag of England David Stockdale
DF 3 Flag of England Jaden Brown
DF 32 Flag of England Jack Hunt Substituted on in the 103rd minute 103'
DF 44 Flag of England Aden Flint
MF 8 Flag of England Dennis Adeniran
MF 17 Flag of England Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Substituted on in the 116th minute 116'
FW 4 Flag of Wales Will Vaulks Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Head Coach:
Flag of Jamaica Darren Moore
Statistics [1]
Barnsley F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Possession 46% 54%
Goals scored 0 1
Shots on target 2 8
Shots off target 6 8
Fouls committed 11 12
Corner kicks 5 5
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 1 0
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