2023 EFL League One play-off Final
Sheffield Wednesday lift the play-off trophy after beating Barnsley in the final seconds of the game, hailed as one of the greatest play-off campaigns of all time[1]
Barnsley Sheffield Wednesday
0 1
After extra time
Date29 May 2023 (2023-05-29)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeTim Robinson
Attendance72,492

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.[2]

Route to the final

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 (P, O) 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Match

Barnsley0–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield Wednesday
  • Windass 120+3'
Attendance: 72,492
Referee: Tim Robinson
Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday
GK1England Harry Isted
CB12England Bobby Thomas Yellow card 95'
CB6Denmark Mads Juel Andersen (c)
CB5England Liam Kitching
RM2England Jordan Williams
CM30England Adam Phillips Red card 49'
CM48Republic of Ireland Luca Connell
LM8England Herbie Kane downward-facing red arrow 72'
AM7Scotland Nicky Cadden downward-facing red arrow 106'
CF31Serbia Slobodan Tedić downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF44England Devante Cole downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK40England Bradley Collins
DF24England Robbie Cundy
MF3Jamaica Jon Russell upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
MF10England Josh Benson upward-facing green arrow 72' downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF16England Luke Thomas upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW9England James Norwood upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW47England Max Watters upward-facing green arrow 106'
Head Coach:
Northern Ireland Michael Duff
GK25England Cameron Dawson
CB6England Dominic Iorfa
CB20England Michael Ihiekwe
CB33England Reece James downward-facing red arrow 103'
DM13Scotland Callum Paterson downward-facing red arrow 79'
RM2Scotland Liam Palmer
CM10Scotland Barry Bannan (c) downward-facing red arrow 116'
CM18England Marvin Johnson
LM11England Josh Windass 120+3'
CF24England Michael Smith
CF9England Lee Gregory
Substitutes:
GK31England David Stockdale
DF3England Jaden Brown
DF32England Jack Hunt upward-facing green arrow 103'
DF44England Aden Flint
MF8England Dennis Adeniran
MF17England Fisayo Dele-Bashiru upward-facing green arrow 116'
FW4Wales Will Vaulks upward-facing green arrow 79'
Head Coach:
Jamaica Darren Moore
Statistics
Barnsley F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Possession 46%54%
Goals scored 01
Shots on target 28
Shots off target 68
Fouls committed 1112
Corner kicks 55
Yellow cards 10
Red cards 10

Post-match

References

  1. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday promoted to Championship with 123rd-minute Windass winner". Reuters. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "EFL Key Dates". English Football League. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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