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Villa back in Premier League after win over Derby

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English League Championship: Anwar El-Ghazi (44′) Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County

English League Championship: John McGinn (59′) Aston Villa 2-0 Derby County

English League Championship: Jack Marriott Aston Villa 2-1 Derby County
Aston Villa returned to the Premier League as goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn earned a 2-1 victory over Frank Lampard’s Derby side in the Championship playoff final at Wembley.
El Ghazi made the breakthrough when he diverted in a cross just before the break and McGinn capitalised on hesitation from keeper Kelle Roos to seal the win for Villa, who held on after Jack Marriott had pulled one back late on.
Villa created the first chance after five minutes when, from a Jack Grealish cross,…

Aston Villa clinched Championship playoff glory by beating Derby but now the hard work begins

Aston Villa are back in the Premier League after a three-year absence thanks to a 2-1 win over Frank Lampard’s Derby County at Wembley Stadium.

LONDON — Aston Villa are back in the big time. Three seasons after being relegated from the Premier League, one of English football’s aristocrats are back where many believe they belong after defeating Derby County in the EFL Championship Play-Off Final, 2-1, to reclaim their place among the elite.

Of course, the reality is that no club has a divine right to play and succeed at any level of the game, but some clubs really should be too big to fail and Villa — seven times champions of England…

Villa return to Premier League after 3-year absence

Aston Villa earned promotion back to the top tier of English football with a 2-1 victory over Derby County in the playoff final.

Championship playoff final: Aston Villa and Derby County play for keeps in sport’s richest game

Derby County beat Leeds United 4-2 at Elland Road in a sensational match to reach the playoff final at Wembley where they’ll meet Aston Villa.

Aston Villa will get another crack at the Championship play-offs final after last year’s disappointment thanks to a win over West Brom on penalties.

It is the most lucrative one-off fixture in the sporting world, with the financial windfall for the winning team a staggering £170 million — three times more than the combined value of winning the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. The monetary jackpot vastly overshadows that which comes with winning the Super Bowl ($6.25m), NBA Finals ($3.3m) or World Series ($30.4m), but the flip side of the EFL Championship playoff is that the losers not only end up with nothing, they also see…

The Championship playoff Final: Get ready for the richest game in sports

Derby County beat Leeds United 4-2 at Elland Road in a sensational match to reach the playoff final at Wembley where they’ll meet Aston Villa.

Aston Villa will get another crack at the Championship play-offs final after last year’s disappointment thanks to a win over West Brom on penalties.

Villa into playoff final after shootout win over West Brom

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Leg 2Aggregate: 2 – 2Aston Villa wins 4-3 on Penalty Kicks.

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May 14 (Reuters) – Aston Villa beat Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion 4-3 on penalties to reach the Championship playoff final on Tuesday after the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.Tammy Abraham, on loan from Chelsea, scored the decisive spot kick to send Villa into a Wembley final against either Derby County or Leeds United with a lucrative spot in the Premier League up for grabs.Villa won the first leg 2-1 at home but Craig Dawson’s first-half header levelled it up for West Brom.The hosts had Chris…

Aston Villa prevail on penalties to book Wembley return

Aston Villa will get another crack at the Championship play-offs final after last year’s disappointment thanks to a win over West Brom on penalties.

Aston Villa fight back to take playoff advantage

Aston Villa recovered from a goal down to beat West Brom and take a one-goal lead into Tuesday’s Championship playoff second leg.

Hourihane, Abraham give Villa Championship playoff win over West Brom

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May 11 (Reuters) – Midfielder Conor Hourihane’s long-range thunderbolt and forward Tammy Abraham’s penalty helped Aston Villa defeat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Saturday.Substitute Hourihane sparked Villa’s second half comeback at home by finishing off a neat move with a powerful shot that flew past West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone to make it 1-1.Villa won a penalty four minutes later when midfielder Jack Grealish was brought down by defender…

Championship playoffs: Predictions, key battles, stars to watch

Frank Lampard’s Derby County secured a playoff semifinal against Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United with a 2-1 win over West Brom, pipping Middlesbrough to sixth place.

Astonishing scenes in Elland Road as Leeds United score a goal instead of kicking the ball out due to injury. A scuffle ensues and Marcelo Bielsa orders his team to let Villa score on the ensuing kickoff.

Norwich lifted the Championship trophy following their victory at Aston Villa, a week after mathematically clinching promotion against Blackburn.

Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Julien Laurens all agree Leeds United were right to play on when they scored while an Aston Villa player was down.

Players and staff of Sheffield United celebrated clinching automatic promotion to the Premier League after Leeds United’s draw with Aston Villa sealed their spot.

Despite missing out on an automatic promotion spot, a place in the Premier League remains tantalisingly close for four Championship clubs via the playoffs.

But only two teams can advance to the final, dubbed “the richest game in football,” at Wembley on May 27 (live on ESPN+). (Oh, and unlike the Champions League, away goals don’t matter here.) Will it be playoff heartbreak yet again for fallen giants Leeds when they face Derby? Who will win the Midlands battle between former European champions…

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