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…

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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…

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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.

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…

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Derby County rally to beat Leeds, set Wembley date with Aston Villa

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Leg 2Aggregate: 3 – 4Derby County advances.

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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.

EFL Playoff Semifinals: Jack Marriott (85′) Leeds 2-4 Derby County

EFL Playoff Semifinals: Stuart Dallas (62′) Leeds 2-3 Derby County

EFL Playoff Semifinals: Harry Wilson (58′) Leeds 1-3 Derby County

EFL Playoff Semifinals: Mason Mount (46′) Leeds 1-2 Derby County

EFL Playoff Semifinals: Stuart Dallas (24′) Leeds 1-0 Derby County

EFL Playoff Semifinals: Jack Marriott (45′) Leeds 1-1 Derby County
Derby County roared back from a two-goal aggregate deficit to defeat Leeds United 4-3 over two legs as a 4-2 away win on Wednesday secured their spot in the Championship playoff final against Aston Villa.
With a place in the Premier League at stake, Leeds took the lead in the 24th minute when Kalvin Phillips launched a free kick into the box which bounced out off the post and Stuart Dallas reacted well to slot the ball home from close range.

Derby County will face Aston Villa in the Championship playoff final at Wembley.
That put Leeds 2-0 up on aggregate but just before the…

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