How to watch 2024/25 EFL Play-Offs: Promotion awaits the victors

Jonathan Victoria • 08 May 2025 Guides

Three games from glory for three teams…

The regular season is complete for the three leagues of the EFL, and now four teams from each league will enter the play-offs to battle it out at Wembley for a place in the league above for next season.

Find out how you can watch the 2024/25 EFL play-offs right here, with the information for each league including who is involved, when the games are and when the final will be played.

How to watch 2024/25 EFL play-offs

The 2024/25 EFL season has been a historic campaign in broadcasting terms as for the first time in history, every single game from the Championship, League One and League Two has been shown live throughout the season.

This has been thanks to Sky Sports, who has been the primary broadcaster of the EFL for some time but expanded their coverage this year so that fans can watch even more action, thanks to their newest channel Sky Sports+, which launched last August.

EFL on Sky Sports

Sky Sports+ was added to the Sky Sports roster shortly before the start of the 2024/25 EFL campaign and promised to bring more football than ever, with over 1000 matches shown live during the season.

The EFL on Sky Sports+ has been brilliant for fans of clubs in the lower divisions, giving them the opportunity to watch their beloved side when they can’t make it to the games.

But best of all, Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost - it was added as part of the Sky Sports range and not as an optional add-on, meaning anyone with a Sky Sports package has immediate access to Sky Sports+.

That access gains you the channel on Sky TV plus streams on the Sky Sports app. The app underwent a redesign last summer to accommodate the Sky Sports+ streams, essentially becoming the EFL hub by hosting all games within the streaming service.

2024/25 EFL Play-Offs: Championship

Leeds and Burnley have already reclaimed their spots in the Premier League, both posting 100 points on their way to automatic promotion.

From the four teams below them who will be competing in the play-offs, Sheffield United are the favourites for promotion, posting 90 points on their way to a third-place finish.

Sunderland are aiming to finally regain their Premier League status after eight years away. They finished in fourth, comfortably ahead of fifth and sixth but did end their campaign with five consecutive losses.

As for the fifth and sixth spots, Coventry and Bristol City earned their places in the play-offs, having battled with numerous other teams to claim their postseason spots.

The matchups for the play-off semi-finals are as usual, with third playing sixth and fourth playing fifth, the latter side from each game hosting the first leg. 

Championship play-off semi-finals

1st Leg

• Bristol City vs Sheffield United | Thursday 8th May at 8pm
• Coventry vs Sunderland | Friday 9th May at 8pm

2nd Leg

• Sheffield United vs Bristol City | Monday 12th May at 8pm
• Sunderland vs Coventry | Tuesday 13th May at 8pm

Championship play-off final

As always, the EFL play-off finals will take place at Wembley Stadium at the end of May. The Championship play-off final will come first, coming on Saturday 24th May. Kick-off time will be updated after the two advancing teams have been confirmed.

2024/25 EFL Play-Offs: League One

League One saw history made this year as Birmingham City totalled a whopping 111 points, the most ever recorded in a 46-game season.

Behind them was a super competitive fight for the automatic promotion place between four sides. In the end, it was the Hollywood story team, Wrexham, who secured their third-consecutive promotion and will be playing in the second level of English football for the first time since 1982.

The three sides that lost out and finished in the third to fifth spots were Stockport County, Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers, with Leyton Orient coming in not too far behind in the final play-off spot.

League One play-off semi-finals

1st Leg

• Leyton Orient vs Stockport County | Saturday 10th May at 12:30pm
• Wycombe Wanderers vs Charlton Athletic | Sunday 11th May at 6:30pm

2nd Leg

• Stockport County vs Leyton Orient | Wednesday 14th May at 8pm
• Charlton Athletic vs Wycombe Wanderers | Thursday 15th May at 8pm

League One play-off final

The League One play-off final will come the day after the Championship play-off final, being contested on Sunday 25th May. Again, official kick-off time will be announced when the two finalists are confirmed.

2024/25 EFL Play-Offs: League Two

Finally, the fourth tier of English football and third division of the EFL, League Two another competitive campaign. 

For those who aren’t aware, League Two differs from the other two divisions in the EFL with how many teams gain promotion at the end of the season. Instead of the standard two automatic promotion spots then one further for winning the play-offs, the top three teams in the table go straight up, then the remaining four teams play for the fourth and final promotion.

This year, the top three teams were Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale and Bradford City, the latter of which securing their promotion on the final day thanks to a 96th minute winner!

While it was joy for Bradford, it was hard luck for Walsall, who missed out on third place thanks to Antoni Sarcevic’s last-minute heroics. They now have to go through the play-offs if they want their promotion.

They will be joined by AFC Wimbledon, Notts County and Chesterfield.

League Two play-off semi-finals

1st Leg

• Notts County vs AFC Wimbledon | Saturday 10th May at 8pm
• Chesterfield vs Walsall | Sunday 11th May at 3:30pm

2nd Leg

• AFC Wimbledon vs Notts County | Friday 16th May at 8pm
• Walsall vs Chesterfield | Saturday 17th May at 12:30pm

League Two play-off final

As has been the case for some a couple of years now, the EFL play-off finals are played during the end-of-May bank holiday weekend, which means all three finals can be played over the three-day weekend.

The League Two final is the last of the three, coming on Monday 26th May. Once more, kick-off time is as yet undetermined and will be decided when the two finalists are confirmed.