Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Villa beats West Brom, through to English playoff final
Published
May. 14, 2019 5:51 p.m. ET
WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) — Aston Villa will contest the second-tier League Championship playoff final as the club seeks a return to the Premier League after an absence of three years.
Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday after their semifinal finished 2-2 on aggregate following West Brom's 1-0 win in the second leg.
Leeds and Derby are in the other playoff semifinal. Their second leg is on Wednesday, with Leeds protecting a 1-0 lead at its Elland Road home.
The final is at Wembley Stadium on May 27.
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Norwich and Sheffield United were promoted automatically after finishing as the top two in the regular season.
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