Premier League promotion odds for EFL playoffs as Luton face Coventry in final battle

Kyle Bonn

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The final promotion spot in next year's Premier League competition will be determined via the 2023 EFL Championship playoffs, a yearly event to select the third promoted side following the top two finishers in the table.

With Burnley and Sheffield United already securing a place in the 2023/24 English top flight, a third team will join them in dramatic fashion via a one-game playoff final on Saturday, May 27.

The four participants in the playoffs duked it out in a knockout bracket, leaving Luton Town and Coventry City to play for a spot in the Premier League in the May 27 final. 

Luton Town (3rd) ousted Sunderland (6th) by a 3-2 aggregate goal score in their semifinal series, while Coventry (5th) used a lone goal in the second leg to advance 1-0 against Middlesbrough (4th) in what proved a very even matchup.

With the lucrative windfall of Premier League promotion, teams are desperate to clinch this final, coveted place in the top division.

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2023 EFL Championship playoff promotion odds

Luton Town, who finished third in the regular season table, are slight favourites to secure a Premier League promotion place, but a scrap against Coventry City, who were fifth in the Championship table, is expected to be a tight contest.

Odds as of Saturday, May 27, 2023.

  Luton Town Coventry City
BetMGM
(USA)
-160 +110
SkyBet
(UK)
8/11 1/1
Dafabet
(India)
2.07 1.70

MORE EFL Championship playoff final details

2023 EFL playoff fixtures and results

Semifinals

Date Fixture  
Sat, May 13 1st Leg: Sunderland 2-1 Luton Town HIGHLIGHTS
Sun, May 14 1st Leg: Coventry 0-0 Middlesbrough HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, May 16 2nd Leg: Luton Town 2-0 Sunderland
(Luton advance 3-2 on agg.)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, May 17 2nd Leg: Middlesbrough 0-1 Coventry
(Coventry advance 1-0 on agg.)
HIGHLIGHTS

Final

Date Fixture Time (BST / ET)
Sat, May 27 Coventry City vs Luton Town 4:45 p.m. / 11:45 a.m.

Kyle Bonn

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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.