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 |
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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. |
