The team with the higher aggregate score qualifies for the final. If, at the end of regular 90 minutes of the second leg, the aggregate score is level then the match goes into extra time where two 15-minute halves are played. If the score remains level at the end of extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shootout.
It is the most lucrative competition in world football and for one of Brentford, Swansea City, Bournemouth or Barnsley the promised land of the Premier League awaits. After a gruelling 46 game Championship season the teams who finished between third and sixth are now three matches away from joining Norwich City and Watford in the 2021-22 Premier League.
Bournemouth vs Brentford, 6pm GMT
Prediction: Bournemouth Win @9/5
Bournemouth and Brentford square off in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final at the Vitality Stadium on Monday evening.
While the home side ended the regular season with three successive defeats, the visitors are unbeaten in 12 matches in the second tier. Brentford also did the league double over Bournemouth this season.
Barnsley vs Swansea, 8.15pm GMT
Prediction: Swansea Win @11/4
Barnsley play host to Swansea City in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final looking to move a step closer to an unlikely promotion to the Premier League.
While The Tykes ended the season with a draw against champions Norwich City, the fourth-placed visitors were comfortably defeated by runners-up Watford.
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