The Championship play-offs are arguably the most exciting games in the English football season.
No match is more valuable than the division's play-off final at Wembley, with promotion, it was estimated last year, worth around £170 million to teams not already receiving parachute payments after relegation from the Premier League.
That applies to all five of the clubs who have secured or are in contention for a place in the play-offs this season. For one of them, the next month will be a huge one in their history.
The dates for the Championship play-off semi-finals will not be confirmed until the fixtures are finalised, but the first leg tends to take place the weekend after the final matches of the normal season and the second legs three days after that.
The last round of matches is scheduled for Sunday, May 7, meaning we are likely to see the first legs played on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14. The reverse fixtures will probably then follow on Tuesday, May 16, and Wednesday, May 17.
What we do know is that the final will be played on Monday, May 29, which is a bank holiday in the UK. The League Two final will be played a day earlier on Sunday, May 28, with the League One final moved forward a weekend (Saturday, May 20) to accommodate the FA Cup final on Saturday, May 27.
All of the Championship play-off matches — and, indeed, all of the Football League play-off matches altogether — will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK, with the exact schedule to be confirmed once the fixtures have been announced.
In the US, beIN Sports have the rights to Championship matches and will broadcast the final, though the semi-finals are yet to be confirmed. You can also watch via FuboTV, an online subscription service which includes beIN Sports.
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