Aston Villa prevail on penalties to book Wembley return
Aston Villa will get another crack at the Championship play-offs final after last year's disappointment thanks to a win over West Brom on penalties.
ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
2018/2019 Season
| POS | TEAM | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Leeds | 25 | 8 | 13 | 83 |
| 4 | West Brom | 23 | 11 | 12 | 80 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 20 | 16 | 10 | 76 |
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Leg 2Aggregate: 2 - 2Aston Villa wins 4-3 on Penalty Kicks.
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Championship playoff semifinal second legs: predictions and key battles
Ninety minutes separate four Championship clubs from a playoff final at Wembley Stadium to battle for promotion to the Premier League and all the riches that come along with it. Here you'll find everything you need to know as Aston Villa seek to finish the job of knocking out West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, and Leeds United attempt to hold on to the narrowest of first-leg leads over Derby County as they meet at what will surely be a raucous Elland Road.
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Aston Villa fight back to take playoff advantage
Aston Villa recovered from a goal down to beat West Brom and take a one-goal lead into Tuesday's Championship playoff second leg.
Aston Villa recover to beat West Brom in Championship playoff first leg
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Midfielder Conor Hourihane's long-range thunderbolt and forward Tammy Abraham's penalty saw Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the first leg of their Championship playoff semifinal at Villa Park on Saturday.
Substitute Hourihane sparked Villa's second-half comeback by finishing off a neat move with a powerful shot that flew past West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone to make it 1-1.
Villa won a penalty four minutes later when midfielder Jack Grealish was brought down by defender Kieran Gibbs...
Villa into playoff final after shootout win over West Brom
West Bromwich Albion
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Leg 2Aggregate: 2 - 2Aston Villa wins 4-3 on Penalty Kicks.
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Aston Villa beat Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion 4-3 on penalties to reach the Championship playoff final on Tuesday after the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.
Tammy Abraham, on loan from Chelsea, scored the decisive spot kick to send Villa into a Wembley final against either Derby County or Leeds United with a lucrative spot in the Premier League up for grabs.
Villa, relegated in 2016, will hope to avoid a repeat of last year when they lost to Fulham in the playoff final.
"It's no good getting...