Southampton vs West Brom: Championship play-off semi-final second leg preview | Football News
Southampton vs West Brom: How to watch & follow on Friday night
On TV: Live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event from 7pm.
Friday 17th May 7:00pm
Kick off 8:00pm
Online: Sky Customers can also watch on Sky Go or the Sky Sports app from 7pm.
Non-Sky customers can stream game via NOW. All you need to know below…
How to follow: You will be able to follow our live blog from 7pm across our website and app, where we will have free in-game clips of all the goals and key moments, and free highlights shortly after full-time.
The Championship play-off schedule
First legs – reports & highlights
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Highlights of Norwich’s clash with Leeds in the Championship play-off semi-final
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Highlights of West Brom’s clash with Southampton in the Championship play-off semi-final
Second legs
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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final second leg between Leeds United and Norwich City.
Southampton vs West Brom (8pm) – Fri May 17
Final
Leeds vs Southampton or West Brom (3pm) – Sunday May 26
Who will reach the final to face Leeds?
How the season finished
How the first leg played out in numbers
A blank canvas at St Mary’s, but can either side be clinical?
Sky Sports EFL Editor Simeon Gholam:
“A goalless draw in the first leg at The Hawthorns equals a blank canvas at St Mary’s. A one-leg shootout to reach Wembley, that could, ironically, end up being determined by a shootout.
“Southampton did their thing on Sunday, dominating possession, keeping 63.4 per cent of the ball. You wouldn’t be surprised to see that number even higher on Friday night.
“The first leg wasn’t particularly cagey in terms of both sides trying to create chances, it was just a clinical touch that was the issue.
“You do feel there is more pressure on Southampton to bounce back right away, and that tension could well play into West Brom’s hands. Saints should be favourites, but after such a tight first leg, this one is largely too tough to call as well.”
Season in stats
EFL play-off records
Southampton’s only play-off excursion saw them beaten in the Championship semi-finals by Derby in 2007
Southampton have just one EFL play-off appearance so far, losing to Derby County in the Championship semi-final in 2006/07.
West Brom crashed out of the Championship play-offs in 2019 to Aston Villa in the semi-finals
West Brom have four EFL play-off appearances, winning just once in the third tier. They have never won through in the Championship play-offs.
- 1992/93 – WON in Division Two (now League One) play-offs, beating Port Vale in the final at Wembley.
- 2000/01 – lost in Division One (now Championship) semi-finals to Bolton.
- 2006/07 – lost in Championship final to Derby County at Wembley.
- 2018/19 – lost in Championship semi-finals to Aston Villa.
Who wins through in the Championship play-offs?
In the 19 Championship play-off campaigns there have been since 2004/05, the team that has finished third has by far the most wins. The team that finishes sixth has the least. Blackpool in 2010 were the last team to occupy the final play-off place and seal promotion.
Championship Team of the Season revealed!
Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton reveal their Sky Sports Championship team of the season for 2023/24.
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Sky Sports’ Simeon Gholam and David Prutton reveal their Sky Sports Championship team of the season for 2023/24
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