The Sky Blues and the Hatters secured a place in the EFL Championship playoff final courtesy of overcoming Middlesbrough and Sunderland in the two-legged semi-final tie.
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Coventry City and Luton Town will battle it out at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening, aiming to secure a place in next season’s Premier League. The Sky Blues and the Hatters secured a place in the EFL Championship playoff final courtesy of overcoming Middlesbrough and Sunderland in the two-legged semi-final tie. Coventry secured a 1-0 aggregate victory over the Boro, while Luton overturned a one goal deficit from the first leg to register a 3-2 victory in the last-four tie.
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— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) May 17, 2023
Coventry secured a place in the Championship playoffs courtesy of finishing at the fifth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 70 points from 46 games. After playing out a lacklustre 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough at Coventry Building Society Arena in the first leg of their semi-final playoff tie, the Sky Blues travelled to Riverside Stadium, knowing that the winner will go through to the final at Wembley Stadium. Despite recording just 32% of ball possession, Mark Robins’ men managed to find the back of the net through Gustavo Hamer’s 57th-minute effort and thereby are now just one win away from ending their 22-year absence from the top flight. Meanwhile, Coventry travel to Wembley on the back of a nine-match unbeaten run, scoring 12 goals and conceding just five in the period.
Luton, on the other hand, suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in the first leg of their semi-final playoff tie at Stadium of Light, despite taking the lead through Elijah Adebayo’s 11th-minute effort. However, the Hatters produced an impressive performance in the home-leg and secured a 2-0 victory thanks to first-half goals from Gabriel Osho and Tom Lockyer. It was Luton’s ninth victory from their last 16 outings, while losing only once in the process. Rob Edwards, who was appointed as the manager of Luton in November last year, has a done a fabulous job to take them to where they are now, having recorded sixteen wins and just five defeats from 31 contests in charge.
Coventry City probable starting lineup: Wilson, McNally, McFadzean, Doyle, Norton-Cuffy, Hamer, Kelly, Sheaf, Bidwell, Godden, Gyokeres
Luton Town probable starting lineup: Horvath, Osho, Lockyer, Bell, Drameh, Clark, Nakamba, Mpanzu, Doughty, Adebayo, Morris
Coventry City
| Opponents | Score |
| Middlesbrough | 0-1 (W) |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 (D) |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 (D) |
| Birmingham | 2-0 (W) |
| Reading | 2-1 (W) |
Luton Town
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 2-0 (W) |
| Sunderland | 2-1 (L) |
| Hull | 0-0 (D) |
| Blackburn | 1-1 (D) |
| Middlesbrough | 2-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Coventry draw Luton | 1-1 |
| Luton draw Coventry | 2-2 |
| Luton beat Coventry | 0-1 |
| Luton beat Coventry | 5-0 |
| Luton beat Coventry | 2-0 |
The EFL Championship Playoff final between Coventry City and Luton Town will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday at 9:15 pm IST.
| Coventry vs Luton | Key Details |
| Date | May 27 |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 4:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 9:15 pm |
Football fans in India can live stream the match through FanCode. Meanwhile, those in UK can catch the live action via Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Talksport Radio UK, Sky Go Extra and Sky Sports Football.
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