Latest News About 2021 Efl Championship Play-Off Final

Here’s the latest you asked for on the 2021 EFL Championship play-off final.

• The 2021 EFL Championship play-off final took place on 29 May 2021 at Wembley Stadium, London, with Brentford defeating Swansea City 2-0 to secure promotion to the Premier League.[1][6]
• The goals were scored by Ivan Toney (penalty, 10th minute) and Emiliano Marcondes (20th minute) for Brentford; Swansea were reduced to ten men late in the second half when Jay Fulton was sent off (65th minute).[6][1]
• Brentford’s victory marked their first promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs after ten previous attempts, a result widely reported as highly financially significant for the club.[1]
• The match was witnessed by 11,689 attendees, with Chris Kavanagh refereeing and Emiliano Marcondes named Man of the Match.[1]
• In the semi-finals, Brentford beat Bournemouth 3-2 on aggregate after a 3-1 second leg at their Brentford Community Stadium, while Swansea beat Barnsley 2-1 on aggregate across their two legs.[5][1]

If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of events from the final and provide a quick visualization of the goal timeline. Also, I can summarize the financial implications of promotion for Brentford if that’s useful.

Citations:

• Brentford 2-0 Swansea City (final details and goals)[1]
• Attendance, referee, Man of the Match, and semi-final results (context)[5][1]
• Historical note on Brentford’s promotion via play-offs and financial implications[1]