 Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final. | |||||||
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| Date | 21 May 2022 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Alex Pritchard | ||||||
| Referee | Simon Hooper (Wiltshire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 72,332 | ||||||
The 2022 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match between Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland on 21 May 2022 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One, the third tier of English football, to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of 2021–22 EFL League One, Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United, gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the clubs placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in the 2022 English Football League play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2022–23 season in the Championship.
Simon Hooper was the referee for the match, which was played in front of 72,332 spectators. Sunderland took the lead in the 12th minute with a goal from Elliot Embleton. Ross Stewart doubled his side's lead in with 11 minutes of the match remaining to make it 2–0. That remained the scoreline, and Sunderland gained promotion to the Championship. Sunderland's Alex Pritchard was named man of the match.