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Sunday, May 27, 2018

Championship Play-offs🏆: Fulham Secure PL Promotion



Ten-man Fulham have secured promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley in Saturday's Championship play-off final.
Wolves and Cardiff City have already secured automatic promotion with first and second-placed finishes respectively, but the Cottagers are assured of a spot in the top tier for 2018-19 following a remarkable second half of the season.
Fulham lost just once in the regular season since the beginning of 2018, in their final game before the play-offs against Birmingham City, which denied them a dramatic automatic promotion.
A 2-1 aggregate win over Derby County in the semi-finals secured a clash with Steve Bruce's Villa, who eliminated Middlesbrough over two legs in the previous round.
Tom Cairney's goal in the first half - assisted by English teenage wing sensation Ryan Sessegnon - gave Slavisa Jokanovic's side the upper hand heading in at half-time.
Denis Odoi's 70th-minute red card made Fulham sweat for a victory, faced with the prospect of 30 minutes of extra time with one less player should Aston Villa have scored, but they successfully held on for a euphoric victory.



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