{"id":50051,"date":"2025-05-23T05:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=50051"},"modified":"2025-05-24T06:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T06:49:45","slug":"efl-play-off-final-kick-off-times-one-minute-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/efl-play-off-final-kick-off-times-one-minute-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are The 2025 EFL Play-Off Finals Kick-Off Times One Minute Later Than Normal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The eagle-eyed football fans out there would have noticed that the EFL Play-Off Finals kick-off times are all ONE MINUTE later than scheduled &#8211; but why is this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Play-Off Final Kick-Off Times One Minute Later To Raise CPR Awareness\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Trying to think of new ways to raise awareness for good causes associated with sporting events is not always easy &#8211; as some marketing campaigns and banners can just get lost in the hype.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a bid to try and combat this, the English Football League have decided to tamper with the Play-Off Final kick-off times &#8211; in the hope fans will wonder why and search for the reason.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a tactic that the world of horse racing have used over the years &#8211; with strange starting times for races popping up all the time.<\/p>\n<p>But this ploy has now been taken up in the EFL Play-Off Finals.<\/p>\n<p>As each game will kick-off a minute later than normal, with the <strong>Championship Play-Off Final starting at 3:01pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reason for the change is to<strong> raise awareness for CPR<\/strong> &#8211; with the tagline <em>&#8220;Every Minute Matters&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\ufe0f \ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde9\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddec \ud835\udde0\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde8\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd8 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde6 \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Finals will kick off one minute later than scheduled \u23f3<\/p>\n<p>This is to highlight the inspiring message that when it comes to performing lifesaving CPR Every Minute Matters. \ud83e\udef6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EveryMinuteMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EveryMinuteMatters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EFLPlayOffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EFLPlayOffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Bet (@SkyBet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyBet\/status\/1924460925018317045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This initiative is in partnership with the British Heart Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>With the overall aim to encourage people to learn more about CPR and arm themselves with the right skills to be able to perform it &#8211; meaning they could be the difference in saving someone&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>It also comes two years after Luton Town&#8217;s Tom Lockyer collapsed at Wembley when the Hatters beat Coventry in the 2023 Championship Play-Off Final.<\/p>\n<p>Lockyer suffered from atrial fibrillation &#8211; which is an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. He had surgery after the incident but suffered a cardiac arrest when playing against Bournemouth the following season.<\/p>\n<p>The 30 year-old Welsh player his hoping to play again &#8211; but he&#8217;s still not made it clear if he&#8217;ll return for the 2025-26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/football\/\">football<\/a> season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Tom Lockyer: How They Saved My Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IQMjiqhpC0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Play-Off Dates, Teams and Kick-Off Times 2024\/25<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Championship Play-Off Date 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u26bdTeams: Sunderland vs Sheffield United<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0fDate: Saturday 24th May 2025<br \/>\n\u231aKO: 15:01pm<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0fStadium: Wembley<\/p>\n<h3><strong>League One Play-Off Date 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u26bdTeams: Charlton vs Leyton Orient<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0fDate: Sunday 25th May 2025<br \/>\n\u231aKO: 13:01pm<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0fStadium: Wembley<\/p>\n<h3><strong>League Two Play-Off Date 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u26bdTeams: AFC Wimbledon vs Walsall<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0fDate: Monday 26th May 2025<br \/>\n\u231aKO: 15:01pm<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0fStadium: Wembley<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which Team Won The Championship Play-Off Final Last Season (2024)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Last season the Championship Play-Off Final, which is tagged as the <em>&#8216;richest one off game of football in the world&#8217;, <\/em>saw <strong>Southampton and Leeds<\/strong> face-off at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>The game ended in a cagey 1-0 win for Southampton thanks to a goal from Adam Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite winning promotion to the Premier League, Southampton finished bottom of the table in 2024\/25 and will return to the Championship in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the patience for Leeds has paid off as they will be back in the English top-flight next term. Having won automatic promotion by winning the Championship with 100 points.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his season, Leeds were last promoted to the Premier League in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Championship Play-Off Final will be between <strong>Sunderland and Sheffield United<\/strong> &#8211; as they both look for a return to the lucrative top-flight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/when-were-sunderland-last-in-the-premier-league\/\">When were Sunderland last in the Premier League? <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/when-were-sheffield-united-last-in-the-premier-league\/\">When were Sheffield United last in the Premier League?<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe title=\"Saints return to the Premier League with Wembley win! \ud83d\udd34 | Leeds 0-1 Southampton | EFL Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1hygjO0iUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Championship Play-Off Final Winners <em>(Last 5 Years)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2024 &#8211; Southampton 1-0 Leeds<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2023 &#8211; Luton Town 1-1 Coventry <em>(Luton won on pens)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2022 &#8211; Nottingham Forest 1-0 Huddersfield<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2021 &#8211; Brentford 2-0 Swansea<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2020 &#8211; Fulham 2-1 Brentford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The eagle-eyed football fans out there would have noticed that the EFL Play-Off Finals kick-off times are all ONE MINUTE later than scheduled &#8211; but why is this? 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