EFL play-offs 2025: All highlights and reports
Watch all the highlights and read the reports and reaction from the 2025 Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two play-offs.
www.skysports.comHere’s the latest on the 2025 EFL League One play-off final.
Core result
- Charlton Athletic beat Leyton Orient 1-0 to win the 2025 EFL League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium. This secured Charlton’s promotion to the Championship for the 2025–26 season.[2][3][7]
Key details
- Date and venue: 25 May 2025, Wembley Stadium, London.[3][7][2]
- Final score and goal: Charlton Athletic 1–0 Leyton Orient; the decisive goal was scored by Macaulay Gillesphey in the 31st minute.[2][3]
- Attendance and officials: Attendance around 76,193; referee Andrew Kitchen oversaw the match.[7][3][2]
Context
- The 2024–25 EFL League One season determined promotion routes: automatic promotion for the top two, and three additional teams via the play-offs (3rd–6th in League One). Charlton’s victory earned them promotion to the Championship for 2025–26.[5][3]
- The play-offs are held annually at Wembley and are a highlight of the English Football League calendar, with all three divisions staging finals there in 2025.[9][2]
If you’d like, I can pull up match reports, lineups, or post-match reactions from sources like Sky Sports or the official EFL site. I can also summarize how Charlton and Leyton Orient reached the final (semi-final results) and what this means for their 2025–26 campaigns.