English Football League (EFL) have confirmed full details of 2020-21 Play-Off semi-finals spread across 17-23 May.
Bournemouth will kick off the EFL Play-Offs as they welcome Brentford on Monday 17 May, with kick-off at the Vitality Stadium scheduled at 6pm in the first of a Championship first leg double-header.
Swansea will then visit Barnsley at Oakwell at 8:15pm in the first leg of their Championship Play-Off semi final that same evening.
The return legs of both Championship semi-final ties will take place on Saturday 22 May, beginning with Brentford’s clash against Bournemouth at the Brentford Community Stadium from 12:30pm.
Barnsley will then visit Swansea at the Liberty Stadium with action commencing at 6:30pm, as Valerien Ismael’s Tykes look to reach their first Championship Play-Off Final since losing 4-2 to Barnsley in 2000 in the last Play-Off Final at the Old Wembley.
Across in League One, Oxford United’s reward for snatching sixth on Sunday (9 May) is a home first leg against Blackpool on Tuesday 18 May (6:00pm BST) at Kassam Stadium, with the return leg on Friday 21 May at Bloomfield Road at 7:45pm.
Lincoln City meanwhile will host Sunderland at Sincil Bank in the other League One Play-Off semi, with kick off 24 hours later on Wednesday 19 May, with the return leg at Stadium of Light on Saturday 22 May scheduled for 3:30pm.
Sunderland’s home clash against Lincoln however could be delayed if Brentford’s Championship encounter against Bournemouth goes to extra time and possibly penalties.
Newport County will kick off the League Two Play-Off semi-finals on Tuesday 18 May as they host Forest Green at Rodney Parade in a 8:15pm kick-off.
This move marks a change from the originally announced League Two double-header of first legs scheduled for Thursday 20 May, although Tranmere will still play Morecambe at Prenton Park on that date with their first leg commencing from 6pm.
Morecambe will then host Tranmere at 12:30pm on Sunday 23 May in their return leg, before Forest Green bring the EFL Play-Off semi-finals to a close at New Lawn Stadium as they host Newport County.
All three Play-Off Finals are currently scheduled for Wembley Stadium across 29-31 May 2021, although the venue is set to change if UEFA and UK Government agree to move the Champions League Final between Chelsea and Manchester City to Wembley on Saturday 29 May.
Here are full play-off semi-final details for each EFL division in full.
Championship
| Match | Date | Time (BST) |
| Bournemouth v Brentford | Monday 17 May | 6:00pm |
| Barnsley v Swansea | Monday 17 May | 8:15pm |
| Brentford v Bournemouth | Saturday 22 May | 12:30pm |
| Swansea v Barnsley | Saturday 22 May | 6:30pm |
League One
| Match | Date | Time (BST) |
| Oxford United v Blackpool | Tuesday 18 May | 6:00pm |
| Lincoln City v Sunderland | Wednesday 19 May | 6:00pm |
| Blackpool v Oxford United | Friday 21 May | 7:45pm |
| Sunderland v Lincoln City | Saturday 22 May | 3:30pm |
League Two
| Match | Date | Time (BST) |
| Newport County v Forest Green | Tuesday 18 May | 8:15pm |
| Tranmere v Morecambe | Thursday 20 May | 6:00pm |
| Morecambe v Tranmere | Sunday 23 May | 12:30pm |
| Forest Green v Newport County | Sunday 23 May | 6:30pm |
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