2013 Football League Championship play-off Final

The 2013 Football League Championship play-off final was a football match contested by Crystal Palace and Watford on 27 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third and final team to be promoted from Football League Championship to the Premier League for the 2013–14 season. 
Crystal Palace won the match 1–0 with a penalty by Kevin Phillips during extra time to return to the top flight after an eight-year absence.
Marco Cassetti tripped Wilfried Zaha on the left-hand side of the penalty area. Philips who had come on as a substitute in the 66th minute placed the ball right footed into the top left-hand corner of the net to give the goalkeeper no chance.
==Route to the final==
 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3	Watford 	46	23	8 	15	85	58	+27	77
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	18	9 	69	43	+26	75
5	Crystal Palace 	46	19	15	12	73	62	+11	72
6	Leicester City 	46	19	11	16	71	48	+23	68
===Semi-finals===
;First leg
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;Second leg
Watford won 3–2 on aggregate.
Crystal Palace won 2–0 on aggregate.
==Match==
===Details===
	
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GK 	1 	Julián Speroni 	 	
RB 	2 	Joel Ward 	 	
CB 	33 	Danny Gabbidon 	 	
CB 	27 	Damien Delaney 	 	
LB 	21 	Dean Moxey 	 	
CM 	15 	Mile Jedinak (c) 	 	
CM 	8 	Kagisho Dikgacoi 	 	
CM 	10 	Owen Garvan 	 	
RF 	20 	Jonathan Williams	 	
LF 	16 	Wilfried Zaha 	 	
CF 	18 	Aaron Wilbraham 	 	
Substitutes:	Substitutes:	Substitutes: 	Substitutes:	
GK 	34 	Lewis Price 	 	
DF 	3 	Ashley Richards 	 	
DF 	28 	Peter Ramage 	 	
MF 	7 	Yannick Bolasie 	 	
MF 	22 	Stuart O'Keefe 	 	
MF 	30 	André Moritz 	 	
FW 	9 	Kevin Phillips 	 	
Manager: 	Manager: 	Manager: 	Manager: 	
Ian Holloway	Ian Holloway	Ian Holloway 	Ian Holloway	
Man of the Match:
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt
Peter Kirkup
Fourth official:
Neil Swarbrick
Reserve Assistant Referee:
John Brooks	
Match rules
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
*Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
*Seven named substitutes.
*Maximum of three substitutions.
===Statistics===
 	Crystal Palace	Watford
Total shots 	12 	15
Shots on target	10 	9
Ball possession	52% 	48%
Corner kicks 	6 	8
Fouls committed	12 	13
Yellow cards 	4 	3
Red cards 	0 	0
Source: BBC Sport
==References==
Category:Football League Championship play-off Finals
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