Nothing compares to the Championship play-off final for financial rewards

On Monday, Huddersfield Town and Reading will battle it out for what is considered the most valuable match in world football.

Promotion to the Premier League for either club will see an uplift in revenue of at least £170m, rising to more than £290m if they survive their first season in the Premier League. The higher up the Premier League the club finishes in 2017/18, the higher their revenue will be (£2m per finishing position). Over the past 10 seasons to 2016/17, 18 (60 per cent) of the 30 promoted clubs have avoided relegation in their first season in the Premier League.

Huddersfield Town v Reading

Date: Monday 29th May 2017

Kick-off: 3:00pm

Venue: Wembley Stadium

What a story. Congrats, Huddlesfield!

this is the youtuber i was talking about. they recorded his reaction to the winning penalty. 10:18 if anyone wants to watch it ;)

@KTB

Thanks, and yeah I know that the chances of them actually playing for the first team are slim, but every step in the right direction is something. Especially for their careers, regardless of who they play for. Like Marcus, I was really hopeful about Bamford. He's got immense talent and the perfect attitude. Could have been a regular, especially during our struggles in 15/16.

@nanda actually, they didn't the only goal their "scored" in the semifinal was an own goal :D

@eden And every step in increasing their value and then selling them on is something too I guess. I too had hopes for Bamford but in the end, he just wasn't good enough. And now he's back at Middlesbrough. See if he can revive the success he had 2 years ago when they played in the championship.