EFL League One play-off final: Bizarre kick-off time, TV channel and live stream as Charlton face Leyton Orient
Everything you need to know about the 2024/25 EFL League One play-off final as Charlton Athletic prepare to face Leyton Orient at Wembley Stadium.
Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient are now preparing for their EFL League One final on Sunday. The two London clubs are now potentially just 90 minutes away from the Championship, but only one will secure promotion to the second tier.
Charlton will be the favourites having stormed their way into the play-offs, while Orient made a late run and suck into sixth, but that can so often favour a team in the post-season competition. Here we round up all you need to know about this season’s League One play-off final.
When is the EFL League One play-off final?
The EFL League One play-off final will take place between Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient on Sunday, May 25. Kick-off is at 1.01pm local time (13.01), and yes, that kick-off time is correct. The one minute later kick-off is part of the EFL’s British Heart Foundation campaign that aims to raise awareness for heart issues and cardiac arrests.
Are tickets available for the EFL League One play-off final?
Charlton have sold their initial allocation of tickets for the final, which was 36,945, and they are continuing to request more each time their allocation sells out. The Addicks should continue to receive more and more tickets up to around 40,000, but please check the Charlton website for the latest updates.
As for Orient, at time of writing, there are still tickets available through their official ticketing platform.
Is the EFL League One play-off final on TV? And is a live stream available?
Yes, the EFL League One play-off final will be shown live on Sky Sports Football. Coverage of this fixture will begin at 12.00, one hour and one minute before kick-off. Subscribers can also tune into the live stream through the Sky Go app or online.
What Nathan Jones has said
After securing a play-off final spot, Charlton boss Nathan Jones said: "I've gone and met so-called big clubs, but they're not - they're not big clubs because they have a lot of fans turn up, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're a big club. This club is a big club. It's got great owners, it's got owners that make sound decisions - they're very good businessmen.
"We've got an academy that is a conveyor belt. We've got a training ground that's excellent, we've got a stadium that's excellent. We've got a set of processes of recruiting staff, of acting, a culture and environment that is evolving and getting better and better and better. So the matchday is the tip of the iceberg, but underneath there's real strength at this football club and that's why we're a big club."
What Richie Wellens has said
Orient boss Richie Wellens said after his side’s play-off semi-final win: "I think they're a special group. Not just of footballers, and they've got the talent and some of them will grow, but I think they're special people. I didn't want a group of special people for their last game to be at Edgeley Park, I wanted it to be at Wembley."