Where are we?

The League One play-offs get under way on Friday evening, starting with the first legs of the two semi-finals.

The respective winners of each semi-final will qualify for the final, with the victorious side promoted to the Championship.

How did we get here?

On 9 June, after three months without any competitive football, the majority of League One clubs voted to curtail the season, with the majority of teams having more than 10 matches to play.

The costs associated with restarting the campaign and playing the remaining games in front of empty stadiums were too high for it to be a viable option.

In line with new EFL protocol, the final table was instead settled on a points-per-game basis, rather than the total number of points accrued.

But despite ending the league campaign, it was decided that the play-offs would go ahead.

Who made it in and who missed out?

Wycombe were the big winners from the points-per-game system, given that they had only played 34 matches – fewer than any other top-eight side.

The Chairboys went from eighth to third in final table, while Oxford, Portsmouth and Fleetwood all shifted down a position to accommodate them.

The big losers were Peterborough, who ultimately finished seventh – 1.26 points behind sixth-placed Fleetwood – despite having been in the final play-off spot at the time the season was ended.

Posh were second in the form table after beating Portsmouth 2-0 in their last match, having taken 19 points from eight games.

Their director of football Barry Fry responded to the EFL’s decision by claiming his side had been ‘cheated’ out of the chance of promotion.

Sunderland will also be miffed at the season’s conclusion. The Black Cats were seventh in the table after 35 games, outside the top six on goal difference only.

After applying the points-per-game rule, Phil Parkinson’s side finished eighth.

What happens now?

Third-placed Wycombe will travel to sixth-placed Fleetwood, while fourth-placed Oxford go to fifth-placed Portsmouth in the first leg of both ties.

The second leg will be played at the home of the side that finished higher in the table.

The winners of the semi-finals will qualify for the play-off final, with promotion to the Championship the prize for victory.

When are the games?

Both of the first legs will be played on Friday 3 July, with Portsmouth v Oxford kicking off at 17:30 and Fleetwood v Wycombe following that at 19:30.

The return legs are scheduled for 6 July, while the final will be played a week later on 13 July.

Where is the final?

The play-off final will still be held at Wembley, as is customary.

Who’s going up?

Despite coming into the play-offs as the highest-placed side, Wycombe are the outsiders for promotion at .

Given that they had lost eight of their 14 league games prior to football’s suspension, that isn’t a big surprise.

The Chairboys managed just four points from their five games against the other sides in the play-offs and have a difficult semi-final against Fleetwood, who were in great form prior to lockdown.

Joey Barton’s side are unbeaten in 12 matches – a run that includes a 1-0 victory away to Wycombe in February.

Portsmouth are favourites for promotion at , but it’s hard to get behind them given Oxford’s form before football was suspended.

The U’s had won five on the spin and are priced at to go up. If they can pick up where they left off, they will be hard to stop.

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