Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham LIVE: Tom Cairney fires Cottagers ahead in £170m Championship play-off final before Ryan Fredericks is lucky to escape red card for stamp

  • Aston Villa and Fulham meet in the Championship play-off final at 5pm
  • The winner will earn promotion to the Premier League and at least £170m
  • Fulham XI: Betteninelli; Fredericks, Odoi, Ream, Targett; McDonald, Cairney, Johansen; Kamara, Sessegnon, Mitrovic
  • Villa XI: Johnstone; Elmohamady, Chester, Terry, Hutton; Jedinak, Hourihane; Snodgrass, Adomah, Grealish; Grabban
  • Tom Cairney fires Fulham ahead on 23 minutes after Ryan Sessegnon’s pass
  • Ryan Fredericks lucky to avoid red card for apparent stamp on Jack Grealish

By Robert Summerscales For Mailonline

Published: 15:01 BST, 26 May 2018 | Updated: 18:04 BST, 26 May 2018

They call it the richest game in football. The value of victory for Aston Villa or Fulham at Wembley will be at least £170million.

But money will be the last thing on the minds of both sets of fans as they dream about a return to the Premier League. The promised land is just one game away.

But who will prevail in the Championship play-off final? Find out with ROBERT SUMMERSCALES by following his blow-by-blow updates of the action.

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Premier League promotion is at stake as well as the Championship play-off final trophy

Premier League promotion is at stake as well as the Championship play-off final trophy

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