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Aston Villa promoted to Premier League after beating Derby in Championship play-off final

Aston Villa have been promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby 2-1 in the Championship play-off final on Monday.

Villa got the better if Frank Lampard's side at Wembley as Anwar El Ghazi opened the scoring in the first half and John McGinn headed into an open goal on the hour mark after an error from goalkeeper Kelle Roos.

Although Jack Marriott pulled one back for the Rams in the 81st minute to set up a tense finish to the game, Dean Smith's team held on despite seven minutes of added time to book their return to the English top-flight after three years in the Championship.