Former Chelsea teammates Terry and Lampard to meet in EFL Championship playoff final as coaches

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-16 15:17:54|Editor: huaxia
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LONDON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The England Football League Championship playoff final between Aston Villa and Derby County will set stage for an reunion of former Chelsea and England teammates John Terry and Frank Lampard as coaches.

Derby County, led by coach Lampard, managed a sensational 4-2 comeback victory at Leeds in the second leg of the semifinals to book their ticket to Wembley 4-3 on aggregate.

Aston Villa, managed by coach Terry, saw their one-goal advantage in the first leg gone following a 1-0 loss at West Bromwich but survived the penalties shoutout 4-3 to make it into the final on Tuesday.

The two teams will fight for a berth in the top-flight Premier League on May 27 in the Wembley Stadium in London. Enditem

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