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Hull City, Barnsley and Plymouth Argyle to triumph in the Sky Bet play-offs?

Andrew Robertson (26) and Jake Livermore (14) of Hull City celebrate victory at Derby with team mates, Sky Bet Championship play-offs
Image: Hull are rated by Sky Bet as favourites to reach the Premier League

Football League sponsor Sky Bet look at which sides to back in this weekend's three play-off finals at Wembley.

The Sky Bet Championship, League 1 and League 2 play-off finals take place across the Bank Holiday weekend and the full play-off schedule is live on Sky Sports. 

Here's how the bookies see each of the Wembley clashes...

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

Promotion odds: Hull 8/13, Sheffield Wednesday 11/8

Sky Bet Championship play-off final: Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday - Saturday May 28 (5.00pm KO)

Ross Wallace of Sheffield Wednesday (c) celebrates with team mates as he scores their first and equalising goal.
Image: Sheffield Wednesday upset the odds to reach Wembley

Hull are the odds-on favourites with Sky Bet to secure the one remaining place in the Premier League for next season and are 6/5 to do so within 90 minutes.

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Wednesday are outsiders at 5/2 for the victory despite a hugely impressive play-off semi-final triumph over Brighton, who finished 15 points clear of them at the end of the regular season.

Ross Wallace found the net in both legs against the Seagulls and is 13/2 to deliver on the big stage again and net within the 90 minutes.

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With both league meetings between the two sides ending in draws, promotion to be settled in extra-time is a 6/1 chance while a penalty shoot-out is considered a real possibility at 7/2. 

Sky Bet are taking on both sides' leading marksman, with 20-goal frontman Abel Hernandez enhanced from 9/4 to 3/1 to score in a Tigers win, while Fernando Forestieri is 7/1 to open the scoring in the pre-match Price Boosts.

Ian Holloway is tipping Forestieri to score and the 90 minutes to end in a draw (11/1) and then the Owls to prevail in extra-time (12/1).  

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SKY BET LEAGUE 1

Promotion odds: Barnsley 10/11, Millwall evens

Sky Bet Championship play-off final: Barnsley v Millwall - Sunday May 29 (3.00pm KO)

Barnsley's Adam Hammill celebrates
Image: Barnsley are narrowly ahead of Millwall in the betting for the League 1 final

Barnsley are the narrow favourites at 13/8 with Sky Bet to get the better of Millwall in Sunday afternoon's League 1 finale.

Neil Harris' men can be backed at 9/5 to book their place in the Championship for next season after just one campaign out of the second tier of English football, while the draw and additional time is priced at 21/10.

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Sam Winnall is the 4/1 favourite in the first goalscorer market but Ian Holloway is tipping Millwall's main threat Lee Gregory (9/2) to net first in a 2-1 victory for the Lions at 33/1.

Gregory was on the scoresheet in both semi-final clashes against Bradford and is 100/30 to score in another win over a Yorkshire outfit, while the Tykes are 9/2 to win by two or more goals, as they managed in both ties as they thumped Walsall 6-1 on aggregate en route to Wembley.

SKY BET LEAGUE 2

Promotion odds: Plymouth 5/6, AFC Wimbledon evens

Sky Bet Championship play-off final: Plymouth v AFC Wimbledon - Monday May 30 (3.00pm KO)

Plymouth Argyle's Jamille Matt celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the Sky Bet League Two playoff
Image: Plymouth just have the edge over AFC Wimbledon, according to Sky Bet

The Sky Bet League 2 play-off final, like League 1, is hard to split with the Football League sponsors.

Plymouth are rated as the slight 6/4 favourites by Sky Bet and AFC Wimbledon have been priced up at 2/1 to secure promotion within 90 minutes, while a draw and added time is a 21/10 chance.

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Lyle Taylor ended the season as the league's fourth top scorer with 21 goals to his name as heads the first goalscorer betting at 4/1, while Jamille Matt, who bagged a brace in the Dons' first-leg draw at Portsmouth, follows at 9/2.

Two of the four semi-finals ended 2-2, which is 14/1 to be repeated at Wembley, with Wimbledon requiring an extra-time winner from Taylor to send them through.

However, it was Adebayo Akinfenwa's introduction which ensured they weren't dumped out as the Dons powerhouse levelled the aggregate scoreline with a header. 

Adebayo Akinfenwa of AFC Wimbledon celebrates
Image: Adebayo Akinfenwa made an impact off the bench for AFC Wimbledon

'The Beast' is 15/2 to net the last goal of the game on Monday and 2/7 to score a penalty if the match goes to a penalty shoot out, while he and Taylor are 10/1 to both get their names on the scoresheet again.

Watch all three play-off finals live on Sky Sports this weekend and follow the action with our live blogs on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps.

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