Ian Holloway tells Aston Villa and Derby the secrets behind winning the play-off final - EXCLUSIVEHolloway gained top-flight promotion through the Wembley showpiece in 2010 and 2013 with Blackpool and Crystal Palace, respectively. So, in a lengthy chat with Express Sport, the zealous manager-turned-pundit explains the key ingredients needed to mastermind a play-off final triumph. You take all of the stress out, and in the last four or five days you focus totally on the game. So that assurance heading into the final is key and, after that, it is all about forgetting the magnitude, Holloway explains. Aston Villa are the favourites to gain promotion to the Premier League, armoured with Jack Grealish

Source: Express May 27, 2019 06:56 UTC