LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa returned to the Premier League, after a three-year absence, beating Derby County 2-1 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Monday. The playoff final is considered the most lucrative single game of football in the world, with promotion earning Villa an estimated 170 million pounds ($215.51 million) in revenue. Villa, European champions in 1982, were relegated in 2016 and lost to Fulham in last year's playoff final. El Ghazi opened the scoring just before the break with a diving header from Ahmed Elmohamady's cross from the right. Derby keeper Kelle Roos came out but was unable to capture the ball under a challenge from McGinn, who bundled it home.

Source: The Star May 27, 2019 16:10 UTC