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How the Premier League 2 play-offs will work

For those who may not know, at the start of the 2023/24 season, the Premier League 2 competition was reformatted, introducing a new play-off style format to determine the end of the season.

We will face Manchester United in our first play-off game on Friday, May 3, which is a 7pm (UK) kick-off at Meadow Park, and it is free for supporters to attend.

What was the old format?

In the 2022/23 season, Premier League 2 comprised the 25 clubs with Category One rated academies split into two divisions - 14 teams in Division 1 and 11 in Division 2 - with relegation and promotion of two clubs in each division.