The Championship play-offs are arguably the most exciting games in the English football calendar and the prize on offer makes it all the more intense for the teams involved.

Promotion to the Premier League not only brings the prestige of playing in one of the biggest competitions in world football, it also provides an insanely lucrative boost to the tune of hundreds of millions.

In recent seasons, the influx of television money to England's top division has increased its allure and, as a result of that, the Championship play-off final has been popularly dubbed as the £170 million game in recent years due to the minimum monetary uplift that is estimated to await the victor.

With the English season heading into the final third, Goal brings you all you need to know about the four-team mini tournament that will send one team into the top flight.

Which teams have qualified for the Championship play-offs?

The race for the play-offs is beginning the heat up as the regular Championship season approaches its final stages, and we now know two of the teams that will be involved.

A number of clubs are in the running, with the likes of Derby County, Aston Villa and Bristol City all making a push for promotion, while Brentford, Sheffield United, Millwall and Middlesbrough are also in the mix.

League leaders Wolves clinched automatic promotion with four games to spare, with Cardiff in second place as they aim to hold off Fulham for the other automatic spot.

Cardiff and Fulham nevertheless know they will take at least a play-off berth, as do Villa who clinched their spot with a 1-0 victory over Leeds on Friday.