lead with an early goal from James Perch before Charlie Austin equalised from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute after Gary Caldwell fouled Junior Hoilett in the Wigan area. No further goals were scored in regular time so the game went into extra time. Austin scored his second and the winner in the 96th minute when his shot beat Scott Carson. In the other play-off semi-final, Derby County's opponents were Brighton & Hove Albion, against whom they played the first leg at the Falmer Stadium. The home team took the lead after 18 minutes through Jesse Lingard but Derby equalised with a Chris Martin penalty awarded after Matthew Upson fouled Craig Forsyth. The winning goal for the visitors came in first-half injury time when Martin's shot rebounded off the bar, striking Brighton goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak on the back before crossing the line for an own goal. In the return leg at Pride Park, Will Hughes scored Derby's first goal from a Jamie Ward cross and Martin doubled the lead early in the second half. A George Thorne volley made it 3–0 to the home side and Jeff Hendrick extended the lead from a Patrick Bamford pass, and although Brighton scored a consolation through Kazenga LuaLua, the match ended 4–1, and Derby progressed to the play-off final as 6–2 aggregate winners. Match Background This was Derby's third Championship play-off final, having lost 2–1 against Leicester City in the 1994 final at the old Wembley Stadium, and winning 1–0 against West Bromwich Albion in the 2007 final. Queens Park Rangers were making their first appearance in a second tier play-off final, although they had played in the League One playoffs, losing out to Cardiff City in the 2003 final in extra time. During the regular season, both teams had won their home games against one another. In November 2013, QPR won 2–1 at Loftus Road while Derby won the contest at Pride Park the following February. QPR's top scorer for the season was Austin, with 20 goals, while Martin scored more than any other player for Derby, also with 20. Derby midfielder Hughes had recently been named as the Football League Young Player of the Year at the Football League Awards. Derby County fans were located in the West End of Wembley, with an allocation of 37,249, while QPR supporters were situated in the East End, with an allocation of 37,332.