Villa and Fulham to battle for 'the biggest prize in football'


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Fulham vs Aston Villa - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - February 17, 2018 Aston Villa's Robert Snodgrass in action with Fulham's Floyd Ayite Action Images/Paul Childs

(Reuters) - Aston Villa and Fulham will be playing for a minimum 160 million pounds when they go head-to-head for a place in the Premier League at Wembley Stadium on Saturday in a match often described as the richest in world soccer.

According to Deloitte Sports Business Group, the winner of the Championship playoff final for the third promotion place can finish bottom of the top-flight next season and still benefit from lucrative broadcasting deals and parachute payments.

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