Villa meet Derby in playoff battle for 170 million pounds prize

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Aston Villa v Derby County - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - April 28, 2018 Derby County's Tom Lawrence in action with Aston Villa's Jack Grealish Action Images/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) - Aston Villa face Derby County in the Championship playoff final on Monday with both clubs desperate for a return to the Premier League in a game billed as the richest in world football with at least 170 million pounds on the line.

Villa have been out of the top flight for three seasons while Derby have been stuck in the second tier of English football since relegation in 2008.