WATCH: Aston Villa Beat Derby to Clinch Premier League Return

LONDON — Aston Villa is back in the English Premier League after a three-year absence - and will be at least 170 million pounds ($215 million) richer - after beating Derby 2-1 in the League Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium on Monday.

Anwar El Ghazi put Villa ahead in the 44th minute, and John McGinn got in front of Derby goalkeeper Kelle Roos to nod in a second goal in the 59th.

Anwar El Ghazi puts Villa ahead right before the break and Dean Smith's side are 45 minutes away from the Premier League! (📽️: @ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/er0PcQsucT
— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) May 27, 2019

IT'S 2-0!

Aston Villa are 30 minutes from the Premier League after this goal from John McGinn. pic.twitter.com/M4Ob1Igzlk
— ESPN (@espn) May 27, 2019

Substitute Jack Marriott pulled a goal back for Derby in the 81st to set up a tense finish but Villa held on to join Norwich and Sheffield United in going up from the second tier.

DERBY ARE BACK IN IT!

It's now 2-1 with less than 10 minutes to go. Watch now on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/qTPdftROz9
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 27, 2019

Prince William, watching nervously in a corporate box, was among the Villa fans celebrating inside Wembley when the final whistle went.

The playoff final is the most lucrative one-off match in world soccer, with accounting firm Deloitte valuing promotion at $215 million because of prize money as well as broadcast and commercial revenue from being in the Premier League.

The loss denied former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard, who is in his first year in charge of Derby, a return to the Premier League as a manager. Instead it was his long-time teammate John Terry, who is assistant coach at Villa, who was all smiles in the technical area with the club's manager, Dean Smith.