Aston Villa secured promotion to the English Premier League after defeating Derby County 2-1 in the Championship play-off final on Monday.
Villa were confident heading in to the clash after defeating the Rams in both league encounters this season without conceding a goal.
Frank Lampards' troops, who staged an impressive win over Leeds United in the last round, struggled to make any inroads going forward, while Villa looked lively down the flanks.
Villa got the game's opening goal just before the break, with Anwar El Ghazi turning home a cross from Ahmed El Mohamady at the far post.
Dean Smith's men continued their dominance in the second stanza, which resulted in the second goal as John McGinn profited from Kelle Roos' error to fire home.
Derby gave themselves some hope with eight minutes remaining as Jayden Bogle's knock-down found Jack Marriott for the close-range finish.
The goal proved to be nothing more than a consolation as Villa held on for the win to join Norwich City and Sheffield United in the top tier of English football next season.