Sheffield United, Premier League and Sunderland
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On this week’s show, our panel start by looking at Sheffield United clinching their place in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday, May 24 with a convincing 6-0 aggregate win over Bristol City.
Sheffield United had not long since booked their place in the play-off final later this month when the debate about tickets for the Wembley showpiece reared its head again. The Blades have been allocated just over 35,000 tickets for May 24’s final after a resounding 6-0 aggregate semi-final win over Bristol City.
Sheffield United have been without the likes of Ollie Arblaster and Harry Souttar due to injury, though Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Ben Brereton Diaz and Femi Seriki are all now fit again, with Wilder confirming the latter pair could have made the squad for the second leg against Bristol City as he faces some tough selection decisions.
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final second leg between Sheffield United and Bristol City at Bramall Lane on Monday; Blades became first side to win second-tier play-off tie by six-goal margin.
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Either Sheffield United or Sunderland will be playing Premier League football next season after the Black Cats booked a Wembley date against the Blades later this month in the most dramatic of circumstances last night. Dan Ballard’s 122nd-minute equaliser at home to Coventry City saw them progress 3-2 on aggregate after winning the first leg 2-1.
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