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Why Is the Championship Playoff Final Kicking Off at 3:01pm?

Why all the Championship playoff final between Sheffield United and Sunderland will kick-off a minute late on Saturday afternoon.

Sports Illustrated

Sheffield United hope luck will change in poignant playoff final against Sunderland

Blades have come up short in their four previous attempts to gain promotion via an end-of-season showpiece final

The Guardian - UK

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Regis Le Bris focused on making sure Sunderland take their chance to step up

The Frenchman suffered relegation with Lorient 12 months ago.

The Independent UK

The Championship playoff final is a time for heroes … and a big cash prize

In today’s Football Daily: All eyes on the most valuable game in football

The Guardian - UK

Sheffield United vs Sunderland prediction: Blades to return to the Premier League

Read the latest odds and tips ahead of the Championship play-off final this Saturday

The Independent UK

Blades boss hopes George Baldock is remembered ‘in an incredibly positive way’

Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United play Sunderland for a place in the Premier League at Wembley on Saturday.

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EFL play-off finals preview: The pick of the facts and stats ahead of this weekend's Wembley triple-header

Who will be the final teams promoted from the Championship, League One and League Two?

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Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season

Chelsea braced for City Ground cauldron, Rodri back on the scene and party vibes all round at Anfield

The Guardian - UK

Sunderland face playoffs with teenage stars, left-field Le Bris but investment issues

The club is expertly run but if Black Cats defeat Sheffield United, commercial concerns could be a top-flight headache

The Guardian - UK

Sunderland want to be remembered for more than Dan Ballard’s header – Dan Neil

Ballard headed the Black Cats into the final with a last-gasp goal.

The Independent UK

Why are the EFL play-off finals kicking off one minute late?

All three matches at Wembley have unusual start times as part of an important campaign

Evening Standard

Field Notes: The birth of the playoffs, English football’s biggest weekend

The concept of an end-of-season tournament to determine the final promotions was borne of trial and error

The Guardian - US

Soccer still has the power to leave us in tears. I should know

Whether fans were celebrating, saying goodbye to an old home or remembering those no longer with us, the game’s power was on show this weekend

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‘Leaving Alan Shearer out was f**king ridiculous, so I told Ruud Gullit. I went in early and gave it to him’ Duncan Ferguson recalls his showdown with Newcastle United’s manager the morning after the club's derby defeat to Sunderland in the rain

Newcastle United started one of their biggest games of the season with Paul Robinson and Silvio Maric up front instead of Shearer and Ferguson

The Guardian - UK

Ajax and a potential title choke of apocalyptic proportions

In today’s Football Daily: All eyes on the Eredivisie

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Frank Lampard caught up in major flashpoint as Sunderland fan attempts to mock him

The Independent UK

Sunderland snatch Championship play-off final spot with last-gasp header

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry a.e.t (3-2 agg.): Daniel Ballard’s winner in added time in extra time took the Black Cats through to Wembley

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AAP

Triantis EPL dreams alive as Black Cats reach Wembley

Australian Nectar Triantis could be playing in the Premier League next season after a late goal booked Sunderland's spot in football's richest game.

Evening Standard

Sheffield United vs Sunderland: Championship play-off final prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds today

Blades and Black Cats go head to head in richest game in football at Wembley for a spot in the Premier League

Evening Standard

Sunderland reach Championship play-off final as last-gasp Dan Ballard goal stuns Coventry

Black Cats to meet Sheffield United at Wembley as they seek a first return to the Premier League since 2017

The Guardian - UK

Ballard’s 122nd-minute goal shatters Coventry and puts Sunderland in playoff final

Dan Ballard scored in the final seconds of extra time to earn Sunderland a 1-1 draw against Coventry and a 3-2 aggregate win in the Championship playoff semi-final

The Guardian - UK

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry (aet, 3-2 on agg): Championship playoff semi-final – as it happened

Dan Ballard’s header at the very end of extra time sent Sunderland to Wembley on a night of high drama

The Independent UK

Sunderland vs Coventry City LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture

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