Sheffield United v Sunderland (Championship Play-Off Final 2025)

Fixture Date: 24/05/24

Competition: Championship Play-Off Final 2025

Sheffield United and Sunderland meet at Wembley as the chase to secure a Premier League return reaches its climax, and supporters can reserve a commemorative copy of the EFL’s official matchday programme.

The Blades outclassed Bristol City 6-0 over two legs by a record aggregate scoreline to reach the showpiece occasion at the national stadium as they hunt an immediate return to the top-flight after demotion in 2023/24.

The South Yorkshire side, who finished third in the Championship table, have fallen short in all nine of their previous play-off campaigns but will hope they can end that unwanted record on Saturday 24th May.

Fellow finalists Sunderland used home advantage to book their spot under the Arch for next weekend’s finale with a dramatic 3-2 aggregate success over Coventry City in their semi-final. 

Black Cats head coach Regis Le Bris will hope he can inspire his side to end an eight-year exile from the Premier League, a journey since relegation in 2016/17 that saw them spend four years in the third-tier.

The Wearsiders are no strangers to the play-offs, with this campaign the fifth time in the last seven seasons that they have reached May's knockout stage.

Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United have won six of their last eight Championship encounters against Sunderland and this month's encounter in ‘football’s richest fixture’ has all the ingredients to be another blockbuster showdown with so much at stake.

Supporters can reserve a keepsake of this momentous occasion with this 100-page A4 size spine-bound commemorative publication for £10, plus first class post and packaging to a UK address. 

Multiple orders or overseas deliveries will incur an additional post and packaging charge, which will be calculated based on the delivery address provided.

Due to tight turnaround times between the semi-finals being decided and the final itself, these treasured momentos will be posted first class on Friday 23rd May if ordered before Wednesday 21st May. However, this is not a pre-match delivery service and with a Bank Holiday on Monday 26th delivery could take up to four working days post-match.