It’s the overwhelmingly favourites v 2000-early 2010s PL side now on the road to Wembley for the richest game in English Football come at the early hours of Sunday 25th May, 2025 (AEST/AWST).
That’s when either one will be able to clinch that 3rd and final promotion ticket to the big time Premier League ahead of August whereas the losing team will have to spend another year in the 2nd tier.
Who could it be? Let’s find out now.
First of all, Sheffield United has been on song very easily across both legs including the 2nd leg v Bristol City.
It’s never an easy feeling from the Robins going into this stage with against a team whose always been in and then straight out of the PL over the last few years.
If Bristol handled their attacking chances right by not just hitting and missing on the buzzer, at least we could’ve seen them try to tear them up apart with a fighting chance. Instead, it led to nowhere where Blades swept those stakes all day.
Final score: Sheffield 3-0 Bristol City, 6-0 aggregate.
Meanwhile, other than that odd late GK mistake, Coventry seems to be the other better team that isn’t to do with the Play-Off Final. Although they had possession but just could’ve done any better with converting chances so Coventry can continue adding goals, especially when going into a must-win situation.
If they’ve gone up against Bristol City or even Sheffield United instead of Sunderland, maybe Coventry would be the one going to Wembley instead.
But you know, early favourites Sunderland seems to have made a huge escape that Coventry failed to do (such as safeguarding games in the same way they do defensively) like it was last time and yet again this time – right at the edge of extra time in the 122nd minute of play courtesy of centre-half Daniel Ballard.
A draw isn’t enough unfortunately and if we applied it with that away goals rule, Sunderland would be the one going into the next round which is the Play-Off Final.
Final score: Sunderland 1-1, Coventry City, 3-2 aggregate.
Don’t know what to say which one will be the last to go up, Blades or the Black Cats?
Feels like Leeds v Burnley again but in the circle of Play-Offs rather than for the 1st-place Championship trophy.
Again, Sheffield United is going to be too good to resist who always escape the 2nd tier many times before and no doubt they will do it again. Sorry Sunderland as they could give them a real shock but if not, they can always at least target Top 2.
