Sheffield United vs Sunderland

EFL Championship Play Off Final - Saturday 24th May 2025 - 15:00 - Wembley Stadium
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Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Lee Betts and Neil Davies
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes
Reserve Assistant Referee: Wade Smith
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood

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[United Aren't Back.]

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[Tom Bott]

Gus Hamer's corner from the left is half-cleared by the Sunderland defence but only to the lurking Harrison Burrows 20 yards out.

He bobbles his effort through a crowd and to Anthony Patterson's left... but there will be a VAR call for infringement...

Vini Souza moves across Patterson from an offside position and though he doesn't touch the ball, that's enough of an impact for the goal to be chalked-off.

The decision is explained to the fans over the PA by Chris Kavanagh and the Sunderland fans go wild.

 

[Thrice]

Brewster has been a bit anonymous in attack, but Hamer, Moore and Campbell have been fantastic.

 

[sheff_blade90]

who put the ball in the wembley net. tyreeese campbell. that was playoff goal well worth waiting nearly 30yrs for

dont like VAR. things do even out over the season. but you only remember the things that didnt go your way. trying to be perfect in a imperfect sport

 

[Bobby b]

That was probably one of, if not the best first half of of the season, all we need is another 45 minutes of the same, come on boys just a little further

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

We all would take that scoreline before kick off. 45 fkin minutes, ish, to go...same again please. Proud of the performance so far.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

P.s. VAR can go to f.....

 

[Blacksea]

Showing these far too much respect and letting them dictate in the last 10 minutes,impose ourselves on them and cause them problems which they already proved they can't handle,we are letting them off the hook too much.

 

[forte]

Terrible decision. Can't see their gk being affected by the position of Souza, only by Moore but he is not offside when the Burrows takes the shot?
So happy that we have decided against implementing VAR in Swedish football. It has killed most of my appetite for watching football...

 

[Espania blade]

Brewster has been a bit anonymous in attack, but Hamer, Moore and Campbell have been fantastic.

That's because he's defending!

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

VAR was supposed to be for clear and obvious mistakes. Ridiculous Burrow’s fabulous strike was rule out. Grrr.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Easily the better team in the first half. More of the same in the second please Blades.

Feck VAR!

 

[bartman]

Brewster has been a bit anonymous in attack, but Hamer, Moore and Campbell have been fantastic.

Annoymous ?Brewster has played ok so far especially defensively and supporting Hamza.

 

[robbiez666]

Good first half. We've been the better team. Quality counter-attacking goal. Fair on the second (he's stood offside directly in front of their keeper) but I fail to see why we're using VAR in a play-off final in a league which doesn't use VAR. Seems really daft. Thought they've all been good. The game has past Peck by a little but he's constantly in the right places.

I do feel the Sunderland manager really dropped the ball setting up like he has.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

We have a trophy cabinet? What's in it?

Woodworm probs.

 

[Espania blade]

We do need to get after there wingers, they looked a real threat in that last ten minutes.

 

[metalblade]

I'll take the same in the 2nd half please

 

[The Crab]

For me, 2nd goal was offside. Vini was in the keepers line of sight.

Good half but Sunderland looking like they’re coming back into it.

Come on lads

 

[metalblade]

This nexxt 45mins might be the longest ever come on Blades.

 

[gooseh]

VAR was supposed to be for clear and obvious mistakes. Ridiculous Burrow’s fabulous strike was rule out. Grrr.

I'm not one for the conspiracy stuff, but, given the very large sums of money at play, I suspect they know are very much leaned upon to scrutinise everything

 

[54yrblade]

For me, 2nd goal was offside. Vini was in the keepers line of sight.

Good half but Sunderland looking like they’re coming back into it.

Come on lads

Absolutely it was

 

[Blacksea]

Have a horrible feeling that this is going to be a classic game of 2 halves.

 

[bartman]

Can see O'Hare coming on early in 2nd half. Closing down and movement if they and still chasing the game

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Brewster has been a bit anonymous in attack, but Hamer, Moore and Campbell have been fantastic.

Brewster doing the job he was selected for ahead of JRS and Brooks.

 

[BangorBlade]

We need to pick it up, for some reason we started dropping deep, but yet we're looking comfortable

 

[Panini]

For me, 2nd goal was offside. Vini was in the keepers line of sight.

Good half but Sunderland looking like they’re coming back into it.

Come on lads

It was inevitable they'd have a bit of possession, especially after the VAR call gave them a lift.

Good game management from us, we can't play 100mph for 90mins so take the sting out of it.

Cooper's only had one save, from that scuffed Rigg shot.

 

[Th!stledo]

For those who like this sort of thing. AI's assessment of the current odds.:

As of half-time in the Sheffield United vs. Sunderland Championship play-off final, with the Blades leading 1-0, the live betting odds for Sheffield United to win the match (full-time result) are approximately 1.42 (or -238 in American odds), according to the latest in-play market data.

Key Context for the Odds:​

1. Current Scoreline Advantage: Sheffield United's lead at half-time strengthens their position, as they’ve been defensively solid this season (conceding only 0.8 goals per game on average) .
2. Historical Trends: Play-off finals often feature tight, low-scoring games, and teams leading at half-time have a strong record of holding on to win .
3. Sunderland’s Struggles: The Black Cats have scored fewer than 1.5 goals in 11 of their last 12 away games and have been inconsistent in attack recently.

Alternative Betting Markets:​

• Sheffield United to win to nil: Offered at 11/4 (3.75) pre-match, this could still hold value if their defense holds firm .
• Under 2.5 goals: A likely outcome given the stakes, with odds around 8/15 pre-match .

For real-time updates, check live betting platforms like Smarkets or BetMGM, as odds fluctuate during the match.

This response is AI-generated, for reference only.

 

[gooseh]

Goal coming

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Terrible var decision has completely changed the game

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Brewster doing the job he was selected for ahead of JRS and Brooks.

Keeping Mundle quiet...so far so good