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Premier League referee Chris Kavanagh will take charge of Saturday's Championship play-off final between Sheffield United and Sunderland.
As a diehard supporter turned player, skipper and legend, Billy Sharp needs no reminder of Sheffield United’s wretched recent record in the play-offs. But the former Blades captain also knows that what has happened in the past counts for nothing this weekend when the Blades return to Wembley to face Sunderland for a place in the Premier League.
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BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team take a look at which side will wear their red and white home kit in the Championship play-off final.
Sheffield United can take inspiration from the cup successes of Newcastle United and Crystal Palace already this season as they look to end their own long Wembley drought against Sunderland this weekend. The Blades have gone exactly a century without a win at the national stadium, with their last success the 1925 FA Cup win over Cardiff.
Former Sunderland striker reveals glowing insider Régis Le Bris reviews and what he 'really admires'
Sunderland's versatility this season will keep Sheffield United guessing going into the play-off final on Friday, with Bridges and former team mate Kevin Phillips disagreeing on the likely approach Le Bris would take in their punditry duties after the win over Coventry City.