Cue pandemonium at one end, an outpouring of grief and frustration at the other. United rarely killed teams off completely during the regular league season, until bucking the trend in both legs of their semi-final rout of Bristol City, and that came back to haunt them on the grandest stage of all.

IN the build-up to kick off, Sheffield United's own adapted version of David Bowie’s Starman - in homage to the late George Baldock - was the soundtrack of choice among their devotees who colonised Wembley’s East Stand and filled up the senses with South Yorkshire song.

BBC Sport looks at the omens that might be in Sheffield United's favour as they look to end their wretched play-off record against Sunderland on Saturday.

The regular Championship season had been played in full without the use of VAR but it came in and was at the centre of attention in the Play-Off Final at Wembley

It was a fifth consecutive defeat in an EFL Championship play-off final for Sheffield United. No side has appeared in more without ever earning promotion

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has batted away resurfacing talk of Leeds United interest in a star Blades man upon the club’s play-off final defeat. Leeds made a move for Blades star Gus Hamer last summer but the approach was knocked back and the attacking midfielder went on to be named the EFL Championship’s player of the year.

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Sunderland are back into the Premier League after a 2-1 win over Sheffield United in the Championship Play-Off Final. Tommy Watson was the hero for the Black Cats as he scored in his last game for