All you need to know ahead of the Play-Off Final between Sheffield United and Sunderland
All roads lead to Wembley. Here are all the details for this weekend’s Championship Play-Off Final between Sheffield United and Sunderland.
What time does Sunderland vs Sheffield United kick-off at Wembley?
The Championship play-off final between Sheffield United and Sunderland at Wembley will begin at 3:01 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, according to a late announcement from the EFL.
The “01” is used to highlight the EFL’s “Every minute matters” campaign, which is run in collaboration with the British Heart Foundation.
In front of more than 80,000 fans, former Blades midfielder Vinnie Jones will be joined on the Wembley pitch by Luton Town defender Tom Lockyer and Lizzie Moscardini, Senior Programme Manager for the British Heart Foundation. The “unprecedented CPR demo” will be televised throughout the football stadium.
In order to increase awareness of the value of learning CPR, Blades legend Phil Jagielka participated in a nationwide relay earlier this season, running from Bramall Lane to Hillsborough.
Will VAR be in use during the Championship Play-Off Final?
The Championship play-off final will also incorporate the use of VAR, semi-automated offside technology and in-stadia announcements, the EFL have now revealed. Though the technology was in place for all three of the EFL play-off finals—Championship, League One, and League Two—at Wembley last season, the usage of VAR in the playoffs is determined season by season. Since the 2021–22 campaign, such has been the situation. John Brooks will be the VAR, and Timothy Wood will be the AVAR.
There will be a major addition to this month’s Championship play-off final between Sunderland and Sheffield United at Wembley, the introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) for the first time in the championship.
The Premier League claims that the accuracy of offside calls has already reached 100% this season and SAOT will not alter that. Rather, speed is its primary benefit. It is anticipated that the system will reduce offside check times by an average of 31 seconds per incidence.
Who is the referee for Sheffield United v Sunderland in the Play-Off Final?
The man in the middle at Wembley is Chris Kavanagh. Despite having a wealth of expertise, Kavanagh hasn’t managed any Championship games this year. He has issued an astounding 166 yellow cards and six red cards in 34 games this season. Assistants Lee Betts and Neil Davies will support Kavanagh. And the fourth official is Peter Bankes.
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