Sheffield United hope luck will change in poignant playoff final against Sunderland
Blades have come up short in their four previous attempts to gain promotion via an end-of-season showpiece final
Tottenham fans amass for parade; Williams gets suspended jail sentence: football news – as it happened
Tottenham fans gathered for an open-top bus parade to celebrate their historic Europa League triumph
Sunderland face playoffs with teenage stars, left-field Le Bris but investment issues
The club is expertly run but if Black Cats defeat Sheffield United, commercial concerns could be a top-flight headache
Field Notes: The birth of the playoffs, English football’s biggest weekend
The concept of an end-of-season tournament to determine the final promotions was borne of trial and error
Sunderland 1-1 Coventry (aet, 3-2 on agg): Championship playoff semi-final – as it happened
Dan Ballard’s header at the very end of extra time sent Sunderland to Wembley on a night of high drama
Ballard’s 122nd-minute goal shatters Coventry and puts Sunderland in playoff final
Dan Ballard scored in the final seconds of extra time to earn Sunderland a 1-1 draw against Coventry and a 3-2 aggregate win in the Championship playoff semi-final
Wrexham’s success shows that content is now truly king in football
The Welsh club’s third successive promotion was powered by a hit docuseries, not the other way around
Sheffield United 3-0 Bristol City (6-0 agg: Championship playoff semi-final, second leg – as it happened
Blades made no mistake in the second leg, completing the job and will head to Wembley after a record aggregate scoreline
O’Hare lands last blow on Bristol City as Sheffield United barrel into playoff final
Kieffer Moore, Gustavo Hamer and Callum O’Hare gave Sheffield United a 3-0 victory on the night, capping a 6-0 win on aggregate, as they swatted aside Bristol City to set up a showdown with either Sunderland or Coventry
Coventry City 1-2 Sunderland: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg – as it happened
Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda helped the Black Cats gain a 2-1 advantage over the Sky Blues in the first leg of the Championship playoff semi-final
Mayenda punishes huge Coventry error to put Sunderland on top in playoff
Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda were on target, with Jack Rudoni replying, as Sunderland gained a 2-1 lead over Coventry in the first leg of the Championship playoff semi-final
Sheffield United crush 10-man Bristol City to put one foot in playoff final
Goals from Harrison Burrows, Andre Brooks and Callum O’Hare gave Sheffield United a 3-0 win in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-final against Bristol City
Sunderland desperate to turn power back on as Coventry playoff awaits
Régis Le Bris’s side have lost five in a row before meeting with Frank Lampard’s resurgent Sky Blues
‘Shackles off’: Bristol City and Vyner set for Championship playoff clash
Zak Vyner joined the club aged eight and as an ever-present this season is vital to their hopes of getting past Sheffield United
Watford sack Tom Cleverley as head coach after 14th-place Championship finish
Watford have sacked Tom Cleverley as their head coach after the team finished 14th in the Championship in his first full season