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Sheffield United 0 Burnley 1 - How the action unfolded and picture gallery
HEARTACHE for Sheffield United following defeat to Burnley in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. Follow how the action unfolded here.
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The football match is worth a reported 60m to decide who completes next season's Premier League line-up.
Nearly 40,000 fans followed the Blades to Wembley but it was not be be for Kevin Blackwell's side.
Follow the action here.
FT: Sheffield United 0 Burnley 1 - It's all over, heartache for the Blades, Burnley have won and reached the Premier League.
90 mins: INJURY TIME - Five minutes of added time. Come on the Blades.
88 mins: - Last anxious few minutes, can United grab thatb all-important equaliser?
82 mins: SUB - Brian Howard is replaced by Arturo Lupoli as United press for the equaliser.
79 mins: RED CARD - It's getting harder for the Blades, Jamie Ward has been sent off for a second yellow cards, both for hand ball.
73 mins: SUB - A third change for Burnley, Jay Rodriguez replacing Steven Thompson.
70 mins: SUB - Fresh legs for Burnley, Chris Eagles replaces Robbie Blake.
69 mins: PENALTY SHOUT - Kyle Walker is felled in the area but Mike Dean waves away the appeals.
66 mins: CHANCE - What a challenge from Kyle Walker to deny Robbie Blake a certain goal after Burnley sprang the offside trap.
64 mins: SUB - Jamie Ward is thrown on for the Blades in place of David Cotterill.
55 mins: CHANCE - Burnley miss a golden opportunity to double their lead when Thompson's header down finds Joey Gudjonsson whose effort from five yards deflects off Nick Montgomery and goes wide.
46 mins: The second half begins with United requiring the best 45 minutes of the season.
HT: Sheffield United 0 Burnley 1
45 mins: CHANCE - As half-time approaches, Steven Thompson's header just drops wide.
29 mins: CHANCE - Martin Paterson curls a shot wide as Burnley threaten a second against the run of play.
27 mins: SUB - Burnley's Chris McCann limps off injured, with Joey Gudjonsson coming on.
23 mins: BOOKING - Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle is booked for a foul on Matt Kilgallon.
20 mins: CHANCE - Chris McCann heads over the bar from a right-wing corner as Burnley begin to take charge.
13 mins: GOAL - Sheff Utd 0 Burnley 1 - Wade Elliott opens the scoring with an absolute beauty, a first-time curling shot from 25 yards into the top corner, giving Paddy Kenny no chance.
10 mins: CHANCE - Brian Howard stings Jensen's fingertips with a shot for the edge of the area.
3 mins: CHANCE - Kyle Naughton's cross is cleared only as far as Kyle Walker, the young right-back, who tests Brian Jensen with a long-range effort.
3.00pm: The sun is shining, Wembley stadium is full and the nerves are jangling. Kick-off time.
Burnley: Jensen, Duff, Carlisle, Caldwell, Kalvenes, Elliott, Alexander, McCann, Blake, Thompson, Paterson. Subs: Penny, McDonald, Gudjonsson, Rodriguez, Eagles.
Sheff Utd: Kenny, Walker, Morgan, Kilgallon, Naughton, Montgomery, Howard, Cotterill, Stephen Quinn, Halford, Beattie. Subs: Bennett, Lupoli, Hendrie, Ward, Bromby.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral).
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