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2009 Football League Championship play-off final
EventFootball League Championship 2008-09
Burnley Sheffield United
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Date25 May 2009
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMike Dean
Attendance80,518
WeatherSunny
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The 2009 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season. The match determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, and was contested by Sheffield United, who finished third during the league season, and Burnley, who finished fifth. The teams reached the final by defeating Preston North End and Reading respectively in the two-legged semi-finals. Burnley won the match 1–0, Wade Elliott scoring the only goal of the game.

Match details

Burnley1 – 0Sheffield United
Elliott 13' Report
Attendance: 80,518
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)
Burnley
Sheffield United
BURNLEY:
GK 12 Denmark Brian Jensen
RB 4 Northern Ireland Michael Duff
CB 5 England Clarke Carlisle Yellow card 23'
CB 6 Scotland Steven Caldwell
LB 3 Norway Christian Kalvenes Yellow card 90'
RM 11 England Wade Elliott
CM 2 Scotland Graham Alexander
CM 16 Republic of Ireland Chris McCann downward-facing red arrow 27'
LM 20 England Robbie Blake downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 30 Scotland Steven Thompson downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 10 Northern Ireland Martin Paterson
Substitutes:
GK 1 Peru Diego Penny
MF 7 Scotland Kevin McDonald
MF 8 Iceland Joey Guðjónsson upward-facing green arrow 27'
MF 33 England Chris Eagles upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 19 England Jay Rodriguez upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Scotland Owen Coyle
SHEFFIELD UNITED:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Paddy Kenny
RB 34 England Kyle Walker
CB 5 England Chris Morgan
CB 6 England Matthew Kilgallon
LB 30 England Kyle Naughton
DM 17 Scotland Nick Montgomery
RM 4 Wales David Cotterill downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 20 England Brian Howard downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 28 Republic of Ireland Stephen Quinn downward-facing red arrow 85'
LM 2 England Greg Halford
CF 19 Scotland Craig Beattie
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Ian Bennett
DF 32 England Leigh Bromby
MF 11 England Lee Hendrie upward-facing green arrow 85' Red card
FW 9 Italy Arturo Lupoli Yellow card 90+5' upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 18 Northern Ireland Jamie Ward Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 79' upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
England Kevin Blackwell

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Burnley Sheffield United
Total shots 11 11
Shots on target 5 9
Ball possession 44% 56%
Corner kicks 9 3
Fouls committed 12 12
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 2 5
Red cards 0 2

Source: ESPN[1]

  • Lee Hendrie (Sheffield United) was sent off after the final whistle for swearing at and pushing referee Mike Dean. Jamie Ward was also sent off in the second half (79 minutes) after two blatant handballs in quick succession. A yellow card was given for each offence.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elliott super-strike sends Clarets up". ESPN Soccernet. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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