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Explained: Why Championship play-off final is kicking off at 3:01pm with Sunderland & Sheffield United fighting for place in Premier League

<p>The Blades, who are looking to bounce back into the Premier League at the first time of asking, are set to face the Black Cats - who have been out of the big time since 2017 - at <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/championship-playoffs-2025-fixtures-dates-teams/blt370cb0090cb9cc65" target="_blank">Wembley Stadium on Saturday</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Huge <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/championship-play-off-final-how-much-premier-league-promotion-decider-worth/17nz5miq9ytix1wkm1w5q2kozd" target="_blank">financial bonuses will be up for grabs</a> at the home of English football, with the play-off finals in Leagues One and Two set to follow on Sunday and Monday over the bank holiday weekend.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>All of those games, which see promotion come up for grabs, were originally scheduled to kick-off at the traditional time of 3pm. They have been pushed back by 60 seconds in order to help raise awareness of the ‘Every Minute Matters’ - which highlights the importance of CPR when it comes to saving lives around the world.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>EFL chief Trevor Birch said in a statement on the League’s <a href="https://www.efl.com/news/2025/may/19/every-minute-matters-as-play-off-finals-set-to-kick-off-one-minute-later-than-scheduled/ " target="_blank"><em>official website</em></a>: "The Sky Bet Play-Offs are a special moment in the football calendar and tens of thousands of supporters will be at Wembley Stadium across the weekend with millions more tuning in from home.</p><p>"By kicking off all three Play-Off Finals one minute later, Every Minute Matters continues to harness the power and visibility of football to encourage even more people to learn CPR, which could ultimately help to save even more lives."</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wembley awaits...<br><br>⏱️ It's time to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StepUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StepUp</a> 👊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EFL</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFLPlayOffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EFLPlayOffs</a> <a href="https://t.co/VVt6ka3RwB">pic.twitter.com/VVt6ka3RwB</a></p>— EFL (@EFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/EFL/status/1924870115985678771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT EFL CHIEF SAID

<p>After Sheffield United and Sunderland have locked horns, Charlton and Leyton Orient will battle it out for the right to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/tom-brady-birmingham-bounce-again-wrexham-premier-league-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney/bltd539a53891821fdb" target="_blank">join Wrexham and Birmingham in stepping out of League One</a>. In the fourth tier, AFC Wimbledon are preparing for a crunch clash with Walsall.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Explained: Why Championship play-off final is kicking off at 3:01pm with Sunderland & Sheffield United fighting for place in Premier League | Goal.com

Sheffield United and Sunderland will be kicking off at an unusual time when gracing the richest game in football - the Championship play-off final.