Dwight Yorke sends words of advice to Sunderland if they triumph in Championship Play-off Final

The 'richest game in football' finishes off the EFL season this Saturday, as Sheffield United and Sunderland battle it out in the Championship Play-off Final. 

For the victor, a place among the elite in next season's Premier League awaits alongside Leeds United and Burnley and the chance to buck the recent trend for promoted clubs. 

2024-25 was the second consecutive season that saw the three promoted sides go straight back down, but former Black Cats striker Dwight Yorke believes there's still a way for clubs to survive in the top flight. 

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Speaking exclusively to DAZN News, thanks to gamblingindustrynews.com, Yorke has backed Sunderland to stay up if they do overcome the Blades this weekend. 

He said, "I think we could see it happen. I just think that if they do get promoted, and if you are the manager, you have to look at how Ipswich and other teams, like Southampton, have been relegated.

"You can’t just play that same expansive football all the time…You've got to take your medicine, and away from home, try to be a little bit more pragmatic.

"Certainly, when you're at home, when you can really open up and try to nick games, you can't play open-ended football. So you're going to be a little bit more clever in your approach. But there is no reason why Sunderland can't survive. 

"There is an art in doing it rather than just thinking you can just come and match the big boys, pound for pound." 

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