Had more to do in the first half hour or so here than the entirety of Thursday's first leg as City began brightly, although two saves from long-range efforts from Wells and Knight he probably could have saved in his sleep. Two play-off games and two clean sheets as the Blades booked their Wembley place, with Cooper excelling once again with a big save late in the game after Tanner's effort deflected off Souza's foot and was arrowing towards the top corner before Cooper pushed it behind 
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Had more to do in the first half hour or so here than the entirety of Thursday's first leg as City began brightly, although two saves from long-range efforts from Wells and Knight he probably could have saved in his sleep. Two play-off games and two clean sheets as the Blades booked their Wembley place, with Cooper excelling once again with a big save late in the game after Tanner's effort deflected off Souza's foot and was arrowing towards the top corner before Cooper pushed it behind | Stu Forster/Getty Images

"Fearless", "Winner": Sheffield United player ratings as Blades breeze past Bristol City to book Wembley place

Sheffield United player ratings v Bristol City as Blades book Wembley place

Sheffield United booked their place in the play-off final at Wembley later this month with a professional performance to dispatch Bristol City at Bramall Lane this evening. The Blades broke the back of the job last Thursday with a 3-0 win at Ashton Gate, with the same scoreline in the home leg booking a date with either Coventry City or Sunderland on May 24.

The Robins travelled north with a huge task on their hands and understandably made a strong start, but the Blades kept their heads and went ahead on the stroke of half-time when Kieffer Moore flicked home a Harrison Burrows corner. The lead was doubled in the second half via Gus Hamer’s deflected effort and at that stage, even the most pessimistic Blade could start to dream of Wembley.

Here’s how we rated the Blades’ players on a memorable evening at Bramall Lane...

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