Sheffield United v Birmingham City LIVE: Updates from Bramall Lane as U23s look to seal national title

Sheffield United’s U23s will look to sign off a memorable season with the national league title this afternoon when they face Birmingham City at Bramall Lane.
The future is bright for the Blades: Simon Bellis/SportimageThe future is bright for the Blades: Simon Bellis/Sportimage
The future is bright for the Blades: Simon Bellis/Sportimage

We’ll have live updates of the key moments from the game right here in one place on the live blog.

Blades U23s chase national title against Birmingham City LIVE

How the young Blades line up at the Lane

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Just over 14 and a half months. Four hundred and forty-two days. A season and a bit of strife and struggle.

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Welcome to our live blog

bringing you live coverage of this afternoon’s national final as Sheffield United’s U23s face Birmingham City at Bramall Lane - they romped their league title and then hammered Ipswich 4-0 in the semi-final, so they’ll be confident of bringing the title to South Yorkshire. We’ll have live updates of the game right here and in the meantime, here’s a few of the day’s Blades stories to whet the appetite...

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