It has become a millstone around their neck, a monkey on their back and goodness knows what else those of a Sheffield United persuasion care to call it.

Sheffield United are one win away from ending their play-off hoodoo after booking their place in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final with a record-breaking semi-final demolition of Bristol City.

Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Bristol City in the Championship today.An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.