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2 April 2023

Dramatic return whets the appetite
AFTER an international break, it’s always great to have the Championship back in full flow – and we couldn’t have asked for much more drama this weekend.
True, Burnley versus Sunderland was something of a damp squib on Friday night, but the thrills and spills more than made up for it for the neutral yesterday.
Will we look back at the end of the season and say this was the pivotal weekend in the promotion race? Perhaps, because it could hardly have gone much better for second-placed Sheffield United. A hard-fought 1-0 win at play-of...

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