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Rotherham face Shrewsbury in the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley, with a place in the Championship as the prize for the winner.

Ahead of the massive encounter, which is live on Sky Sports Footballfrom 2.30pm on Sunday, we provide you will all the team news, keys stats, manager quotes and predictions here...
Rotherham boss Paul Warne should have a healthy squad at his disposal as his side seek an immediate return to the Championship.

Warne has admitted a couple of unnamed players have been carrying knocks - but doubts they are severe enough to disrupt his plans.

"I have a couple of little tweaks - nothing major really," he said ahead of the game. "I saw that Aston Villa called their training off the other day because it got feisty. It was a bit like that - not in a bad way, but everyone's trying to impress. Hopefully the team, without any problems, is in my head."

Michael Smith led the line in both semi-final fixtures against Scunthorpe and should start again but if Warne opts for two up front, David Ball and Caolan Lavery are options.

Shrewsbury will be without long-term absentees Abu Ogogo and Junior Brown but Paul Hurt has no new problems.

Jon Nolan and Carlton Morris were respective matchwinners in two 1-0 wins over Charlton in the semi-finals and are set to link up again, with Shaun Whalley and Alex Rodman providing threat from the flanks
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Shrewsbury are featuring in their third Football League play-off final - they lost their previous two, both in League Two in 2006-07 and 2008-09.

Rotherham are also set to play their third play-off final - they lost in League Two to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2009-10 but won on penalties in League One against Leyton Orient in 2013-14 under Steve Evans.

In six of the last seven play-off finals in the third tier between the sides finishing third and fourth, the side finishing fourth has been promoted, although the exception was the most recent clash (Preston 4-0 Swindon, 2015).
Rotherham were winless in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions against Shrewsbury between 2008 and 2013, but have since won two of their last three (L1).

The Shrews have played four matches at Wembley and lost all four, including the Football League Trophy final this season. The only team to lose more often on every visit to Wembley are Brentford (five defeats in five matches).

Should Rotherham win promotion, it will be the first time since 2006-07 that three relegated teams from one league will have been promoted the next season in the Football League - Hartlepool, Swindon and Walsall were relegated from League One in 2005-06 and promoted from League Two in 2006-07.