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Classic play-off finals from Sky Sports Vault: Blackpool 3-2 Cardiff, 2010

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Highlights of the 2010 play-off final between Blackpool and Cardiff as Ian Holloway led the Seasider's to the Premier League

Ahead of play-off final weekend, we dig into the Sky Sports Vault to look back at a Championship classic from 2010, where Blackpool beat Cardiff 3-2.

Ian Holloway's Blackpool twice came from behind to defeat Cardiff and reach the Premier League for the first time after an entertaining encounter where all the goals came in the first half.

Michael Chopra and Joe Ledley twice put Cardiff ahead but a sublime Charlie Adam free-kick and further goals from Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Brett Ormerod turned the tie on its head.

The result capped a sensational first season in charge for Holloway, whose Blackpool team went onto light up the Premier League but suffered a heartbreaking final-day relegation back to the Championship.

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Holloway is now working for Sky Sports and will be at Wembley on Saturday, where Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday will do battle for a place in the Premier League next season.

It starts an exciting bank holiday weekend of Football League showdowns live on Sky, with Millwall and Barnsley going head-to-head in the League One final on Sunday before Plymouth Argyle and AFC Wimbledon face off in the League Two final on Monday.  

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Watch the Sky Sports Vault video above - and keep an eye out for more play-off classics throughout the week on skysports.com and the Sky Sports apps...

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