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Classic play-off finals from Sky Sports Vault: Derby 1-0 West Brom, 2007

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Highlights of the 2007 Championship play-off final between Derby and West Brom

Ahead of play-off final weekend, we dig into the Sky Sports Vault to look back to 2007 when Derby beat West Brom.

In the first Championship play-off final to be played at the rebuilt Wembley, Billy Davies' Derby booked their place in the Premier League with a tense 1-0 victory.

West Brom dominated for long spells with Diomansy Kamara, Jason Koumas and Paul Robinson all forcing Stephen Bywater into saves, while Kevin Phillips also went close, hitting the crossbar.

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But it was Derby who eventually came out on top as Stephen Pearson converted Giles Barnes' low cross to score the only goal of the game to seal promotion.

However, the Rams' time in the top-flight was short-lived as 12 months later they recorded the lowest points tally in Premier League history with 11 on their way to relegation.

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West Brom's disappointment did not last too long as Tony Mowbray's side put their play-off heartbreak behind them, storming to the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League in the following season.

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

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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.  

Watch the Sky Sports Vault video at the top of the page - 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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