The Whites and Saints both booked their places in the Wembley final with resounding home victories in the play-off semi-finals second legs, Leeds absolutely blitzing Norwich City as part of a very impressive 4-0 triumph at Elland Road on Thursday night. The following evening, Southampton eventually powered their way to a 3-1 triumph against West Brom. Both first legs had finished in goalless draws.
But for both teams, all roads now lead to the play-off final where either the Whites or Saints will seal an immediate return to the Premier League after last season’s relegation. There will, though, definitely be key men missing and two more big ones are doubts. Here, we run though the injuries from both camps, including a star pair definitely returning.
![Whites no 9 Bamford missed United’s last two games of the regular Championship season with an injury that was initially believed to a heavily bruised knee. Bamford, tough, was then ruled out for both legs of the play-offs semi-final against Norwich City after new diagnosis revealed mini trauma in his patellar tendon. Bamford has said he would need to train by Wednesday to have any chance of being involved.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgwODM2N2YwLWYwNTQtNDE0Ni1iODdhLTEzNjFlYTY2MDE0NDoxMzYxZDU4My04NjEyLTQ2N2UtODg4Ny1lNWFlZjk2OTM3YmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Patrick Bamford (doubt)
Whites no 9 Bamford missed United’s last two games of the regular Championship season with an injury that was initially believed to a heavily bruised knee. Bamford, tough, was then ruled out for both legs of the play-offs semi-final against Norwich City after new diagnosis revealed mini trauma in his patellar tendon. Bamford has said he would need to train by Wednesday to have any chance of being involved.Photo: Matt McNulty
![Adams suffered a calf injury in the closing stages of Southampton's regular season final day win at Elland Road and has not featured since. The striker was missing from the match night squad for Friday's play-offs semi-final second leg v West Brom but boss Russell Martin expects him to return for the final. Martin said: "He will be involved. Whether that's starting or on the bench, he will definitely, definitely be involved. For him, the risk did outweigh the reward in the end because he still felt a little something. Fair play to him, he said he would try. He said 'If I'm needed, I'll give you 10 minutes off the bench, 15 minutes or whatever.' He will be ready in some capacity for the final."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ2YjBkMDI4LTM2MjItNDI5Zi1hNzE2LWZhZGRjOTg4OTc0ZTo5NGQ5NzE0Mi1lOTE0LTRjMmEtOTJjNS1mYzkyMTUzNjE3OGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Che Adams (back)
Adams suffered a calf injury in the closing stages of Southampton's regular season final day win at Elland Road and has not featured since. The striker was missing from the match night squad for Friday's play-offs semi-final second leg v West Brom but boss Russell Martin expects him to return for the final. Martin said: "He will be involved. Whether that's starting or on the bench, he will definitely, definitely be involved. For him, the risk did outweigh the reward in the end because he still felt a little something. Fair play to him, he said he would try. He said 'If I'm needed, I'll give you 10 minutes off the bench, 15 minutes or whatever.' He will be ready in some capacity for the final."Photo: Bryn Lennon
![Stewart returned from a hamstring injury as a late sub in the final day win at Leeds but then suffered a knock in the play-offs semi-final first leg at West Brom and was an unused sub for Friday's second leg. Boss Martin, though, says he will be fine for the final. Martin said: "He's fine, yeah. He took a whack in the first leg, but he's taken part in some training and he was only going to be used tonight if we really, really needed him. We are really expecting him to be fully fit and recovered in time for the final as well."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEzNzlmNDA0LTE5NmQtNDQ4YS1iM2Y3LWVhZjliNDZkN2ZmOTphY2UyZjNjOS0wYTVkLTQzZjQtYmNmZi1hOTQzODVmMTMzMzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Ross Stewart (back)
Stewart returned from a hamstring injury as a late sub in the final day win at Leeds but then suffered a knock in the play-offs semi-final first leg at West Brom and was an unused sub for Friday's second leg. Boss Martin, though, says he will be fine for the final. Martin said: "He's fine, yeah. He took a whack in the first leg, but he's taken part in some training and he was only going to be used tonight if we really, really needed him. We are really expecting him to be fully fit and recovered in time for the final as well."Photo: Dan Mullan