Spectacular strikes from Martin Paterson and Steven Thompson ensured Burnley defeated Reading to book a Championship play-off final tie against Sheffield United.
Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Burnley limited their opponents to precious few openings before two goals in seven decisive second-half minutes sealed victory for Owen Coyle's team.
Marcus Hahnemann was powerless to stop Paterson's vicious 25-yard left-footed strike after 51 minutes.
And the Reading keeper was equally helpless as Thompson's looping, opportunist strike from the left-hand corner of the penalty area went in off the crossbar minutes later.
Burnley's 3-0 aggregate victory means that they are now one match away from a return to the top flight of English football after a 33-year absence.
The final will be the Clarets' 61st match of a long and adventurous season that saw them come within minutes of Wembley in the Carling Cup.
Reading are left to reflect on a campaign that at one point suggested an immediate return to the Premier League but floundered on a dramatic loss of form at home over the closing months of the season.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Cisse.
Booked: Duberry, Kitson, Long.
Burnley: Jensen, Duff, Carlisle, Caldwell, Kalvenes, Elliott (Eagles 84), Alexander, McCann, Paterson (Gudjonsson 71), Thompson (Rodriguez 79), Blake.
Subs Not Used: Penny, McDonald.
Booked: Kalvenes, Elliott.
Goals: Paterson 51, Thompson 58.
Att: 19,909
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
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