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Sunderland stun Sheffield United in playoff

Sunderland stun Sheffield United in playoff to return to Premier League

Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship playoff final with substitute Tom Watson sending them back to the Premier League by scoring the winner deep in stoppage time at Wembley on Saturday.

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Sheffield United 1 Sunderland 2 – Departing Tommy Watson’s £200m goal secures Premier League promotion

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Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland 2-1 Sheff Utd - Promoted to the Premier League!

Sunderland AFC - Cirkin: 'I'm just so glad I got to be part of it' - BBC Sounds

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Watson sends Sunderland into Premier League with stoppage-time winner at Wembley

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Sunderland fans pack trains ahead of play-off final

Not on the list but Watson goes from outcast to Sunderland hero

Watson's low curling effort in the fifth minute of added time secured a dramatic, unforgettable comeback win over Sheffield United - and wrote a glorious chapter in Sunderland's history to end their ...

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Sunderland seal Premier League return with dramatic playoff final victory

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Sunderland secure PL return with dramatic win over Sheff Utd

Belfast News Letter on MSN12h

Northern Ireland's Dan Ballard and Trai Hume set for Premier League after Sunderland's Wembley drama in play-off final defeat of Sheffield United

Sunderland will play in the Premier League next season after substitute Tommy Watson scored in the fifth minute of added time to seal a dramatic 2-1 Championship play-off final comeback win over Sheffield United featuring Northern Ireland internationals Dan Ballard and Trai Hume.

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Sunderland want to be remembered for more than Dan Ballard’s header – Dan Neil

Skipper Dan Neil does not want Dan Ballard’s winner which took Sunderland to Wembley to be the best memory of a season which could yet end with a return to the Premier League.

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Sheffield United vs. Sunderland — Championship Playoff Final: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Sheffield United take on Sunderland in the 2025 Championship playoff final. Preview includes team news, how to watch on TV and more.

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Northern Ireland's 'majestic' Daniel Ballard tipped for key battle in Sunderland and Sheffield United play-off final at Wembley

Sunderland – with Northern Ireland internationals Daniel Ballard and Trai Hume expected to feature – will face Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final on Saturday afternoon, with a place in the Premier League at stake.

Sunderland – A club rebooted, renewed and back in the Premier League

The Wearsiders have worked towards self-sustainability and, under Regis Le Bris, have thrived with the youngest squad in the Championship

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Phil Smith: How Dan Ballard's header could create a legacy as Sunderland remembers just how powerful it can be

Sunderland secured their place at Wembley with one of the most dramatic goals in the history of the Stadium of Light

Luke O’Nien interview: ‘If I have another child I’m going to name him Dan Ballard’

It was a moment stamped in history and Luke O’Nien “had the best seat in the house” to watch Dan Ballard rise at the near post, contort his body and head the ball into the net via the underside of the crossbar.