Sheffield Wednesday 1 Sunderland 1: Story of the night as Patrick Roberts goal sends Cats to League One play-off final at Wembley
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Patrick Roberts scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to put the Black Cats 2-1 ahead on aggregate.
It came after Wednesday striker Lee Gregory levelled the score, and the match looked set to go to extra-time before Roberts’ late finish.
Sunderland will now face Wycombe Wanderers in the final at Wembley Stadium later this month.
Here’s how the match played out:
RECAP: Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Gregory, 73) Sunderland 1 (Roberts, 90+4)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Wright, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Evans, O’Nien, Clarke (Doyle, 90+8), Roberts (Broadheadat 90+7), Pritchard (Matete, 90+7), Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Doyle, Hume, Matete, Neil, Embleton, Broadhead
- Sheffield Wednesday XI: Peacock-Farrell, Hunt (Mendez-Laing, 70) , Storey, Dean, Hutchinson (Palmer, 70), Johnson, Byers (Berahino, 90+5), Luongo, Bannan, Windass (Paterson, 78), Gregory
- Subs: Wildsmith, Palmer, Dunkley, Mendez-Laing, Paterson, Berahino, Kamberi
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90+4’ GOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! ROBERTS!!!
What a moment!
The home fans fall silent.
Batth’s ball into the left channel found Clarke whose low cross was turned in by Roberts.
The away fans are sent into raptures.
87’ Sunderland struggling to get out
Sunderland are starting to be pinned back now but were able to relieve a bit of pressure as Stewart was brought down by Mendez-Laing there.
85’ Excellent block by Batth
The Sunderland defender threw himself at the ball to block Byers’ shot.
The game has opened up now.
78’ SUBSTITUTION
Final change for Wednesday, they would get another one if it goes to extra-time.
Patterson comes on for Windass.
Sunderland are still yet to make a change.
73’ Goal Wednesday (Gregory)
Just when it was looking like Sunderland could hold on.
Bannan played a neat ball down the left channel for Johnson whose low cross was turned in by Gregory.
1-1 on aggregate.
70’ DOUBLE CHANGE
Wednesday make the first changes of the match as Mendez-Laing and Palmer replace Hutchinson and Hunt.
66’ CLOSE!
That was the best chance of the half by far.
Windass’s low cross from the right was almost turned into his own net by Gooch but went behind for a corner.
From the set-piece Hutchinson’s backwards header was saved by Patterson.
Hutchinson and Gooch are now down after a clash of heads.
65’ Peacock-Farrell looking nervy
The Wednesday keeper has had a few nervy moments.
He was put under pressure from Stewart there and kicked a clearance straight out of play.