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.
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Hide AdIt 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
61’ Roberts shot blocked
Sunderland are creating the better chances.
Stewart set up Roberts there but the latter’s shot was blocked by Storey this time.
Roberts was appealing for a penalty for handball but that would have been harsh.
Pritchard’s corner went straight to Bannan.
59’ What a run from Clarke
That was excellent from Clarke who ran past three men and straight into the Wednesday box.
The Sunderland winger then set up Roberts who cut in from the right to force a save from Peacock-Farrell.
56’ More pressure from Sunderland
This has been a promising start to the second half.
Sunderland won another corner after Roberts’ dinked cross was turned behind by Hunt.
Pritchard’s corner was then punched away by Peacock-Farrell.
53’ A good passage of play
Sunderland had a prolonged period of possession there before Cirkin’s low cross went straight to Peacock-Farrell.
The host fans appear to be getting more frustrated.
52’ ‘RED AND WHITE ARMY'
‘RED AND WHITE ARMY,’ chant the away fans.
This match is still on a knife edge.
50’ Cirkin shot
Sunderland tried a short corner there as Pritchard’s low cross was knocked back to Cirkin by Stewart.
The defender scuffed his low shot wide.
46’ Bannan corner headed away by Stewart
The first chance of the half goes to the hosts but Sunderland defended it.
34’ Gooch heads behind
That was dangerous.
Gooch headed the ball towards his own goal after a Bannan in-swinging cross but the ball went behind for a corner.
Byers then tried a spectacular overhead kick from the set-piece but the effort was straight at Patterson.
32’ A high five for Gooch
Wednesday threatened to break forward through Johnson on the left there, but Gooch was there again to stop him.
It happened right in front of Alex Neil as Sunderland won the throw-in.
The Sunderland boss gave his player a high five.
27’ YELLOW CARD
The first booking of the match as Bannan is shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Pritchard.
The home fans aren’t happy with that.
25’ Batth heads over
A half chance for the visitors as Batth heads Pritchard’s free-kick over the bar.