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
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.