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
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.
24’ More good defending
More good defending from Sunderland as Gooch stops Johnson’s run down the left.
It could be a long evening if this carries on, though.
21’ Patterson error
The Sunderland keeper should have gathered a hopeful ball forward there but miscontrolled it and conceded a corner.
Thankfully Wednesday weren’t able to capitalise.
17’ Wright denies Windass
The Wednesday pressure is building.
Bannan just played a neat pass through to Windass in the Sunderland box and Batth was able to block it behind for a corner.
Sunderland dealt with the set-piece.
15’ O’Nien sticking to Bannan again
Just like in the first leg O’Nien is sticking to Bannan and trying to prevent the Wednesday playmaker getting on the ball.
The hosts have been a bit frantic in possession but do appear to have more pace and more of a threat going forward than in the first leg.
11’ Wright and Evans keep Wednesday out
Wednesday are starting to play some longer passes forward with runners in behind the Sunderland defence.
Evans made a crucial interception to stop Luongo there, before Wright made another block to stop Gregory’s effort from inside the box.
Sunderland need to try and get back on the ball.