Sunderland 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0 RECAP: Story of the day as Cats are promoted to the Championship after Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart goals at Wembley
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Elliot Embleton opened the scoring for Alex Neil’s side in the 12th minute with a long-range strike which was too powerful for goalkeeper David Stockdale.
During a tense second half, Sunderland goalkeeper Anothey Patterson also made some important interventions - most notably to deny striker Sam Vokes.
Ross Stewart then doubled his side’s lead ten minutes from time after he was set up by Alex Pritchard.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 2 (Embleton, 12) (Stewart, 79) Wycombe 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Gooch, Batth, Wright, Cirkin, Evans, O’Nien, Roberts, Pritchard (Doyle, 80), Embleton (Clarke, 61), Stewart (Broadhead, 88)
- Subs: Hoffmann, Doyle, Neil, Matete, Clarke, McGeady, Broadhead
- Wycombe XI: Stockdale, Tafazolli, Stewart, Jacobson, McCarthy, Scowen, Gape (Akinfenwa, 75), Obita (Hanlan, 65), McCleary, Horgan (Wing, 55), Vokes
- Subs: Dickinson, Grimmer, Forino, Wheeler, Wing, Hanlan, Akinfenwa
79’ GOAAAAALLLLLL!!!! STEWART!!!
The Loch Ness Drogba scores again!!!
More good work from Pritchard to cut in from the right and set the striker up.
Stewart’s low shot left Stockdale rooted to the spot.
78’ Wycombe go on the attack
Akinfenwa has joined Vokes and Hanlan up front.
It’s a very attacking line-up now.
Hanlan then beat Gooch and Wright on the left flank but his low shot was straight at Patterson.
74’ A pause in play
There is a break in play as Gape recieves treatment.
“Sunderland supporters everywhere we go,” chant the Black Cats fans.
The Wycombe man is now making way.
70’ Chance!
Sunderland have come alive again.
Stewart played a neat one-two with Clarke before Scowen got back inside the box to clear the return pass.
68’ Penalty appeal
Sunderland players appeal for a spot kick as Stewart and Tafazolli bring down Roberts.
A corner is given and Batth heads over from Pritchard’s cross.
65’ SUBSTITUTION
Second change for Wycombe as Brandon Hanlan comes on for Obita.
Sunderland are still defending in numbers and were forced to scramble another cross away there after Stewart swung the ball in from the right.
