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
55’ SUBSTITUTION
Ainsworth isn’t hanging around.
Wycombe have made their first change as Lewis Wing replaces Horgan.
That’s more like it from Sunderland.
It could have been 2-0 after Pritchard’s cross from the left found Stewart but the latter headed wide.
50’ Sunderland struggling to get up the pitch
Now that Cirkin has been booked, Wycombe can make even more attacks down the right.
Batth has just been forced to clear a couple of deliveries into the box.
Ex-Sunderland captain Gary Bennett on BBC Radio Newcastle
“It was an excellent strike from Elliot Embleton.
“Sunderland deserve to be in the lead but the worry is that Wycombe can’t be as bad as they have been in that first 45 minutes.
“I would imagine Gareth Ainsworth will be expecting a reaction from his players. They need to get closer to Sunderland, who have been controlling the game.
“Sunderland need to manage the game - a clean sheet wins them the game.”