Sheffield United vs Sunderland LIVE: Black Cats snatch 95th-minute winner to seal Premier League return
Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland: The Black Cats staged the late show once again in the play-offs to return to the top-flight
Tom Watson fired in the greatest parting gift Sunderland could ask for as his 95th-minute play-off final winner sealed the Black Cats’ return to the Premier League.
Sunderland snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, having been roundly dominated by Sheffield United for much of the contest. The Blades took a deserving first-half lead through Tyrese Campbell before seeing a second chalked off for offside.
But after Eliezer Mayenda blasted home a crucial equaliser 14 minutes from time, Brighton-bound Watson slotted home a perfectly-placed effort in stoppage time to send Sunderland into bedlam and deliver promotion on Wearside.
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Up the Wembley steps Sunderland go!
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Tommy Watson's 95th-minute winner seals Sunderland's Premier League return
FULL-TIME! Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland
SUNDERLAND ARE BACK IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE!
What drama. Sunderland looked out of this at half-time. They were being roundly dominated.
But after Eliezer Mayenda snatched an equaliser, the departing Tommy Watson came up with the goods to slot home a 95th-minute winner and send Sunderland back into the top-flight.
A £220m final touch for Watson. Some parting gift!
Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland
90+12 mins: Sheffield United get it in the attacking half but just pass it out of play. That could be it.
Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland
90+10 mins: Le Fee wins a free-kick and celebrates like he’s scored. They are so close.
'What a moment'
What a moment for Tommy Watson. This is his last game for Sunderland before he joins Brighton. He could leave some legacy.
Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland
90+9 mins: There is still time for more drama here. But this is looking like a magical afternoon for Sunderland. After 70 minutes, not many would have predicted that.
GOAL! Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland (Watson, 90+5')
GOALLLLLLLLCVODJSANSDVJNAKDV! TOMMY WATSON MAY HAVE JUST SENT SUNDERLAND BACK TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE!
A superb finish from the youngster, capitalising on a Kieffer Moore gift. What a turnaround at Wembley!
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