Former Premier League side Sunderland gained promotion to the English Championship following their 2-0 win over Wycombe in Wembley on Saturday.
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Goals from Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart did the magic for Sunderland who have been in the League for the past four seasons.
1 – Since Alex Neil took charge of his first Sunderland match, the Black Cats have lost just one of their 18 matches, whilst the Scotsman has achieved promotion via the play-offs for the third time during his managerial career (also Hamilton in 13-14 & Norwich in 14-15). Knack. pic.twitter.com/2nzxwNcHjZ
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Embleton gave them a 12th-minute lead after blasting his effort from outside the area before Stewart’s 26th goal of the season – his fifth against Wycombe – gave Sunderland a cushion with 11 minutes to go; the Black Cats now joining Wigan and Rotherham in the English second tier next season.
Sunderland have won their first ever play-off final since the introduction of the format in 1987.
The Black Cats are back in the Championship for the first time since the 2017/18 season. pic.twitter.com/GzqA3GUy5C
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Veteran striker Adebayo Akinfenwa came on for Wycombe in the final game of his career, but the 40-year-old was unable to change the outcome.
