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Sunderland have won the League One play-offs at the third time of asking, beating Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley to end their four-year spell in England.

The Black Cats have long associated Wembley with heartbreak and had failed at their previous two attempts to get out of the division via the play-offs. The tie also marked the first use of VAR in a League One play-off final, leaving plenty of room for some twists in the play-off tale. Sunderland have won the League One play-offs at the third time of asking, beating Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley to end their four-year spell in England’s third tier.

Sunderland have been promoted to the Championship after beating Wycombe 2-0 at Wembley, ending a four year stay in the third division. They had lost in the.

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That turned out to be the game as Sunderland went up the other end and killed off any hopes of a fightback. It looked to be an error from Stockdale, though he potentially lost the trajectory of the ball in the sun on a very bright north-west London afternoon. The tempo on both sides of the ball was high, and it was accompanied by some lovely passing moves. The Sunderland support - which had taken over large swathes of the upper and middle tiers in Wycombe’s half of Wembley - roared their men to a ferocious start. The relative size of the two clubs seemed to play into the bookmakers’ odds and countless pre-match predictions, with Wycombe the underdogs. For the Chairboys, it marks the end of an era, with iconic striker Adebayo Akinfenwa making his final appearance from the bench.

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Alex Pritchard: As a floating presence all over the final third, Pritchard was very dangerous throughout, displaying an immaculate touch and superb passing ability. On the hour mark, Sam Vokes should have equalised for Wycombe from just inside the box when Bailey Wright misjudged a bouncing ball from deep. The brilliant Alex Pritchard put the ball on a plate for Ross Stewart just six yards out, but he headed wide.

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“I fixed the bits we needed to fix. “I’ll be honest with you, the biggest pressure really was from myself. I didn’t want to manage in League One, so I had to get the club out of League One to become a Championship manager again under a lot of scrutiny.

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They decided to make a change, which is fine, you accept that it is football, but Alex Neil has to come in and finish the job off. "It is [unthinkable to spend another season in League One]. It became harder and harder every year when they did not go up. "We're a confident group and we had to treat it right. "But there's a lot of hard work that goes into that, to get you into that level. "I said to the lads today, this is your moment in time. He told Sky Sports: "I am absolutely delighted and so proud. But I want to be at Sunderland, be here and take it forward. There's massive scope for us to go, but we need to understand we're going to a new level. You can have all the money in the world, play at high levels, do this, do that," he said. But with a group of players like that, it's not a problem." "I'm buzzing for them, and the fans. "I said to the lads in the team-talk, it was about moments.

Sunderland will take on Wycombe Wanderers in the League One play-off finalthis weekend as both sides strive to make it into the Championship.Wig.

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Sunderland will play play their football in the Championship next season after a 2-0 win against Wycombe Wanderers won them the League One play-off final.

Sunderland will play play their football in the Championship next season after a 2-0 win against Wycombe Wanderers won them the League One play-off final. And former Barcelona and Tottenham striker Gary Lineker posted a message of congratulations on Twitter. The win means Sunderland have now finally won a play-off final at the seventh time of asking and will play the likes of Norwich, Watford and West Bromwich Albion next year.

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In the closing stages, Clarke and Roberts both had chances to add a third but the former was denied by Stockdale and the latter steered his shot narrowly wide. Stewart could have added another before half-time but was denied by Stockdale, and early in the second half the Scot headed inches wide. As it was, they were ahead inside a quarter-of-an-hour when Embleton drove forward through the middle and hit a swerving shot which deceived goalkeeper David Stockdale, who could only help it into the net. The play-off final itself could have been a nervy affair given Sunderland's history and the fact they were coming up against a Wycombe side whose physical style - and set-piece mastery - can be difficult to combat. Those were just a few of the stand-out players on the day, but the whole team deserves to share the credit. So they deserved to celebrate under the arch, and those celebrations continued long into the night back at Trafalgar Square - the traditional London rallying point for Sunderland fans which had also been packed on the eve of the final.

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The Black Cats head coach is set for talks regarding his future later this week, after signing a rolling contract earlier this season. That two-week period of deliberation saw Sunderland fall away from the chasing pack of automatic promotion before Neil was eventually appointed in February. There can be no questioning the impact Neil has had on the squad, taking them from play-off outsiders to winning promotion back to the Championship. Niall Quinn believes Sunderland made the right call to appoint Alex Neil rather than Roy Keane. The Black Cats hierarchy came under fire for a two-week period which saw a number of reports claim their former boss had turned down a move back to the Stadium of Light.

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Eventually, with 16 minutes left on the clock, Ainsworth turned to veteran Akinfenwa in his final appearance in professional football, but it was Neil's side who scored the crucial second goal of the game as Stewart collected an Alex Pritchard pass and beat Stockdale. Wycombe failed to register a single shot on target during the first period, but manager Gareth Ainsworth made changes after the interval in an effort to bring his team back into the game. Embleton had been an unused substitute in the second leg of the semi-final as Sunderland edged past Sheffield Wednesday through Patrick Roberts' late goal. In 2020, it was Wycombe themselves who won promotion through the play-offs. They were beaten in the final by Charlton Athletic in 2019, while last season they suffered a semi-final defeat to Lincoln City. Their lead stayed at one as Wycombe attempted to get back into the game, bringing talismanic striker Adebayo Akinfenwa off the bench in pursuit of an equaliser, but Ross Stewart doubled Sunderland's lead inside the final 15 minutes.

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'There's got to be investment and different facets that make you competitive in the next league. But there's got to be a lot of work. 'I want to be at Sunderland,' he said.

Not long after his Sunderland side had secured promotion, a surprisingly sombre Alex Neil put his beer down on a table and then matter-of-factly declared: ...

The precarious nature of being the Sunderland manager was thought to be the reason why Roy Keane turned it down in January after Lee Johnson became the latest one to be axed. The Sunderland owners also have plenty of thinking to do. Then I will think about the Championship.”

Finally. Sunderland have been promoted to the Sky Bet Championship after breaking both their playoff and Wembley curse in front of 72,000 supporters.

He looked up, continued to drive forward, and then sent a ferocious effort past a questionable Stockdale - sending the West End of Wembley into absolute pure delirium. After their slight spell of pressure, Wycombe did still continue to look a threat, but arguably their best chance was gifted to them on a plate by centre-back, Bailey Wright. Anthony Stewart’s long ball forward was misjudged by the Sunderland defender, and allowed striker Sam Vokes in behind - only for the Wycombe striker to be denied by a magnificent composed save from Anthony Patterson. Yet, this is no ‘typical Sunderland’. This is a team writing their own rules, and after the half-time interval they were forced to see off a period of Chairboys pressure before they could start building again. But, for all of Sunderland’s comfort on the ball, there was always a slight fear in the stands at Wembley of a potential Wycombe comeback. The fightback from Gareth Ainsworth’s side was always to be expected: they held the ball up for large periods of time, but just didn’t have enough to trouble us. Neil made just one change to his starting eleven, with Elliot Embleton replacing Jack Clarke - one that appeared to be a shrewd move right from the start of the action.