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Black Cats shock Blades late at Wembley to join Leeds and Burnley in next season’s Premier League

Back in the big time: Sunderland will play in the Premier League next season for the first time since being relegated in 2017

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Sunderland are celebrating clinching the most dramatic promotion back to the Premier League. The Black Cats trailed Sheffield United for much of Saturday’s Championship play-off final at Wembley, with Chris Wilder’s Blades looking firmly on course to secure an instant return to the top-flight to join champions Leeds and runners-up Burnley.

It was quite a last touch for the club for academy graduate Watson, who is joining Brighton in the summer in a £10m transfer. Follow Sheffield United vs Sunderland reaction after a thrilling Championship play-off final live below!

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17 hours ago

Brilliant scenes of celebration from players and fans of Sunderland, who are in absolute dreamland.

What a way to win any final, let alone one of this importance - their second play-off success in three years.

They will be partying long into the night in London!

For Sheffield United, they now have the outright record - clear of Leeds and Reading - for most play-off final defeats ever with five.

This is the 10th time they have made the EFL play-offs and never won any of them.

Their wait for a win at Wembley will extend beyond a century as they miss out on an instant return to the big time.

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18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland

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SUNDERLAND HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE!

Young duo Eliezer Mayenda and Tom Watson strike late to put them back in the top-flight for the first time since 2017.

Sheffield United look absolutely stunned. What a finish.

What a parting gift too from Watson, who is joining Brighton in a £10m transfer in the summer.

It’s only worth £220m!

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18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland

97 mins: Frantic stuff at the death at Wembley with Cirkin into the book as stunned Sheffield United try to hit back.

Femi Seriki is on for the injured Ahmedhodzic.

Sunderland send on another defender in Leo Hjelde for Mayenda.

18 hours ago

GOAL! Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland | Tom Watson 95'

95 mins: SUNDERLAND HAVE SURELY WON IT DEEP INTO STOPPAGE TIME!

Utter scenes at Wembley as Moore loses the ball cheaply for Sheffield United and teenage substitute Watson picks it up before calmly picking his spot with a fine low finish into the bottom corner.

Talk about composure! Wow.

18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-1 Sunderland

90 mins: The physios are sent on to treat Ahmedhodzic as we tick into SEVEN minutes of stoppage time at Wembley.

Extra time is feeling inevitable at the moment.

18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-1 Sunderland

89 mins: Another long Robinson throw into the Sunderland box is cleared before play is immediately halted with two Sheffield United players down.

Looked like an accidental clash of heads involving Anel Ahmedhodzic and Cannon, who has only just come on.

18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-1 Sunderland

88 mins: Brereton Diaz is going straight down the tunnel less than 20 minutes after coming on after being hurt in that meaty challenge from Hume that took plenty of man as well as ball.

Tom Cannon is coming on for the Blades, as is Tom Davies.

Peck also off.

18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-1 Sunderland

85 mins: A thunderous but fair challenge by Trai Hume leaves Brereton Diaz in a heap on the touchline.

He certainly felt that.

18 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-1 Sunderland

83 mins: The tricky Roberts has had a huge impact off the bench for Sunderland here and he’s now dragged back by a combination of Brereton Diaz and Sydie Peck.

Brereton Diaz into the book.

19 hours ago

Sheffield United 1-1 Sunderland

79 mins: Sheffield United were mostly comfortable but took their foot off the gas and now look really rattled all of a sudden.

Confident Sunderland are pouring forward and another effort is whistled over.

Now a brief break in play for a flat ball, of all things...

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