Patrick Roberts

Patrick Roberts has offered his verdict on Sunderland's 'tough' win over Sheffield Wednesday. The former Manchester City winger scored the winner for ...

Gareth Ainsworth’s side are incredibly frustrating and although it’s far from pretty, they’re incredible at what they do. We had to dig in, find that extra bit of energy. “I’ve had a few opportunities in the past few weeks and you know you’ve just got to be in there.”

Patrick Roberts came up with a decisive goal to send Sunderland to Wembley and spark scenes of delirium in the Hillsborough away section on Monday evening.

If Sunderland are promoted, the Stadium of Light feels like the perfect destination for Roberts to kick on in his career, after years of stagnation, with his current contract expiring at the end of the campaign. The trio of Roberts, Clarke and Pritchard are set to be crucial once again in servicing the forward line and asking questions of the Chairboys’ defensive resolve. Patrick Roberts came up with a decisive goal to send Sunderland to Wembley and spark scenes of delirium in the Hillsborough away section on Monday evening.

The Owls boss gave his verdict after Alex Neil's Black Cats struck a late leveller to send the Wearsiders to the League One play-off final.

There have been far too many positives in terms of this club healing itself on and off the pitch, which is what we wanted to do this season. "The goal came against the run of play and that is the disappointing thing to concede at such a late stage when the players have put so much effort into it. "When their goal came, it was against the run of play. "We didn't see what happened at the end coming and conceding a goal like that in the magnitude of the game. We got back into the game at 1-1. We closed the spaces down and didn't allow them to get any real momentum in the game.

WHEN Patrick Roberts turned in Jack Clarke's cross at Hillsborough on Monday night, he wasn't just claiming the goal that took Sunderland to…

Broadhead had an effort blocked on the line as Sunderland pushed for a winner, and their persistence was rewarded in the 89th minute. Given how close the race for the play-off places became, it was to prove a brace of absolutely crucial interventions. Sunderland were 2-1 up on aggregate – and heading to Wembley. He had a decisive impact, firing home a crucial winner in the fifth and final minute of stoppage time. And like Broadhead a week before him, he came off the bench to do it. Since taking over from Lee Johnson in mid-February, Alex Neil has presided over 17 matches as Sunderland head coach.

For the first time since Alex Neil took charge of Sunderland in February, the Black Cats boss named an unchanged starting XI for two successive matches.

Even if Sunderland did need a goal in the final, you feel they would turn to one of the aforementioned players. - 3Sheffield Wednesday 1 Sunderland 1: Story of the night as Patrick Roberts goal sends Cats to League One play-off final at Wembley That showed just how much belief Neil had in the team which recorded a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final.

Sunderland secured their place in the League one Play-Off final at Wembley after their victory against Sheffield Wednesday. A frantic and nervy match from ...

In the second half, Sunderland had a few chances to increase their lead. Neither team imposed themselves onto the game, struggling to capitalise on chances with it often being a cagey, scrappy affair. A frantic and nervy match from both sides saw them level at the break.

The legendary Black Cats striker was a pundit for Sky Sports' broadcast of Sunderland's 2-1 aggregate play-off win over Sheffield Wednesday.

I think they just had more individual players who had a little bit more quality and it showed over the two legs. I thought that Sunderland over the two legs going forward, they just showed that little bit more quality in the wide areas with Clarke and Roberts and then Pritchard as well pulling the strings. Sunderland weathered the storm at times against Sheffield Wednesday but managed to produce more quality chances over the course of the two legs.