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Will Sunderland return to the Championship for the first time since 2018, or will Wycombe triumph? Find out with Barry Glendenning.

The Chairboys are also good at set-pieces and hope to grab a goal or two from a corner or free-kicks around the box. But he’ll say that even if he doesn’t, what a way to go out.” “He’s not going to start and he probably knows that,” said Ainsworth during the week. If Bayo can seal the deal then what a way to go out. We know what’s going to happen with the crowd being so big and being outnumbered on that front. The main question surrounding Alex Neil’s selection is whether he’ll go for three or four at the back. The boys are in a good place and I can’t wait to walk out on that pitch.” “So even if you play well against them, they’re the kind of team that can lull you into a false sense that you’re doing well and then they can damage you. The players have had a fantastic season. It’s a bad error from arguably the best goalkeeper in League One. As expected, Adebayo Akinfenwa is on the bench. 4 min: Oof! Alex Pritchard takes the free-kick and aims for the top corner.

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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Alex Neil has named his starting XI for Sunderland's League One play-off final date with Wycombe.

Former Sunderland midfielder Josh Scowen was included in the side. Ex-Wycombe man Luke O'Nien lined up against his former club in the final. On-loan Everton striker Nathan Broadhead, who made a brief cameo appearance against the Owls as he returned from injury, was again included on the bench.

Sunderland fans have been raising the roof at the pre-match BOXPARK Wembley party as fans prepare for the League One play-off final.

He picks out R Stewart at the back post who heads back across goal... Stockdale is beaten but the ball trickles inches wide. This has real 'next goal is the ...

The team that finished in sixth have been promoted on three out of five such occasions coming into this match (Peterborough United in 1992, Scunthorpe United in 2009, Millwall in 2017). Each of the previous six meetings have come in League One, with Wycombe winning only once to date (D3 L2). 4 mins: SUN 0 WYC 0 6 mins: SUN 0 WYC 0 He whips a ball in from the left but it wobbles and heads goalward. 11 mins: SUN 0 WYC 0 The Wycombe 'keeper gets nowhere near it, even though it was hit straight at him, and Sunderland have the lead. Wycombe enjoy a steadier period of territory and possession.. 45 mins: SUN 1 WYC 0 Stockdale is beaten but the ball trickles inches wide. 52 mins: SUN 1 WYC 0 55 mins: SUN 1 WYC 0

SUNDERLAND have been lingering in the third tier of English football for the past four seasons.And the Black Cats have the chance to bounce back if th.

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SUNDERLAND 2-0 WYCOMBE WANDERERS: Elliot Embleton's first-half goal put Sunderland ahead against Wycombe at Wembley, and Ross Stewart ensured they won ...

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.

Sunderland are back in the Championship after four seasons away after they beat Wycombe 2-0 in the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley. The Black Cats ...

The Chairboys are too competitive and streetwise to be blown away, though, and began to get a foothold in the game, regularly asking questions of the Sunderland defence with balls into the box. Neil will be a good fit for the Wearsiders in the Championship and, after several years in the wilderness, they will finally be looking up at the prospect of challenging to get back into the Premier League. The Black Cats finally won a play-off campaign at the seventh time of asking thanks to goals in either half from Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart, meaning they join Wigan and Rotherham in winning promotion to the second tier.

Sunderland are back in the Championship after four seasons away after they beat Wycombe 2-0 in the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley.

The Black Cats had been penned back in the early exchanges of the second half but had the perfect chance to give themselves some breathing space in the 51st minute. Neil will be a good fit for the Wearsiders in the Championship and, after several years in the wilderness, they will finally be looking up at the prospect of challenging to get back into the Premier League. The Black Cats finally won a play-off campaign at the seventh time of asking thanks to goals in either half from Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart, meaning they join Wigan and Rotherham in winning promotion to the second tier.

Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart fire Sunderland to a 2-0 win over Wycombe in the League One playoff final at Wembley.

Alex Pritchard set the tone with a free-kick that rattled the side netting, even if many of the Sunderland supporters at the other end of this stadium thought it nestled into the top corner. Embleton powered clear of Jason McCarthy and Josh Scowen, took three more strides and smacked the ball at goal with the laces of his right boot, just as it sat up nicely, from 25 yards. For Embleton, who joined the club aged eight and was once a season-ticket holder at the Stadium of Light, it was the stuff of dreams.

Wycombe's quest for an instant return to the second tier was denied, meaning 40-year-old Adebayo Akinfenwa's 755th and last appearance of his career ended ...

All credit to him and the gaffer that’s come in has been a credit to himself and the boys. “We’ve had ups and down all season, it’s been an absolute roller-coaster. Neil will be a good fit for the Wearsiders in the Championship and, after several years in the wilderness, they will finally be looking up at the prospect of challenging to get back into the Premier League.