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Sunderland fought back to beat Sheffield United in the Championship playoff final at Wembley, returning to the Premier League for the first time since 2017.
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Sunderland promoted to the Premier League after wild comeback win in playoff final
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Published May 25, 2025 07:13 AM
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Sunderland have been promoted back to the Premier League for the first time since 2017 as the Black Cats fought back to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in a dramatic Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday.
The Blades took the lead through Tyrese Campbell and had several chances to build on it as Chris Wilder’s side were dominant.
However, Sunderland struck twice late on as Eliezer Mayenda equalized with less than 15 minutes to go and then substitute Tom Watson curled home in stoppage time to send the Black Cats back to the Premier League as their fans were in dreamland.
19-year-old Watson has already signed for Brighton and will be joining them this summer, so he knew he would be in the Premier League next season. But his final action for Sunderland has sent them to the big time too.
Sunderland were the underdogs in this final but manager Regis Le Bris, in his first year managing in England, has pulled off an almighty upset to get them into the Premier League as they have so many young players and expectations were low going into this season. Now they can dream of the Premier League and the Tyne-Wear Derby is back as their fierce rivalry with Newcastle United is renewed.
Rating: 5