Sunderland promoted to PL " EFL Play-Offs thread "

Walsall in the L2 final, winning 2-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate.


Wimbledon v Notts County tomorrow at 12.30pm completes the semi finals - Wimbledon are 1-0 up from the first leg.

Wimbledon v Notts County gets underway in about ten minutes.

It's the last semi final match of the play-offs, Wimbledon are 1-0 up from the first leg.

Wimbledon 1-0 up, 2-0 on aggregate.

Brilliant finish.

Wimbledon win the second leg 1-0, to win 2-0 on aggregate.

That means all three Play Off Finals have now been confirmed.


Championship

Sheffield United v Sunderland - Saturday 24 May, 3pm

League One

Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic - Sunday 25th May, 1pm

League Two

AFC Wimbledon v Walsall - Monday 26th May, 3pm

All three finals will be played at Wembley Stadium and VAR will be in use in each match.

Championship final at 3pm today:


Sheffield United v Sunderland

Hope this is a good game.

Match gets underway in about 20 minutes.

Sheffield United aiming to get back to the top tier at the first attempt.

Sunderland looking to play in the Premier League for the first time since 2017.

Premier League referee Chris Kavanagh will take charge of the match - with VAR also in operation.

Kieffer Moore almost scores within a minute. Great save from the Sunderland keeper

Wow, world class save by Patterson to stop Moore scoring.

One of the best saves you'll see.

Good cross, good header & great save.

Who are we hoping wins, I'd like A Sunderland win just for how long they've been out of the Premier League.

Good cross, good header & great save.

Who are we hoping wins, I'd like A Sunderland win just for how long they've been out of the Premier League.

Agree with you, would prefer Sunderland to win.

Big problem for them though losing O'Nien so early.

Great counter attack goal from Sheff Utd. Well deserved

Sheffield United lead 1-0. Campbell with the goal.

Brilliant by Hamer.

2-0.

Brilliant goal by Burrows.

Sunderland look very nervy.

2-0.

Brilliant goal by Burrows.

Sunderland look very nervy.

Disallowed by VAR. Sheffield United player in an offside position was interfering with the goalkeeper's view.

2-0.

Brilliant goal by Burrows.

Sunderland look very nervy.

Disallowed by VAR. Sheffield United player in an offside position was interfering with the goalkeeper's view.

Why take so long? Clear as day he walked in front of keeper stopping him seeing ball...

Sunderland yet to get in the game & at the rate it's going they need to wake up at half time.

2-0.

Brilliant goal by Burrows.

Sunderland look very nervy.

Disallowed by VAR. Sheffield United player in an offside position was interfering with the goalkeeper's view.

Why take so long? Clear as day he walked in front of keeper stopping him seeing ball...

I agree, don't know why it took so long - as soon as the first replay was shown, I could see it was offside. All the commentators and Mike Dean said offside straight away.

I guess they desperately don't want to get a VAR call wrong in a game of this size.

Half time:

Sheffield United 1-0 Sunderland


Sunderland are very lucky they're only one behind.

2-0.

Brilliant goal by Burrows.

Sunderland look very nervy.

Disallowed by VAR. Sheffield United player in an offside position was interfering with the goalkeeper's view.

Why take so long? Clear as day he walked in front of keeper stopping him seeing ball...

I agree, don't know why it took so long - as soon as the first replay was shown, I could see it was offside. All the commentators and Mike Dean said offside straight away.

I guess they desperately don't want to get a VAR call wrong in a game of this size.

Shouldn't get it wrong but they're professionals should see that lot quicker than us? Recent match took 6 minutes to decide an offside decision!! I've always said offside should be the foot as deciding factor easiest focal point.... mind you wenger is advocating daylight as factor deciding offside which would mean decision in seconds don't always agree with him but this I do as lot more goals and no more toenail offside ....HT still 1nil

Less than an half an hour to go.

Sunderland just don't look like breaking down the Sheffield United defence. Set pieces have been dreadful.

1-1. Mayenda with the goal.

Totally against the run of play.

15 minutes to go.

I was starting to think they didn't realize there wasn't a 2nd leg but there you go, totally undeserved by the way they've played equalizer.

Sheffield United poor supported:

Thousands of empty seats

Go on Sunderland

what's the riddler doing there??

Kieffer moore what have you DONE!!

Wow.

Watson gives Sunderland the lead in the 95th minute with a brilliant finish.

Great finish & well done KM.

What a cock up from the bell end.