Sunderland draw on enthusiasm of the underdog to secure playoff success
A big club in most of the ways that matter chose to dream of glory, Sunderland now face a challenge to keep their young talent
Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland: Championship playoff final – as it happened
Tom Watson’s last kick as a Sunderland player was a dramatic injury-time winner that secured promotion to the Premier League
Sunderland snatch promotion to Premier League by beating Sheffield United in playoff final
Tommy Watson scored a 95th-minute goal to stun Sheffield United and fire Sunderland into the Premier League with a 2-1 win in the Championship playoff final
WCL and Championship playoff finals, Liverpool favourites to sign Wirtz: matchday live – as it happened
Arsenal fans took to the streets of Lisbon ahead of a huge Women’s Champions League final meeting with Barcelona, while thousands of Sheffield United and Sunderland supporters made their way to Wembley
Sheffield United hope luck will change in poignant playoff final against Sunderland
Blades have come up short in their four previous attempts to gain promotion via an end-of-season showpiece final
Tottenham fans amass for parade; Williams gets suspended jail sentence: football news – as it happened
Tottenham fans gathered for an open-top bus parade to celebrate their historic Europa League triumph
Sunderland face playoffs with teenage stars, left-field Le Bris but investment issues
The club is expertly run but if Black Cats defeat Sheffield United, commercial concerns could be a top-flight headache
Field Notes: The birth of the playoffs, English football’s biggest weekend
The concept of an end-of-season tournament to determine the final promotions was borne of trial and error
Sunderland 1-1 Coventry (aet, 3-2 on agg): Championship playoff semi-final – as it happened
Dan Ballard’s header at the very end of extra time sent Sunderland to Wembley on a night of high drama
Ballard’s 122nd-minute goal shatters Coventry and puts Sunderland in playoff final
Dan Ballard scored in the final seconds of extra time to earn Sunderland a 1-1 draw against Coventry and a 3-2 aggregate win in the Championship playoff semi-final
Wrexham’s success shows that content is now truly king in football
The Welsh club’s third successive promotion was powered by a hit docuseries, not the other way around
Sheffield United 3-0 Bristol City (6-0 agg: Championship playoff semi-final, second leg – as it happened
Blades made no mistake in the second leg, completing the job and will head to Wembley after a record aggregate scoreline
O’Hare lands last blow on Bristol City as Sheffield United barrel into playoff final
Kieffer Moore, Gustavo Hamer and Callum O’Hare gave Sheffield United a 3-0 victory on the night, capping a 6-0 win on aggregate, as they swatted aside Bristol City to set up a showdown with either Sunderland or Coventry
Coventry City 1-2 Sunderland: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg – as it happened
Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda helped the Black Cats gain a 2-1 advantage over the Sky Blues in the first leg of the Championship playoff semi-final