Sunderland secured promotion to the Premier League on Saturday after defeating Sheffield United 2-1 with an extraordinary injury-time winner in the most valuable match in soccer, as the Championship playoff final is known.

Sunderland are back in the Premier League after winning 2-1 in the Championship final against Sheffield United at Wembley in one of the most exciting comebacks in the recent history of the game as Tom Watson scored a last minute winning goal that propelled Sunderland to Premier League soccer 2025-26.

With less than 15 minutes to go it's 1-1 and game on. The Sunderland fans go wild and Luke O'Nien, with his arm in a sling, is leading the celebrations as he charges down the touchline to celebrate with Mayenda.

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