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Sunderland beats Sheffield United to achieve Premier League promotion
- Sunderland defeated Sheffield United 2-1 at Wembley on May 25, 2025, securing promotion to the Premier League after eight years.
- Sheffield United led 1-0 from Tyrese Campbell's 25th-minute goal, but Sunderland equalized at 76 minutes through Eliezer Mayenda before Tom Watson scored the 95th-minute winner.
- Watson, the 19-year-old Sunderland academy graduate who joined Brighton last month, came on as a substitute and scored a finely placed finish from outside the box to clinch victory.
- Sunderland will earn at least £220 million from a new Premier League TV rights deal starting in 2025-26, with fans celebrating amid flares and roars of relief at the end of a turbulent season.
- The 14-point gap between the clubs during the regular Championship season marked the largest difference in EFL playoff final history, highlighting Sunderland's unexpected comeback under French coach Regis Le Bris.
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The circle closed perfectly. There was no other story to which such an ideal ending would fit. So suffered, but so enjoyed. From the result by which he puts his hands on the sky today, but also on the eight-year journey that they were much more than difficult. Because if Sunderland’s name is put on the table, any undisturbed would place him in the Premier League because of the familiar sound of his denomination, but it would be a mistake. Or exa…
In the fifth minute of the replay, Tom Watson lets the fans of AFC Sunderland break out in Ekstase: their club will soon be playing in the Premier League again – and looks forward to enormous revenues.
The AFC Sunderland made the climb to the English Premier League thanks to a last-minute victory. Sunderland won the play-off final against Sheffield United in the sold-out Wembley Stadium on Saturday with 2:1. Tom Watson scored the decisive goal in the postseason. Tyrese Campbell had led Sheffield in the 25th minute, Eliezer Mayenda outsized in the 76th minute. Shortly before the end of the game Watson then beat and brought the traditional club,…
The Independent
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