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Patrick Roberts spent seven years at Manchester City but hardly kicked a ball for them before deciding to leave and join up with the Black Cats and aid them ...

It proved a happy ending to another below-part campaign for Roberts, who had started the season with another temporary spell at Middlesbrough. A big factor in that is likely to be what league the club are in next season. He initially joined on a six-month deal but there is the option to extend that beyond this term.

Check out how to watch Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland in the League One play-off semi-finals this week, including TV details, team news, predictions and ...

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Sunderland head to Hillsborough Stadium tonight to take on Sheffield Wednesday with a place in the League One play-off final at Wembley at stake.

I could hear them tonight high up in the stands and that was against 40-odd thousand Sunderland fans, so what could it be like at Hillsborough? "To be louder. Ahead of the game, Sunderland head coach Alex Neil said: "We know it's going to be a very different game to Friday.

Carlton Palmer has urged Sheffield Wednesday to play at a quicker tempo this evening to get the best out of Barry Bannan as they look to overcome Sunderland ...

So, as Palmer says, they need to play at a high tempo. “They’ve got to get Barry Bannan in the game. “Well, they flooded that area, so Barry wasn’t able to get on to the ball, but Wednesday also passed the ball poorly, so they’ve got to pass the ball quicker.”

Sheffield Wednesday don't know which division they will be playing their football in just yet, with all their focus on Monday's play-off semi-final second ...

Darren Moore will be in need of another goalkeeper this summer, and after Marosi’s 14 clean sheets in 46 games for the Shrews, he could be a smart addition. READ: Sheffield Wednesday loan man in ongoing talks with parent club over contract Latest Sheffield Wednesday news: 28-year-old on Owls’ radar, loan star’s message on future + more

Alex Neil and Darren Moore have revealed their starting XIs for tonight's League One play-off semi-final second-leg at Hillsborough.

Sunderland took a 1-0 lead in the tie following the first leg against Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light on Friday night, and Neil kept faith with those who started that game. Luke O'Nien would then partner Corry Evans just in front of the back four, with Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke offering the attacking width, and Alex Pritchard playing in the number ten role behind lone striker Ross Stewart, whose goal separates the sides going into tonight's game. Alex Neil named an unchanged side for the second leg of Sunderland's play-off semi-final.

Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday made history on Friday – and the two clubs are set to break more records on Monday night.

Sunderland’s home leg at the Stadium of Light on Friday has also beaten Leeds' record of 37,063 for a play-off game in League One and was the best-attended EFL play-off semi-final fixture since the format began in 1987 in any British league. The tie against Wednesday over two legs looks set to become the best-attended semi-final in EFL history, including Championship, League One and League Two. Tickets for the first leg on Wearside sold to the tune of 44,742 and Sheffield Wednesday are also expecting a big crowd at Hillsborough with around 34,000 fans at the game.

Minute-by-minute report: Sunderland lead 1-0 after the first leg. Who will join Wycombe in the final? Find out with Rob Smyth.

Right here, right now, their sole ambition is to return to the Championship. “[Will we see a different Wednesday from the first leg?] I think we have to. I know there’s Premier Passions but I’d love to read the full story, particularly the second spell in the Premier League. I interviewed Niall Quinn a few years ago and he spoke with such fondness about that period, on and off the field. It was a tough game up there but we’re at home and we’ve had a good couple of days. He controls the ball on the chest and hits a sweet overhead kick that is too close to Patterson. Either side and that might have been in. On that note, can any Sunderland fans recommend a book on the Peter Reid years? The referee has a word and leaves it at that. We have a cliché quota, you see, so I try not to waste any before the big kick-off. I haven’t had chance to start it yet but it looks great, and I know he’s interviewed a number of the central characters. 25 min Pritchard’s inswinging free-kick is backheaded over the bar by Batth, a decent effort under pressure. 36 min Bannan’s free-kick is headed over by Dean, who met the ball on the run near the penalty spot. Oh I’m not denying that these are two huge clubs, it’s the cliché part I was trying to avoid.

SUNDERLAND travel to Sheffield Wednesday with a 1-0 lead as they look to end an absolutely wretched play-off record.The Black Cats have participated i.

46. The Sunderland frontman is shown a yellow card after a bad tackle, it is his first one of the day, but a yellow is a yellow. 47. It is early pressure from Wednesday as they look to continue their good second half, they get a corner early on, but nothing comes of it. 50. Ross Stewart does well down by the corner flag, and wins a corner off the Wednesday right back. 65. It is a great ball across the face of goal by Windass! 59. Great play from Jack Clarke who runs across the face of the Sheffield Wednesday defence and offloads the ball to Patrick Roberts. It is somehow cleared by the Sunderland defence. 70. Mendez-Laing is also coming on for Jack Hunt, who failed to have the impact the Wednesday fans would have hoped for tonight. 83. Sheffield Wednesday are putting Sunderland to the sword here, if someone is going to win it, it looks like the blue and whites. 73. It looks as though Darren Moore is sticking to the same formation despite the two changes. He plays a great ball into Lee Gregory who does really well to tap it into the goal from two yards out. 75. It is a great ball by Barry Bannan to find Johnson of Wednesday. Wednesday putting them to the sword

Patrick Roberts' injury-time goal earns Sunderland a place in the League One play-off final after they hold Sheffield Wednesday to a draw.

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Sheffield Wednesday and late goals. It's been a problem all season – and it proved so once again in a heart-breaking evening against Sunderland.

In a rare foray forward, Jack Clarke drove a ball into the box, and Patrick Roberts was on hand. There was a final twist of the knife for the hosts though. Wednesday came close, and there’s no shame in losing to this Sunderland side, but six more points would’ve sealed automatic promotion. 1-0 on the night, and game on. They probed, without being too threatening, but any form of impetus they tried to create was halted by goalkicks that took an age and plenty of other stoppages. Liam Palmer replaced him, and NML came in for Hunt.

Patrick Roberts' stoppage time strike condemned the Owls to a second successive season in League One.

It was Gregory's 17th goal of the season and his ninth in the last 10 matches. It is the third time in six years the Owls have fallen short in the end-of-season jamboree. Sheffield Wednesday face a second successive year in League One after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Sunderland in the play-off semi-finals.

After 48 gruelling games, Darren Moore's side failed in their quest to bounce straight back up to the Championship. Fans were shell-shocked at the final whistle ...

@RossJakeBarber1: "Darren Moore and this group of lads have brought smiles, singing and togetherness back to Hillsborough and it’s unreal to see. @GremlinOfGaming: "Well done Darren, amazing tactics to sit back over two legs. UP THE OWLS!"

Patrick Roberts never thought he would be playing League One football when he signed for Manchester City as a teenager. At least now his and Sunderland's ...

Owls skipper Barry Bannan is said to be the highest-paid player in League One. It took 75 minutes for the midfielder to produce a pass to justify his top-flight salary, but it was worth its weight in all that gold. Sunderland, by contrast, used the backing of their capacity crowd to attack their opponents during Friday's first leg. All it took was the injustice of a soft free-kick to stoke the home crowd early on, igniting an atmosphere fuelled by desperation. What is it about the late drama of last-four ties? That is what play-off semi-finals produce, a unique sound akin to a frenzy. At least now his and Sunderland's resurrection is only one match away from the Championship.

Hello and welcome to today's live blog coverage of Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland at Hillsborough. A huge 90 minutes await Alex Neil and the Black Cats ...

Sunderland growing into the game after struggling to get control in the first half. It could go to extra-time and penalties if it's all-square on the night, so get ready for what could be an eventful match. But Neil and Co will be confident of getting the job done tonight. A Sunderland corner ends up with Clarke on the edge of the box but he drags his shot wide A great run from Clarke ends with him teeing up Roberts on the edge of the box but his shot is straight at Peacock-Farrell Hello and welcome to today's live blog coverage of Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland at Hillsborough. A huge 90 minutes await Alex Neil and the Black Cats as they look to reach the League One play-off final.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore has revealed the Owls dressing room was "very disappointed and quiet" after they were knocked out of the League One ...

Losing in the play-offs is a gutting blow but the Owls boss is right to look at the positives. Wednesday will want to do all they can to ensure they go up automatically next season as they only have to look at last night’s opponents Sunderland, who have now been down for four seasons and could still face another season in the third, for just how long it can take to get back to the Championship. Speaking to club media after the game, Moore looked for the positives but revealed that his squad was hurting as he offered an insight into the dressing room.

Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan cut a dejected figure as he sloped off the Hillsborough pitch in the moments after the Owls' play-off hopes were ...

We’ve got to take it on the chin, we’re grown men and we have to come back fighting next season.” I wanted to get this club promoted so much and to come up short in the semi-final is heartbreaking. Asked about his future at the club, to which he is contracted until the end of next season, he said: “I’ve got unfinished business, I’ve said that.

Sheffield Wednesday missed out on promotion to League One after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Sunderland in the semi-finals across two legs.

"He will bounce back next season, hopefully add to the squad and they will go again next season. They have to regroup and go again next season." "Over the course of the season, I think if they had all of those players fit they might have been able to finish in the top two.

Sheffield Wednesday were knocked out of the League One play-off semi-finals last night by Sunderland. Sunderland headed to Sheffield Wednesday's iconic ...

Sunderland held on through 10 minutes of added time to book their place at Wembley, where they’ll play Wycombe Wanderers in the League One play-off final later this month. McBurnie and Sheffield United have themselves booked a play-off place for this month. Sunderland headed to Sheffield Wednesday’s iconic Hillsborough ground to play the second of their League One play-off semi-final legs last night.

Wanderers finished ninth in their first season back in League One following promotion to the division in the 2020/21 campaign.

According to the study, the best performers this season in League One were Accrington Stanley, based on the difference between predicted position and final position, finishing in 12th place when their squad value (£1.85million and a points average of 22.7) ranked them bottom of the 24 teams in the division. Lincoln City ranked as the biggest underperformers this season, based on the study, with the Imps finishing 17th when their squad value was ranked eighth in the division. Portsmouth, the side Wanderers crept in front of on the last day of the campaign to finish ninth, should have been challenging for a place in the top six as their squad value was ranked sixth out of 24 teams in the division, with a team value of £7.75million and a points average of 7.75. But according to the study, the Whites should have been in the bottom half of the table as their squad value was ranked 17th out of 24 teams in the division, with a team value of £5.06million and a points average of 16. Ipswich Town, who finished behind Wanderers in 11th place, had the third-highest squad value (£16.13million and a points average of 4) in the division, while eventual winners Wigan had the joint fourth-highest squad value (£12.38million and a points average of 6.5), along with runners-up Rotherham United (£10.06million and a points average of 6.5). Sheffield Wednesday, with a team value of £24.48million, were ranked first with a points average of just two, with Sunderland second with their squad valued at £16.43million and a points average of 3.5. Despite having the top two most valuable squads, both Wednesday and the Black Cats failed to secure automatic promotion as some may have expected.

The defender is poised to head back to his parent club Preston North End after impressing in the second half of the season in Sheffield Wednesday's ...

"My job is to give him the platform here to play football and to play football well. "With the players we had in the building, it was a good opportunity for him to go and get some games. Being a former defender myself, we are trying to give him tools of the trade to get him better.

The Owls midfielder, whose deftly-weighted ball to Marvin Johnson allowed Lee Gregory to score in a tightly-contested second leg, has ended the season with ...

The fans wow best I’ve seen Hillsborough thanks again your amazing.” He breezed into the League One team of the season and became only the third Wednesday player to become a multiple winner of the club’s player of the season award. He posted: “Where do I start last night we come up short but I’m so proud of my team and staff that has been on this journey with me this season we gave our all to the very end keep your heads up.

Patrick Roberts' 90th minute strike meant that Sunderland secured a spot at Wembley over Sheffield Wednesday, with the Black Cats setting up a League One ...

Gregory has proven to be an excellent addition to the squad, netting what was his 17th of the campaign last night. Now they have climatised to League One, they will now have every bit of faith that they can secure a return to the Championship during the 2022/23 campaign. Lee Gregory opened the scoring for the Owls in the 74th minute before Roberts found the back of the net in the third minute of stoppage time.

Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe will cast an eye over Jordan Storey in pre-season and hope to see the value of his loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday ...

"With the players we had in the building, it was a good opportunity for him to go and get some games. "I think his performances in the Championship were okay, but I think these performances for Sheffield Wednesday will only do him good. I’ve only got good things to say about the club." "We will see what happens in the summer. With Sepp van den Berg returning to Liverpool after his loan at North End, there is now a vacancy in the heart of the Lilywhites' defence. He has found himself at a big club in Sheffield Wednesday, which in my eyes is learning a bit more of a trade.

Sheffield Wednesday have been condemned to another season in League One after a heart-breaking defeat to Sunderland in the play-offs.

Congratulations to Sunderland and good luck in the final, we’ll be back." Windass, preferred to Saido Berahino in attack, posted on his Twitter account: "Incredible support, incredible club. It is the third time in six years the Owls have lost in the play-offs.

Another season in League One is not ideal for Sheffield Wednesday but this manager and this squad have the makings of a promotion side.

Get it right this summer and make the transition from this season to the next as seamless as possible and the good times could be on the horizon for Sheffield Wednesday once more. But Sheffield Wednesday do have the makings of a team that can earn their way out of League One next season. The Owls have now suffered late heartbreak two seasons running – relegation came on the final day of last season. Every defeat has brought semi-apocalyptic claims that this is the end of the world for Owls fans while victories have afforded Moore the chance to achieve icon status in South Yorkshire. Many seem to forget that entering the play-offs means you have, at face value, a one-in-four chance of promotion. Defeat for Sunderland would have been equally disappointing and frustrating, given the respective historical stature of both outfits.

The Owls could potentially play two leagues below their arch rivals next season, should the Blades reverse their play-off hoodoo, but that matters little to ...

He continued: “In terms of the size of the stadium, in terms of the size of the support base, in terms of the size of the achievements over the last 30 or 40 years I think that’s absolutely right.” "They’re not bigger than Sheffield United in terms of achievements over the last 25 years.” He said: “Now you find a club that’s in League One with the size and scale of the support base, there’s a debate about whether they’re bigger than Sheffield United in terms of size – they are!

The former Crystal Palace owner has weighed in on the big talking point between the city rivals.

"They are not bigger than Sheffield United in terms of achievements over the last 25 years. Wednesday suffered late heartache last night when Patrick Roberts' goal in added-on time sent Sunderland to Wembley in front of 32,978. United and Wednesday fans will disagree on a number of topics and this is perhaps the biggest talking point.

Darren Moore's Sheffield Wednesday team finished fourth in League One but missed out on promotion back to the Championship after losing to Sunderland in the ...

There are plenty of players futures to be decided and there will be gaps in the squad to fill with the seven loan players to return to their parent clubs. Their challenge will be secure automatic promotion to avoid the play-off lottery at all costs. Recruitment will be vitally important in Wednesday's attempts to bounce back from the Sunderland disappointment. Moore will also be able to spend money in the transfer market to reshape the squad this summer. At no point did the visitors allow Wednesday to build up a head of steam for a sustained period. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but the Owls set up too defensively at the Stadium of Light. Their approach felt more along the lines of trying to not lose rather than grab the tie by the scruff of the neck.