Preston 0 – 3 S’land
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After a dramatic final day, Sunderland will compete in the Championship play-offs thanks to a superb 3-0 win against Preston, finishing sixth on goal difference.
The Black Cats needed other results to swing their way to stand a chance of reaching the play-offs, and after Tony Mowbray’s former side Blackburn beat Millwall 4-3 in a thrilling game at The Den, both Sunderland and Blackburn finished on 69 points.
However, Sunderland secured their spot in the post-season fixtures on goal difference – finishing on +13 to Rovers’ -2 – continuing an incredible resurgence, having only been promoted to the Championship via the League One play-offs last season.
Preston did not make life easy for Sunderland either and, up until Amad Diallo’s opening goal in the 54th minute, could easily have been ahead.
But the Manchester United loanee curled home a superb effort to see the Black Cats ahead. This was followed by two more impressive strikes from Alex Pritchard (61) and Jack Clarke (65) to fire Mowbray’s men into the play-offs.
Sunderland will face Luton, with the first leg at the Stadium of Light getting under way this weekend, live on Sky Sports.
More to follow…
Follow the Championship play-offs with Sky
You can follow all of the Sky Bet Championship play-off matches live across Sky Sports.
The first legs will take place on Saturday May 13 at 5.30pm and Sunday May 14 at 12pm. The second legs will take place on Tuesday May 16 at 8pm and Wednesday May 17 at 8pm.
The final will take place at Wembley on Saturday May 27 at 4.45pm.
Each match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football, while there will be full digital coverage and free in-game clips on skysports.com.
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