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Sheffield United vs Sunderland

Championship
Sheffield Utd
SHU
1-2
Final
Sunderland
SUN
Wembley Stadium

Match pulse

SHUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SUN
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
59'Rhian BrewsterSHU68'Romaine MundleSUN85'Ben Brereton DíazSHU90'+6'Tom WatsonSUN90'+8'Dennis CirkinSUN
Team1H2HT
SHU101
SUN022

Who won: Sunderland 2-1

Sunderland beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Wembley Stadium. Goals for Sheffield Utd: Tyrese Campbell (25'). Goals for Sunderland: Eliezer Mayenda (76') and Tom Watson (90'+5').

Recap · May 26
Sunderland promoted to Premier League after comeback win in playoff final

Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Sheffield United in the Championship playoff final and return to the Premier League after seven years.

What it means

  • Sunderland has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Anthony PattersonG
  2. 2Luke O'NienCD-L
  3. 3Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 4Dennis CirkinLB
  5. 5Trai HumeRB
  6. 6Jobe BellinghamCM-L
  7. 7Daniel NeilCM-R
  8. 8Romaine MundleLM
  9. 9Chris RiggRM
  10. 10Eliezer MayendaCF-L
  11. 11Enzo Le FéeCF-R
Sheffield Utd15th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Michael CooperG
  2. 2Jack RobinsonCD-L
  3. 3Anel AhmedhodzicCD-R
  4. 4Harrison BurrowsLB
  5. 5Hamza ChoudhuryRB
  6. 6Vinicius SouzaCM-L
  7. 7Sydie PeckCM-R
  8. 8Gustavo HamerLM
  9. 9Rhian BrewsterRM
  10. 10Tyrese CampbellCF-L
  11. 11Kieffer MooreCF-R

Head to head

SHU leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Sunderland 1, Sheffield Utd 0 (Sep 25)

Last 5

SUN
  • Lvs COV1-1
  • W@ COV2-1
  • Lvs QPR0-1
  • L@ OXF0-2
  • Lvs BLK0-1
SHU
  • Wvs BRC3-0
  • W@ BRC3-0
  • Tvs BLK1-1
  • W@ STK2-0
  • L@ BUR1-2

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Game info

Venue
Wembley Stadium, London, England · Attendance 82,718
Officials
Chris Kavanagh

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Season seriesSHU leads series 3-2