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Joyous scenes for Sunderland
Sunderland fans celebrate after the League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium, London

Sunderland 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
by Layth Yousif

AMID joyous scenes at Wembley, Sunderland won promotion back to the Championship after six long seasons in the third tier, beating Wycombe Wanderers 2-0.

A first half strike from Elliot Embleton and a late goal from Ross Stewart sealed a well-deserved victory as the Wearsiders won the League One Play-off final on Saturday. 

On a memorable afternoon, Alex Neil’s buoyant side were simply too good for Gareth Ainsworth’s Chairboys.

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