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0-1 to 2-1! 95 minutes of winning, the 146-year-old store returned to the Premier League after 8 years, and received £220 million

1:02am, 25 May 2025Football

On the evening of May 24, the final of the English Championship upgrade play-off began. Two century-old stores met on a narrow road, and Sheffield United vs. Sunderland. Due to the latest broadcast agreement in the Premier League, each team can get a broadcast share of 220 million pounds per season. This game is also the single game with the highest prize money in football history. The total value of the two teams is equal, with Sheffield United's team reaching 130 million euros and Sunderland's 140 million yuan. The Black Cat Sunderland was founded in 1879. The team has won the English top league championship six times, but the last time it won was in the distant 1936.

The last time Sunderland won the Championship was eight years ago. The team once made two consecutive declines in the League One.

Last season, Sheffield United just set a record of losing goals in the Premier League in a single season and was down to the Championship. Historically, Sheffield United, founded in 1889, has only won the top league championship once, and it can be traced back to the distant 1897-1898 season.

After the opening, Sunderland, who lost 6 of the last 7 games, was clearly at a disadvantage. Sheffield United's offense was quite fierce, and Sunderland's goalkeeper Harper made a key save. In the 25th minute, Sheffield United made a quick counterattack, Hammer ran away from the ball to attract double-team and made a wonderful pass from outside the feet. Campbell's tough guy embroidered it and easily scored. Sunderland only started attacking after conceding the ball. In the 27th minute, he received a 45-degree cross from his teammate. Mayanda jumped amazingly, but the header was too erratic.

This is Sunderland's first shot. Sheffield United has completed 4 shots and 2 shots on the right.

In the 35th minute, Sheffield United won a free kick, and defender Bruce's powerful shot pierced through Harper's fingers, and Sheffield United players celebrated wildly.

However, VAR intervened because when Bruce shot, his teammate in the offside position in front of the goal made a headswing move, which was suspected to have interfered with the goalkeeper. After reviewing, the referee declared the goal invalid.

In the first half, Sheffield United took the lead 1-0 temporarily. It is worth noting that the two teams had only 6 shots in the half, which was indeed the level of the Championship. After the second half began, although Sunderland strengthened his offense, there was still no decent chance. But Sheffield United almost scored a goal through a counterattack. In the 67th minute, the Sunderland defender was too slow to handle the ball, and Brooks got a one-on-one chance, but his shot failed to hit the angle and was saved by the goalkeeper.

8 minutes later, the calm scene suddenly caused a stir. Sunderland made a quick counterattack, Mayanda's burst into a dead corner, and Sunderland equalized the score.

The regular 90 minutes ended, and the score was still 1-1. It seemed that the game was going to go in the direction of overtime. Unexpectedly, in the 95th minute, the final kill came.

Watson scored a perfect shot and defeated Sheffield United.

In the end, Sunderland reversed the winning goal of Sheffield United 2-1, and returned to the Premier League after eight years of 146-year-old store, while Sheffield United, with a team history in 136 years, missed the upgrade, which also means that the team lost 220 million pounds of Premier League broadcast revenue.

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