Sunderland secures promotion to Premier League after winning ‘most valuable match' in soccer with injury-time winner
Sunderland secured promotion to the Premier League on Saturday after defeating Sheffield United 2-1 with an extraordinary injury-time winner in the 'most valuable match' in soccer, as the Championship play-off final is known.
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