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Sunderland clinch £200m Premier League return with stunning play-off final comeback

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Outgoing Sunderland winger Tommy Watson delivered the ultimate parting present by plundering a last gasp winner to fire the Black Cats back into the .

Watson, who will join this summer, popped up with a dramatic intervention to cap a remarkable turnaround for Sunderland, who had trailed Sheffield United 1-0 before second half goals from Watson and Eliezer Mayenda.

A goal befitting the occasion helped Chris Wilder's side hit the front; Gustavo Hamer drew in three defenders on the break before threading an exquisite ball into the path of Tyrese Campbell, who finished smartly beyond Anthony Patterson. VAR intervened to deny Harris Burrows a second after Patterson was unsighted as the Black Cats - rocked by the early loss of Luke O'Nien to a dislocated shoulder - headed in at the break a goal down.

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Sunderland huffed and puffed without overly troubling the Blades before Mayenda sent a thunderbolt into the top corner to restore parity and set up a tense finale.

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