Elliot Embleton delivers bold promotion verdict after Sunderland’s victory over Oxford
Sunderland midfielder Elliot Embleton has revealed that he is certain that the club will secure promotion to the Championship via the play-offs next month.
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Elliot Embleton sets run-in target for Sunderland as they close in on a play-off place
Elliot Embleton's late strike at Oxford made it four wins out of five games for Sunderland - and the midfielder has challenged the Black Cats to go one better and end the season with five victories in their final five matches. Academy product Embleton came off the bench to score the decisive goal as Sunderland beat their play-off rivals 2-1 at the Kassam Stadium.
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Sunderland moved into the top six in League One after a late win against fellow play-off competitors Oxford United today, and Alex Neil will surely be delighted to have potential promotion back in his team’s hands with just five games to go.
Sunderland's Dan Neil wants to realise Wembley dream after being voted fans' Young Player of the Year
Newly-crowned Young Player of the Year Dan Neil is dreaming of ending his magnificent breakthrough by scoring a Wembley winner to help Sunderland achieve promotion. The 20-year-old academy product picked up his Sunderland Supporters' Association award at the Stadium of Light last night, with 22-goal leading scorer Ross Stewart voted Player of the Year.
Gillingham defender Max Ehmer backs team-mate Jack Tucker after he was beaten to the ball in stoppage-time by Sunderland’s Everton loanee Nathan Broadhead
A relentless defensive performance from Max Ehmer wasn’t over at the final whistle as the stand-in captain gave his backing to team-mate Jack Tucker.
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Sunderland must do all that they can to keep Ross Stewart at the club in the summer.
Sunderland spared more frustration as late winner keeps their play-off hopes alive
First things first, Sunderland won. And that's what matters. They are at the stage where they simply have to win games by hook or by crook if they are to secure a play-off place and with it a chance of promotion, so in that respect their victory against Gillingham was job done.
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Kevin Phillips has shared a ‘concern’ that he now has for Sunderland involving Ross Stewart.