Sheffield Wednesday promoted after last-gasp goal sinks Barnsley

It has not been a dull couple of weeks from a Sheffield Wednesday perspective. With six seconds of extra time to play, Josh Windass’s diving header spared Wednesday another penalty shootout and sent them into the Championship. Fifteen years on from his dad, Dean, lashing in here to win Hull City promotion to the Premier League another Windass made a Wembley memory to last a lifetime.

The celebrations were wild. Barry Bannan, the Wednesday captain who departed with cramp deep into extra time, rushed to celebrate with Dean in the stands. It was a heartbreaking ending for Barnsley, who played more than 70 minutes with 10 men after Adam Phillips was controversially sent off early in the second half. Darren Moore, typically, was the calmest man in the stadium. Now Wednesday substitute Will Vaulks could laugh about his cartwheel and backflip celebration after his extra-time goal was disallowed.

After the absorbing and, frankly, absurd drama at Hillsborough 11 days ago perhaps it was inevitable this match would be a slow-burner. But how the temperature of this South Yorkshire derby rocketed in the second half after a cagey initial period of half-chances. Barnsley were incensed after a VAR check cleared Lee Gregory of wiping out Liam Kitching inside the Wednesday box and two minutes later Gregory was involved in the incident that prompted the referee, Tim Robinson, to dismiss Phillips. Both Gregory and Phillips went sliding in to contest for the ball but the former got to it first and Phillips, a split-second later, careered over and into the Wednesday striker. Phillips protested his innocence but the VAR, Tony Harrington, deemed it serious foul play.

It was ugly but the clash looked worse than it was. Gregory, wearing the