Sunderland are back in the Premier League after winning 2-1 in the Championship final against Sheffield United at Wembley in one of the most exciting comebacks in the recent history of the game as Tom Watson scored a last minute winning goal that propelled Sunderland to Premier League soccer 2025-26.

And the game — and at least £200million ($270m) — was secured when 19-year-old Watson kept his cool to slip in the winning goal in the 95th minute. Watson came through the Sunderland academy but a deal was agreed in April for him to join Brighton this summer. Here, Philip Buckingham and Tim Spiers break down the game.

Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship playoff final with substitute Tom Watson sending them back to the Premier League by scoring the winner deep in stoppage time at Wembley on Saturday.