Sunderland slipped into the Championship play-offs thanks to a squashing success over Preston North End and Millwall’s amazing 4-3 defeat versus Blackburn Rovers.
The Black Cats required optimum points and for other outcomes to go their method on the last day, and in an overwelming climax to the routine season, Tony Mowbray’s side kept their part of the deal in design as magnificent second-half strikes from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke saw them romp to success.
Coventry City booked the other slot thanks to a 1-1 draw away versus already promoted Middlesbrough, however Millwall wasted a 3-1 benefit at home versus fellow hopefuls Blackburn, implying they lost out to the Black Cats by a point.
Sunderland will deal with Luton Town in the play-offs.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Preston
Formation 3-1-4-2
- 1Woodman
- 14StoreyBooked at 4mins
- 5Bauer
- 6Lindsay
- 13McCann
- 44Potts
- 15ParrottSubstituted forOnomahat 56′minutes
- 18LedsonBooked at 84mins
- 2Fernández
- 7DelapSubstituted forWoodburnat 69′minutes
- 28Cannon
Substitutes
- 17Onomah
- 20Woodburn
- 25Cornell
- 31Slater
- 32Leigh
- 35Mawene
- 37Kamara
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Patterson
- 11GoochSubstituted forAndersonat 66′minutes
- 32Hume
- 13O’Nien
- 3CirkinSubstituted forPritchardat 45′minutes
- 24Neil
- 39EkwahSubstituted forLihadjiat 86′minutes
- 10Roberts
- 16DialloSubstituted forBaat 86′minutes
- 20Clarke
- 28GelhardtSubstituted forMichutat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 12Bass
- 17Ba
- 18Taylor
- 21Pritchard
- 22Lihadji
- 25Michut
- 45Anderson
- Referee:
- Robert Madley
- Attendance:
- 21,177
