2019 EFL League One play-off final

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2019 EFL League One play-off final
The match took place at Wembley Stadium.
Event2018–19 EFL League One
Charlton Athletic Sunderland
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Date26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeAndrew Madley
Attendance76,155
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The 2019 EFL League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 26 May 2019 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One to the EFL Championship. The top two teams of the 2018–19 EFL League One season gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2019–20 season in the Championship.

Sunderland had reached the play-off final in their first season back in the third tier of English football, having been relegated from the Championship in the

Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr scored an own goal. The equaliser for Charlton came from Ben Purrington before half time, and Patrick Bauer
scored the winning goal late into additional time in the second half, ending the match 2–1 to Charlton.

Sunderland started their next season in League One which was temporarily suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the league resumed, they finished in seventh position. Charlton's first season back in the EFL Championship was also interrupted by the pandemic, and after resumption, the club ended the season in 22nd position and were relegated back to League One.

Route to the final

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One
Football League One final table, leading positions[1]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Luton Town 46 27 13 6 90 42 +48 94
2 Barnsley 46 26 13 7 80 39 +41 91
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 +33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 +32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 +33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73

play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Charlton finished three points behind Barnsley (who were promoted in second place) and six behind league winners Luton Town. Sunderland ended the season three points behind Charlton, but having lost only five games, one fewer than the champions.[1][2]

Sunderland faced

aggregate.[4]

Charlton's opponents in their play-off semi-final were Doncaster Rovers. The first leg held at Doncaster's

extra time. Doncaster's John Marquis scored ten minutes into the first period, but Darren Pratley's headed goal a minute later made it 4–4 and sent the game to a penalty shootout. Charlton's goalkeeper Dillon Phillips saved Marquis' penalty, before Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr failed to score. Rowe's subsequent miss meant the shootout ended 4–3 and Charlton qualified for the play-off final.[6]

Charlton Athletic Round Sunderland
Opponent Result Legs Semi-finals Opponent Result Legs
Doncaster Rovers 4–4 (4–3 p.) 2–1 away; 2–3 (
a.e.t.
) home 		Portsmouth 1–0 1–0 home; 0–0 away

Match

Background

Charlton had previously made two appearances in play-off finals. In the 1987 Football League Second Division play-off final, they beat Leeds United in a replay after the two-legged final ended 1–1 on aggregate, retaining their top-tier status.[7] In the 1998 Football League First Division play-off final, Charlton faced Sunderland at the old Wembley Stadium in a match described by Rob Stevens of the BBC as "arguably the best play-off final in English Football League history".[8] That final ended 3–3 in regular time, 4–4 after extra time, and Charlton won the resulting penalty shootout 7–6.[8] As well as the 1998 final, Sunderland had appeared in the 1990 Football League Second Division play-off final against Swindon Town which they lost 1–0. They were promoted however, as Swindon were later found guilty of financial misconduct.[9] During the 2018–19 regular league season, Sunderland had beaten Charlton 2–1 in the opening match at the Stadium of Light in August, while the return fixture at The Valley in January 2019 ended in a 1–1 draw.[10]

The

2019 EFL Trophy Final;[13] the play-off final was the club's 61st competitive fixture of the season.[14] Pratley was selected for the Charlton starting eleven, in place of Albie Morgan who was not included in match-day squad.[15] Igor Vetokele also missed out for Charlton with a long-term injury.[11] Sunderland's starting line-up was the same as for their second semi-final leg against Portsmouth, although Aiden McGeady, who had scored 11 goals during the regular season, had recovered from a foot injury sustained in April to be named amongst the substitutes.[1][14]

The final was refereed by

Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.[17]

First half

Charlton kicked off the first half around 3 p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 76,155 in their regular red home

yellow card of the game. The resulting free kick was struck over the bar by Morgan, and with no further incident, the half ended 1–1.[19]

Second half

Patrick Bauer
Patrick Bauer scored the winning goal deep into injury time.

Sarr was substituted during half time and replaced by Jason Pearce as Charlton switched to a diamond formation in midfield. They kicked off the second half with the first chance coming ten minutes in for Sunderland, as Maguire's cross was volleyed wide of the Charlton goal by Morgan. In the 57th minute, Sunderland made their second change of the afternoon, with Will Grigg coming on to replace Maguire. Two minutes later, Pratley and Luke O'Nien clashed heads, the latter needing to leave the pitch to address a bleeding head wound. In the 65th minute Grigg was booked for a foul on Purrington,[19] and on 70 minutes, Pratley was replaced by Jonny Williams. A minute later McGeady came on for Charlie Wyke for Sunderland's final substitution of the afternoon. Soon after O'Nien was booked for a foul on Williams, before Bielik's header was cleared by Leadbitter. Grigg's cross with eight minutes to go was cleared by Bielik and a minute later, Leadbitter was shown a yellow card for a foul on Williams. McGeady's shot flew over Charlton's bar before O'Nien's cross was cleared at Sunderland's near post. Two minutes into injury time, Taylor was fouled by Tom Flanagan who received the fifth booking of the game. Josh Cullen's subsequent free kick was headed into the box by Bauer but the Sunderland goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin claimed the ball in a crowded area. In the final moments of added time, Cullen's deep cross from a quickly taken free kick was met by Bauer whose initial header was blocked by Flanagan, but the German defender was able to slide the ball into the Sunderland net from 4 yards (3.7 m) for a Charlton lead. The match ended 2–1 to Charlton and the London club were promoted to the EFL Championship.[20]

Details

Charlton Athletic2–1Sunderland
 Report Sarr 5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 76,155
Referee: Andrew Madley
Charlton Athletic
Sunderland
1 England Dillon Phillips
2 Netherlands Anfernee Dijksteel
4 Poland Krystian Bielik
5 Germany Patrick Bauer
23 France Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr0 Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 45'
16 England Ben Purrington
15 England Darren Pratley downward-facing red arrow 71'
24 Republic of Ireland Josh Cullen
17 Nigeria Joe Aribo
9 Montserrat Lyle Taylor
10 Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker
Substitutes:
22 Wales Chris Maxwell
6 England Jason Pearce upward-facing green arrow 45'
20 England Chris Solly
8 England Jake Forster-Caskey
12 Northern Ireland Ben Reeves
21 Wales Jonny Williams upward-facing green arrow 71'
32 England George Lapslie
Manager:
England Lee Bowyer
1 Scotland Jon McLaughlin
13 England Luke O'Nien Yellow card 73'
5 Turkey Alim Öztürk
12 Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan Yellow card 90+2'
3 Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo
6 England Lee Cattermole
27 England Max Power downward-facing red arrow 9'
23 England Grant Leadbitter Yellow card 83'
10 England George Honeyman
9 England Charlie Wyke downward-facing red arrow 72'
7 Scotland Chris Maguire downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutes:
32 Poland Max Stryjek
2 Wales Adam Matthews
30 Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne
11 United States Lynden Gooch
17 Scotland Lewis Morgan upward-facing green arrow 9'
19 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady upward-facing green arrow 72'
22 Northern Ireland Will Grigg Yellow card 65' upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Scotland Jack Ross

Statistics

Statistics[15]
Charlton Sunderland
Goals scored 2 1
Shots on target 2 3
Shots off target 6 7
Fouls committed 14 20
Corner kicks 3 4
Yellow cards 1 4
Red cards 0 0

Post-match

The winning goalscorer Bauer was elated: "I don't know what to say. It's amazing. We worked so hard all season – now we’ve done it, and it's unbelievable."[20] His manager, Lee Bowyer, said: "The goal was one of those freak things that happens in the game, but it shows our character to come from behind. This is probably the proudest moment of my whole career."[20] Jack Ross, the Sunderland manager, noted: "I came here to take the club back to the Championship at the first time of asking and I haven't been able to do that ... We have not fallen short by very much – but we have done."[21]

Sunderland started their next season in the third tier of English football in League One for the second consecutive year. The league was temporarily suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with Sunderland in seventh position, equal on points with Peterborough who occupied the final play-off place, with eight games remaining to be played.[22] Sunderland ended the season in the same position.[23] Charlton's first season back in the EFL Championship was also interrupted by the pandemic with the club were in the relegation zone, in 22nd position, with nine games left.[24] They ended the season in the same position, one point from safety, and were relegated back to League One.[25]

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