Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
16 May 2016
Sheff Wed through to Championship play-off final
Sheffield Wednesday held off a spirited Brighton side to reach the Championship play-off final at Wembley on 28 May.
Ross Wallace, who scored in the Owls' 2-0 first-leg win on Friday, equalised after 28 minutes following defender Lewis Dunk's opener for Brighton.
Dunk volleyed in a set-piece from Anthony Knockaert, who also hit the post with a free-kick during a dominant first-half display by the hosts.
But Wallace's cross drifted in to secure a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Wednesday, who finished sixth in the final Championship table and 15 points behind third-placed Brighton, will face either Derby or Hull - who take a 3-0 lead into the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday - at Wembley.
Victory there will take the Owls into the top flight for the first time since 2000.
More to follow.
- How Sheffield Wednesday reached the play-off final
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Brighton
- 13Stockdale
- 2BrunoBooked at 82mins
- 3GreerSubstituted forRoseniorat 77'minutes
- 5Dunk
- 12Bong
- 27KnockaertBooked at 63mins
- 36Sidwell
- 7KayalBooked at 56mins
- 38Skalak
- 21Wilson
- 9BaldockSubstituted forLua Luaat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Mäenpää
- 8Crofts
- 14Calderon
- 15Murphy
- 23Rosenior
- 29Towell
- 30Lua Lua
Sheff Wed
- 1Westwood
- 32HuntBooked at 59mins
- 15LeesBooked at 13mins
- 5LoovensBooked at 9mins
- 36Pudil
- 33WallaceSubstituted forHelanat 66'minutes
- 20Lee
- 21LópezSubstituted forHutchinsonat 45'minutesBooked at 55mins
- 41Bannan
- 45Forestieri
- 14HooperSubstituted forNuhiuat 71'minutesBooked at 85mins
Substitutes
- 4Hutchinson
- 7Matias
- 9Nuhiu
- 17Helan
- 18Lucas João
- 23Sasso
- 28Wildsmith
- Referee:
- Roger East
- Attendance:
- 27,272
Match Stats
Home TeamBrightonAway TeamSheff Wed
- Possession
- Home67%
- Away33%
- Shots
- Home27
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away3
- Corners
- Home11
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away19
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Attempt missed. James Wilson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kazenga Lua Lua.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jeremy Helan.
Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Liam Rosenior (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tom Lees.
Attempt missed. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Booking
Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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