SUNDERLAND HANG ON FOR A FINAL DATE
TheY might have made hard work of it, but Sunderland are one game from returning to the Championship. Chris Maguire’s stunning volley that separated the sides in the first leg of this league One play-off semi-final was enough to send Jack Ross’s side to Wembley where they await Charlton or doncaster, who play tonight. The night was tainted when a kick by a Portsmouth fan was directed at Sunderland’s luke O’Nien, who had been bundled into the crowd after a challenge by Tom Naylor. footage showed O’Nien getting to his feet before being struck. O’Nien was asked by police if he wanted to press charges but declined, playing down the incident. ‘it was just a bit of handbags and nothing to think about too much,’ he said. Portsmouth peppered the Sunderland goal with Gareth evans, Oli hawkins and former Black Cats striker James Vaughan all denied by goalkeeper Jon Mclaughlin.