Less than 12 months after beating Wycombe Wanderers in the League One play-off final, Sunderland could soon be preparing for another visit to Wembley.
The Black Cats, who spent four seasons languishing in England's third tier, kept their hopes of achieving a top-six finish in the Championship this term alive on Saturday, beating Birmingham City 2-1 at the Stadium of Light. Manchester United loanee Amad netted a terrific winner with just 15 minutes of normal time left on the clock, moving them to within two points off the play-off places.
It marked the Ivorian's 12th goal of the season, all of which have come in the Championship, meaning Sunderland's supporters are slowly preparing themselves for an emotional goodbye ahead of their season concluding next month, either on May 8 or at Wembley a few weeks later. In a campaign that has seen the Black Cats deprived of star striker Ross Stewart for almost all of it through injury, Amad has stepped up and established himself as one of the division's most dangerous operators.
