Nathan Broadhead's late cameo in Sunderland's play-off semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday has sparked hopes that he could be in contention for the Wembley final. Broadhead scored the winning goal in the Black Cats' final game of the season at Morecambe before suffering a muscle injury that meant he missed the first leg of the semi-final against the Owls at the Stadium of Light at the end of last week.
Alex Neil was giving little away about the fitness of the on-loan Everton striker in the run-up to that first leg, and again in the build-up to the second leg on Monday night. But when the teamsheet came out for the return leg at Hillsborough, Broadhead was named amongst the subs.
And while he was only given the briefest of run-outs, entering the action in the seventh of ten minutes of added time, the fact that he was back on the pitch at all is a sign that he could play a larger role when Sunderland meet Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley a week on Saturday. "It was good to get him on the pitch," said Neil.
