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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Sheffield Wednesday hero Josh Windass fires brutal dig at Barnsley boss after late winner

Sheffield Wednesday hero Josh Windass took aim at Barnsley manager Michael Duff just minutes after his last-gasp winner decided the League One play-off final in the dying embers of extra-time.

Windass, son of Hull City legend Dean, nodded in a 123rd-minute header to send Wednesday straight back up to the Championship after one season languishing in the third tier. The Owls once again did it the hard way after completing a dramatic comeback in the semi-final, as they remarkably recovered from a shock 4-0 first-leg defeat away to Peterborough in order to make it to Wembley.

During the aftermath of Monday's win, Windass claimed that he'd heard Barnsley boss Duff had left that first leg early, as he presumed the tie was over. "I heard their manager left our game against Peterborough because he said we were out," the Wednesday forward told Sky Sports. "So, unlucky."

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