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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
John Ashdown

Sheffield Wednesday’s family affair and an acapella Bon Jovi rendition

Sheffield Wednesday scorer Josh Windass and manager Darren Moore
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore (left) and goalscorer Josh Windass: coming to Big Club Championship next season. Photograph: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Getty Images

BANK HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY

With the Football League playoff semi-finals having proved themselves – yet again – over the past few weeks to be just about the best set of fixtures in the entire football calendar, the finals were somewhat more jittery, stodgy affairs over the bank holiday weekend. Four goals were spread across the first 362 minutes of showpiece action at Wembley, with two 1-1 draws going all the way to penalties … then Josh Windass popped up with one of the more dramatic winners you’ll ever see in the 363rd, sending Sheffield Wednesday up to the Championship at the expense of South Yorkshire neighbours Barnsley.

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