Sunderland are heading into the play-offs after blowing Preston away at Deepdale while Tony Mowbray's former club Blackburn Rovers did their old boss a huge favour in South London. Goals in the second half from Amad, substitute Alex Pritchard, and Jack Clarke, gave the Black Cats the win they needed on the final day in front of a raucous 6,000-strong travelling support .
But they still needed either Middlesbrough to beat Coventry City or Millwall to drop points at home to Blackburn. And while Boro and Coventry fought out a 1-1 draw, Millwall threw away a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 at The Den.
That means Sunderland's return to the Championship saw them finish sixth in the table, and they will play Luton Town - who finished third - in the play-off semi-finals, with the first leg at the Stadium of Light on Saturday (kick-off 5.30pm). Mowbray named an unchanged side, sticking with the same starting XI that began last weekend's 2-2 draw against Watford at the Stadium of Light.
