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Matty Hewitt

What a play-off final win and Championship football would be worth to Sunderland

Sunderland will be hoping it's fourth time lucky as they hope to return to the Championship. The Black Cats will take on Wycombe Wanderers with a place in the second tier of English football the reward.

A win would see the Wearsiders move one step closer to the promised land of the Premier League but would also massively benefit the club financially. Blackpool's promotion last season saw them end a six-year hiatus from the second tier and earn a financial windfall.

Reaching the Championship would see Sunderland's percentage of Premiership Solidarity payments, which are distributed to all EFL clubs from the top flight, increase. Last season Blackpool saw an increase from £675,000 per year to £4.5m.

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