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The Independent UK
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Damian Spellman

REVEALED: Sunderland want to be remembered for more than dan ballard s header dan neil | Rare Historical Photos

Sunderland skipper Dan Neil is desperate to right a wrong at Wembley on Saturday (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

Skipper Dan Neil does not want Dan Ballard’s winner which took Sunderland to Wembley to be the best memory of a season which could yet end with a return to the Premier League.

Ballard’s last-gasp extra-time header in the second leg of the Black Cats’ Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final showdown with Coventry sent the Stadium of Light into raptures and Regis Le Bris’ men to headquarters, where Sheffield United stand between them and a return to the top flight on Saturday.

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