League One play-off final: Sheffield Wednesday's 1-0 win over Barnsley as it happened

Summary

Owls will play in Championship next season after dramatic extra-time win over Barnsley
Josh Windass scored Sheff Wed's winner in 123rd minute at Wembley
Barnsley's Adam Phillips was sent off for foul on Lee Gregory early in second half
All three EFL play-off finals went to extra time for first time in history

Live Reporting

Andrew Aloia

Tale of the tapepublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
Barnsley v Sheff Wed (15:00 BST)
Barnsley certainly had the upper hand over their South Yorkshire rivals this season.
The Tykes claimed a 2-0 win at Hillsborough back in September and then ended the Owls' club-record 23-match unbeaten run with a 4-2 victory at Oakwell in March.
Strikers Devante Cole and James Norwood scored in both games, although the latter will need to do his business from the bench if he is to make it a hat-trick today.
Wednesday have a clear edge in the all-time meetings between the two. They've won 37 to Barnsley's 24, with the remaining 17 finishing all square.
Team newspublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
Barnsley v Sheff Wed (15:00 BST)
Ian Woodcock
BBC Sport at Wembley
If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Both teams are unchanged.
Barnsley boss Michael Duff goes with the same team that started both legs of the play-off semi-final win over Bolton. The Tykes make one alteration on their bench, Barry Cotter misses out and Robbie Cundy is in.
Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore keeps faith the XI who overturned the 4-0 first leg deficit to triumph against Peterborough.
Barnsley: Isted; B Thomas, Andersen, Kitching; Williams, Phillips, Connell, Kane, Cadden; Tedic, Cole.
Substitutes: Collins, Russell, Norwood, Benson, L Thomas, Cundy, Watters.
Sheffield Wednesday: Dawson, Iorfa, Ihiekwe, James, Palmer, Paterson, Bannan, Johnson, Windass, Gregory, Smith.
Substitutes: Stockdale, Hunt, Flint, Brown, Adeniran, Dele-Bashiru, Vaulks.
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Get Involved - #bbceflpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
Barnsley v Sheff Wed (15:00 BST)
With kick-off less than 25 minutes away, how are we all feeling?
Those butterflies feeling a little more like clumsy bats fluttering about in your stomach all of a sudden?
Get in touch to share your pre-game thoughts and, dare I say, predictions...
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The time is NOWpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
Barnsley v Sheff Wed (15:00 BST)
Ian Woodcock
BBC Sport at Wembley
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The atmosphere was already building when I arrived here before midday.
Both sets of fans were happily mingling in the sun then, enjoying this South Yorkshire takeover of the capital.
Make no mistake though, neither of these sides are here just for a day out.
Recent history suggests that there really is no time like the present when it comes to play-off finals.
Of the six teams who lost in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 finals, none of them were promoted the following season.
The final countdown...published at 14:31 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
After an absorbing weekend of EFL play-off finals and at the end of gruelling seasons for one and all, we are down to the final game.
Welcome to the League One play-off final between South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday.
Kick-off at Wembley Stadium is less than 30 minutes away.
Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 29 May 2023
Two English Football League play-off finals down...
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Two marathon battles beyond extra time completed...
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Two promotion-sealing penalty shootouts decided.
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