Sheffield Wednesday will be sharing a division with Sheffield United next season after Huddersfield loss.
Huddersfield Town’s Danny Ward saves a penalty for Sheffield Wednesday’s Fernando Forestieri to win the shoot out
Sheffield Wednesday’s promotion dream came to a halt last night as Huddersfield beat the Owls on penalties.
It is the second successive season they have faltered in the play-offs, and if any club know what that feels like it is their bitter rivals Sheffield United.
After four years of near misses in their attempts to get back into the Championship, Sheffield United finally won promotion out of League One this season as champions.
Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp netted 30 goals this season
A Sheffield derby is now on the horizon again, with Wednesday’s chances of escaping the division gone for another year.
Famous Sheffield Wednesday fan and ex-England cricket captain Michael Vaughan is already turning his attention in that direction, and admitted Huddersfield were deserving of their progression to the play-off final at Wembley.
The Steel City derby at least gives Owls fans a ‘fresh’ challenge to get excited about next season in addition to attempting to scale the promotion mountain once again.
The Blades being in the division will be another challenge for them to overcome and while Carlos Carvalhal’s men will be favourites for the matches, United should not be underestimated after their impressive performances this season.
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