Sunderland returns to the Premier League after eight years, Bellingham Jr. celebrates excitedly

On the evening of May 24, in the final of the Championship upgrade play-offs, Jude Bellingham's younger brother Job Bellingham played for Sunderland, helping the team reverse Sheffield United 2-1, and successfully obtained the last ticket to advance to the 2025/26 Premier League season. The passionate decisive battle to the last moment

This critical battle for the Premier League seat continued to fight until the last moment of the game. Sheffield United took the lead, but Sunderland showed tenacious fighting spirit, with young player Tom Watson scoring the final goal with 5 seconds in the 90th minute, completing the reversal.

When the final whistle rang, Job Bellingham couldn't hide his excitement and celebrated this historic moment with his teammates and fans. This promotion means that Sunderland will compete in the Premier League next season with English champion Leeds United and runner-up Burnley.

The 2005-born midfielder will show his talent in one of the world's top leagues. Job has comprehensive skills and can play a role in multiple positions in the midfield. He also has excellent passing awareness, ball control ability and interception level. He is one of the new stars Sunderland will focus on cultivating in the future.

Return to the top league eight years later, this is Sunderland's first return to the Premier League stage since relegation in the 2016/17 season. This "Black Cat" who had been active in the top league for a long time finally ended its eight-year low.

In the past eight years, Sunderland has experienced many difficulties, and even fell into the third-level England United Nations League, and has been rebuilt from 2018 to 2022. Returning to the Premier League now is not only a reward for the team's efforts, but also arousing the enthusiasm of fans.

The player celebrated with injuries, and the club's revenue increased significantly

Although captain Luke Onion left the court early due to a dislocation of shoulder during the game, he still insisted on staying on the sidelines to celebrate the victory with the whole team. With its advancement to the Premier League, Sunderland is expected to receive hundreds of millions of pounds of TV broadcast share and league prizes, injecting strong momentum into future development.

Head coach Regis Lebris led Sunderland to the Premier League successfully in just one season, and he also became the fifth time in the team's history to help the club advance to the Premier League. Next, his goal is to strengthen the lineup and strive to achieve the goal of relegation next season.