Soccer-Sheffield Wednesday stage stunning comeback to reach third-tier playoff final


Soccer Football - League One - Play-off Semi Final - Second Leg - Sheffield Wednesday v Peterborough United - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, Britain - May 18, 2023 Sheffield Wednesday's Liam Palmer celebrates scoring their fourth goal with fans. Action Images/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) -Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the greatest comeback in English Football League playoff history as they overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Peterborough United to reach the League One playoff final via a penalty shootout on Thursday.

Wednesday, who narrowly missed automatic promotion from the third tier and finished 19 points above Peterborough in the regular season, looked down and out after Friday's hammering.

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