In the early morning of May 27, Beijing time, Charlton defeated Sunderland 2-1 in the final of the League One promotion play-off and successfully promoted to the Championship.
In the 5th minute of the game, Charlton made a serious mistake at the back, and defender Nabi Sal caught goalkeeper Dillon Phillips off guard with a kick, causing an embarrassing oolong, and the black cats had taken the lead "for nothing" early.
However, in the 35th minute, Ben Plington scored a goal to help Charlton pull the score to 1-1.
The two teams did not succeed until the 4th minute of injury time in the second half, when Patrick Ball scored a goal to help Charlton complete the shootout, and Charlton beat Sunderland 2-1 to play in the Championship next season.