Barnes added: "He was immense on Friday night at Coventry City. Suddenly from nowhere Sunderland have dug this out tonight and Dan Ballard has written his name in Sunderland folklore."

Sunderland AFC qualified for the Premier League promotion playoff final, where they will face Sheffield United.

Sunderland secured their place at Wembley with one of the most dramatic goals in the history of the Stadium of Light

Get in touch and let us know your thoughts after Sunderland's dramatic win in the Championship play-off semi-final against Coventry City.

Surely that must be the greatest single moment the Stadium of Light has ever witnessed. Dan Ballard’s headed goal that clinched a Championship play-off semi-final win over two legs produced a wave of electricity around the stadium and a roar that prompted TV pundit Jobi McAnuff to exclaim, “I’m not sure I’ve heard anything like that before."

Burnley minority investor J.J. Watt has delivered his verdict on Sunderland ’s dramatic late goal against Coventry City on Tuesday evening, claiming that the subsequent celebrations were “some of the best” he’s ever seen.

The Black Cats reached the Championship play-off final after Dan Ballard's last-gasp header in extra time decided their semi-final tie against Coventry City