‘Is There Time for a Winner?’: Sheffield Wednesday’s 2022/23 promotion miracle

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As the final whistle went in Sheffield Wednesday’s play-off first leg against Peterborough United, it felt like their promotion hopes had been blown, too. The Owls were four goals down, their fan base was in pieces and from a position of seemingly-unsurpassable strength just a few weeks earlier, their world had caved in on them. What followed, over the course of 17 days in May, was unlike anything ever seen before; one of the most remarkable comeback stories in sport, punctuated by breathless late goals, never-say-die spirit and jubilation untold. Told by those with unrivalled access to the campaign’s highs and lows, and recording the journeys of those who made it happen, this is the remarkable inside story of the Owls’ 2022/23 season – from their pre-season trip to Portugal to club-record runs, from 96 points to 90+8 and from their gut-punch fall, to the greatest play-off campaign in football history.