On this day in 2004, Crystal Palace stepped one game away from Premier League football as they defeated Sunderland in a tense match which saw Michael Hughes win a 5-4 penalty shoot-out and take the Eagles to Wembley.
Palace had defeated the Black Cats 3-2 at Selhurst Park before going 2-0 down in the semi final's second leg. It took a Darren Powell header crashing off the crossbar in injury time following the dismissal of Julian Gray to give Palace their glimmer of hope for progression.
Kevin Kyle bagged the opener against the run of play before teammate Marcus Stewart doubled the Black Cats' tally.