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Sheffield Wednesday 1 Huddersfield Town 1 (aet, 3-4 pens): Ward's heroics send Terriers to Wembley

Huddersfield Town progressed to the Championship play-off final thanks to Danny Ward's penalty shootout heroics against Sheffield Wednesday.

Danny Ward proved the hero for Huddersfield Town as David Wagner's side saw off Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 on penalties to set up a Championship play-off final against Reading at Wembley.

Having drawn 0-0 at home in the first leg, Wagner's men fell behind 51 minutes into a tense return fixture at Hillsborough, Steven Fletcher heading home the opening goal of the all-Yorkshire tie.

Parity was soon restored, however, Tom Lees deflecting the ball into his own net as he attempted to block Nahki Wells' close-range effort.