Scott Sinclair grabbed a hat-trick as Swansea beat Reading 4-2 in the League Championship playoff final on Monday to become the first Welsh team to earn a place in the English Premier League.
Swansea took a 3-0 lead into halftime at Wembley thanks to a double by Sinclair in the space of two minutes and fellow winger Stephen Dobbie’s fine first-time finish.
Noel Hunt and Matthew Mills reduced Reading’s deficit with goals in the opening 12 minutes of the second half to set up a dramatic finale, but Sinclair’s third goal – his second penalty of the match – clinched victory.
Swansea ended a 28-year absence from England’s top division, with promotion set to earn the club an estimated STG90 million ($A138.72 million) from various revenue streams.
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