Preston North End vs Sunderland LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Preston North End face Sunderland in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
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Preston North End vs Sunderland
Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Ali McCann.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Wilson Isidor.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Sam Greenwood.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Sunderland
Substitution, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough replaces Liam Lindsay because of an injury.
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