Stoke City vs Sunderland LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Stoke City 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.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Aji Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Substitution, Sunderland. Aaron Connolly replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box.
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