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
Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Dan Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Stoke City vs Sunderland
Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho with a cross following a corner.
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