Sunderland vs Middlesbrough LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Middlesbrough 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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Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Micah Hamilton.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak replaces Isaiah Jones.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Finn Azaz.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Edmundson.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
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