Sunderland vs Norwich City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Norwich City 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 Norwich City
Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sunderland vs Norwich City
Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
Sunderland vs Norwich City
Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sunderland vs Norwich City
Goal! Sunderland 0, Norwich City 1. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
Sunderland vs Norwich City
Attempt blocked. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sunderland vs Norwich City
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
Sunderland vs Norwich City
Attempt saved. Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
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