Sunderland vs Portsmouth LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth
Substitution, Portsmouth. Owen Moxon replaces Freddie Potts.
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Substitution, Portsmouth. Christian Saydee replaces Andre Dozzell.
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Attempt blocked. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Attempt saved. Trai Hume (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box.
Sunderland vs Portsmouth
Substitution, Sunderland. Milan Aleksic replaces Adil Aouchiche.
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