Sheffield United vs Sunderland LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sheffield United 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.
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Sheffield United vs Sunderland
Penalty saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
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Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield United vs Sunderland
Penalty conceded by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
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Attempt missed. Tom Watson (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.
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Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
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