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Sunderland vs Burnley LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

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Luke Baker
Saturday 24 August 2024 08:00 EDT
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Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Burnley 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.

Sunderland vs Burnley

Foul by Vitinho (Burnley).

24 August 2024 16:19

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Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.

24 August 2024 16:18

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Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.

24 August 2024 16:16

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Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

24 August 2024 16:14

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Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.

24 August 2024 16:13

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Foul by Andréas Hountondji (Burnley).

24 August 2024 16:11

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Offside, Burnley. Andréas Hountondji is caught offside.

24 August 2024 16:11

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Lyle Foster (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.

24 August 2024 16:10

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Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

24 August 2024 16:10

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Lyle Foster (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24 August 2024 16:09

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