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.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Match ends, Sunderland 1, Middlesbrough 0.
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Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Middlesbrough 0.
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Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Chris Rigg because of an injury.
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Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
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Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Patrick Roberts.
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Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
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