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.
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Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neto Borges.
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Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Goal! Sunderland 1, Middlesbrough 0. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romaine Mundle.
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Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
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Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
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Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
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