Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sunderland face West Bromwich Albion 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.
Last year Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the top flight and all are hopeful of making a quick return - but the likes of Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland all have real promotion ambitions too.
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year’s relegation struggle - while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Match ends, Sunderland 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Pipa (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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