Derby County vs Sunderland LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Derby County 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.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Derby County vs Sunderland
Substitution, Derby County. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Kane Wilson because of an injury.
Derby County vs Sunderland
Substitution, Derby County. Dajaune Brown replaces Jerry Yates.
Derby County vs Sunderland
Delay in match because of an injury Kane Wilson (Derby County).
Derby County vs Sunderland
Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Patterson (Sunderland).
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