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

Follow all the action from Riverside Stadium

Luke Baker
Monday 03 February 2025 18:00 GMT
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Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough 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.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Sunderland 3.

3 February 2025 21:53

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Sunderland 3.

3 February 2025 21:52

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).

3 February 2025 21:52

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Ian Poveda (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

3 February 2025 21:51

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3 February 2025 21:51

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).

3 February 2025 21:49

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

3 February 2025 21:47

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Attempt blocked. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

3 February 2025 21:47

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.

3 February 2025 21:47

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Substitution, Sunderland. Ian Poveda replaces Patrick Roberts.

3 February 2025 21:45

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