Middlesbrough vs Sunderland LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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 FC 1 - 1 Sunderland AFC
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:42
Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:40
Attempt missed. Chris Mepham (Sunderland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:36
Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:36
Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin with a cross.
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20:33
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Sunderland 1. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:33
Attempt blocked. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:33
Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:30
Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:28
Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:26
Attempt saved. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:25
Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:23
Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:22
Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:22
Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:22
Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:19
Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:17
Mark Travers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:19
Attempt saved. Chris Mepham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:17
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:17
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:15
Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:15
Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:12
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by George Edmundson.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:11
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Sunderland 0. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a through ball following a fast break.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:07
Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:06
Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:05
Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:03
Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
20:02
Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
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20:01
First Half begins.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
19:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Middlesbrough vs Sunderland
18:00
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