Yahoo Sports Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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 AFC 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion FC
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:49
Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:49
Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:48
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:47
Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:46
Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:44
Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:42
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:40
Second Half begins Sunderland 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:23
First Half ends, Sunderland 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:20
Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:20
Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:20
Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:15
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:15
Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:15
Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:13
Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Neil following a corner.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:11
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:09
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift is caught offside.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:09
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:09
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Josh Maja because of an injury.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:06
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:06
Delay in match because of an injury Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:05
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:05
Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:06
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:04
Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:03
Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:00
Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:00
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
13:00
Delay in match because of an injury Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:54
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:50
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:47
Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:47
Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:45
Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:45
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Neil.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:45
Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:42
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:42
Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:41
Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:37
Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:35
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:34
Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from long range on the left.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:32
First Half begins.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
12:00
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion
11:30
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