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

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Watch the live updates as Sunderland takes on Burnley in the Championship match happening today.

The Championship, the second division of English football, is becoming more competitive and thrilling, as teams battle it out for a chance to move up to the Premier League.

After being relegated last season, Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield United are now competing in the second tier and will be looking to secure play-off spots. Norwich City, Coventry, and Leeds United will also be strong contenders. Wayne Rooney is hoping to turn things around for Plymouth, who barely avoided relegation last year. Portsmouth and Derby, along with League One play-off winners Oxford, are the promoted teams to watch out for this season.

Stay tuned for the latest updates from today's match in the live blog provided above.

Sunderland AFC emerged victorious with a score of 1-0 against Burnley FC.

The game is over, with Sunderland defeating Burnley 1-0.

The second part of the match is over, with Sunderland winning against Burnley with a score of 1-0.

Nazariy Rusyn from Sunderland received a caution for a harsh tackle.

Connor Roberts (Burnley) earns a free kick in the opponent's territory.

CJ Egan-Riley from Burnley gets awarded a free kick in their own half of the field.

Violation committed by Josh Brownhill from the team Burnley.

Change, Sunderland. Nectarios Triantis comes in for Romaine Mundle.

Change in players, Sunderland. Dan Ballard comes in for Patrick Roberts.

Connor Roberts (Burnley) receives a free kick in their own half of the field.

Penalty conceded by Romaine Mundle from Sunderland.

Change for Burnley. Luke McNally comes on for Andréas Hountondji.

Shurandy Sambo from Burnley receives a free kick in their own half of the field.

The goalkeeper successfully stopped the shot by Lyle Foster from Burnley, who took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. Connor Roberts provided the assist for the shot.

Sunderland's Dan Neil received his second yellow card for committing a reckless foul.

Zeki Amdouni from Burnley earns a free kick in their own half of the field.

Jay Rodriguez (from Burnley) receives a caution from the referee and is shown the yellow card.

Violation committed by Shurandy Sambo of Burnley.

Patrick Roberts from Sunderland attempted to score a goal with his left foot from long range, but the shot was off target and went over the crossbar. Nazariy Rusyn provided the assist for the attempt.

Change, Sunderland. Nazariy Rusyn comes in for Eliezer Mayenda.

Violation committed by Lyle Foster from Burnley.

Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) earns a set piece in their own half.

The goalkeeper made a great save on Eliezer Mayenda's shot with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area. Alan Browne helped set up the opportunity.

Violation committed by Shurandy Sambo of Burnley.

Foul committed by Andréas Hountondji from Burnley.

The goalkeeper was able to stop a shot from Dennis Cirkin of Sunderland, who tried to score with his right foot from outside the penalty area. Jobe Bellingham helped set up the shot.

Change, Sunderland. Alan Browne takes over for Chris Rigg.

Change, Burnley. Shurandy Sambo comes in for Vitinho.

Chance wasted. Andréas Hountondji (Burnley) took a shot with his right foot from outside the box but missed to the left. The attempt was set up by Lucas Pires.

Connor Roberts (Burnley) earns a free kick in their own defensive zone.

Corner kick awarded to Sunderland after Lucas Pires concedes.

The shot by Patrick Roberts from Sunderland was stopped by a player from the opposing team with his right foot before it could reach the goal.

Zeki Amdouni from Burnley gets a free kick in the opponent's side of the field.

The shot by Romaine Mundle from Sunderland was off target, as he kicked the ball with his right foot from a long distance of over 35 yards. Dan Neil assisted him during a quick counterattack, but the shot sailed high and wide to the right of the goal.

In the corner of the field in Burnley, Dennis Cirkin gave away a corner kick.

Offside call for Burnley as Jay Rodriguez is deemed to have strayed into an offside position.

Violation committed by Josh Brownhill of Burnley.

Bad play by Aji Alese from Sunderland.

Change, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni comes on for Han-Noah Massengo.

Dennis Cirkin from Sunderland earns a free kick in their own half of the field.

Bad play by Jay Rodriguez of Burnley.

Vitinho from Burnley committed a foul.

Shot by Vitinho of Burnley from the right side of the box was stopped by a defender. Jay Rodriguez provided the assist.

Connor Roberts (Burnley) receives a free kick on the right side.

Dennis Cirkin's shot from the center of the box was stopped by the opposing team.

Sunderland's corner kick was earned by Josh Brownhill.

Foul committed by Andréas Hountondji of Burnley.

Offside called against Burnley. Andréas Hountondji was found in an offside position.

Lyle Foster from the Burnley team receives a yellow card from the referee.

Trai Hume from Sunderland received a yellow card for committing a rough foul.

Lyle Foster from Burnley gets a free kick in their own half of the field.

Shot attempt denied. Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) tried to score with his right foot from the middle of the box, but the shot was blocked. Jobe Bellingham provided the assist.

Violation committed by Lucas Pires of Burnley.

Violation by Lyle Foster from Burnley.

The second period starts with Sunderland leading Burnley by one goal to nil.

The first half is over, with Sunderland leading Burnley 1-0.

Missed opportunity for Burnley as Andréas Hountondji's right-footed shot from the center of the box was off target.

Josh Brownhill from Burnley committed a foul.

Connor Roberts (Burnley) earns a free kick in the opponent's half.

Dan Neil from Sunderland has received a yellow card from the referee.

Han-Noah Massengo (Burnley) earns a free kick in the offensive zone.

Connor Roberts from Burnley gets a free kick in their own half of the field.

Violation committed by Romaine Mundle from Sunderland.

Luke O'Nien (from the Sunderland team) gets a free kick in their own defensive area.

Romaine Mundle from Sunderland is awarded a free kick in their own half.

Sunderland's Romaine Mundle committed a foul during the game.

Score! Sunderland is leading with a goal against Burnley. Romaine Mundle from Sunderland just scored with a shot using his right foot from the left side of the box.

Missed opportunity for Sunderland as Patrick Roberts' shot from the right side of the box with his left foot goes wide to the left, despite the assist from Romaine Mundle.

Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) earns a free kick on the right side of the field.

The wait is over. They are prepared to proceed.

Match postponed (Sunderland).

Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) earns a free kick in their own defensive zone.

Corner kick for Sunderland. Given away by Andréas Hountondji.

Dan Neil from Sunderland earns a free kick on the right side of the field.

Save made by the goalkeeper! Patrick Roberts from Sunderland took a shot with his left foot from a tough angle on the right side, but the goalkeeper was able to keep it out.

Romaine Mundle from Sunderland tried to score with a shot from the left side of the box, but it went high and wide to the right. Jobe Bellingham assisted in the play.

Patrick Roberts from Sunderland earns a free kick on the right side of the field.

CJ Egan-Riley from Burnley receives a yellow card for a rough tackle during the game.

Romaine Mundle (Sunderland) earns a free kick in their own half of the field.

CJ Egan-Riley from Burnley earns a free kick on the right side of the field.

The shot by Dan Neil from Sunderland was blocked by a defender before it could reach the goal.

The shot by Romaine Mundle from Sunderland was just off target, missing to the right of the goal. Trai Hume assisted with a cross for the attempt.

Dennis Cirkin from Sunderland earns a free kick in their own half of the field.

Missed opportunity. Chris Rigg (Sunderland) tried to score with his left foot from the middle of the box, but narrowly missed to the right. Romaine Mundle provided the assist.

In the corner of the field at Burnley, Aji Alese gave away a corner kick.

The teams have been decided and the players are getting ready before the game starts.

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