Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Derby County 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.

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Derby County face one of their toughest assignments of the season when they face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this evening. Regis Le Bris' side have made an excellent start to the campaign and currently sit second in the table behind leaders West Brom at the Championship summit.