Swansea City vs Sunderland LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Swansea City 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.
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.
Swansea City AFC 0 - 0 Sunderland AFC
Swansea City vs Sunderland
17:01
Match ends, Swansea City 0, Sunderland 0.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
17:01
Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, Sunderland 0.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
17:00
Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke O'Nien.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
17:00
Hand ball by Alex Pritchard (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:58
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:58
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Harry Darling.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:58
Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:57
Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:57
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:56
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:56
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:52
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:51
Delay in match because of an injury Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:51
Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Cirkin.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:51
Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:49
Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:51
Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:48
Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:46
Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:46
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Harry Darling.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:46
Attempt blocked. Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:44
Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:42
Harry Darling (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:42
Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Daniel Neil.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:41
Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:41
Substitution, Swansea City. Ben Cabango replaces Jamie Paterson.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:39
Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:39
Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Dan Ballard.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:38
Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume tries a through ball, but Jack Clarke is caught offside.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:36
Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:34
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:39
Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:38
Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:34
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:33
Delay in match because of an injury Harrison Ashby (Swansea City).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:33
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jay Fulton.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:33
Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:32
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:32
Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Jerry Yates.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:30
Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts following a corner.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:30
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jamie Paterson.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:30
Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:28
Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Fulton with a headed pass.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:23
Offside, Sunderland. Daniel Neil tries a through ball, but Luís Semedo is caught offside.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:21
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:19
Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Niall Huggins.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:19
Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Jobe Bellingham.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:19
Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Nazarii Rusyn.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:19
Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:17
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:15
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:15
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:13
Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:12
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:10
Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:09
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:07
Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Sunderland 0.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
16:07
Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Liam Cullen.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:52
First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Sunderland 0.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:52
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:51
Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:50
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:51
Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) header from the left side of the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:50
Penalty saved. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:48
Penalty Swansea City. Liam Cullen draws a foul in the penalty area.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:48
Penalty conceded by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:46
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:42
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:42
Delay in match because of an injury Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:40
Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:39
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:39
Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:38
Offside, Swansea City. Liam Cullen tries a through ball, but Jerry Yates is caught offside.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:35
Jerry Yates (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:36
Offside, Swansea City. Harrison Ashby tries a through ball, but Jerry Yates is caught offside.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:35
Foul by Jack Clarke (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:34
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:33
Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:33
Second yellow card to Charlie Patino (Swansea City) for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:31
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:28
Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:28
Attempt missed. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross following a corner.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:25
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Harrison Ashby.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:25
Hand ball by Charlie Patino (Swansea City).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:24
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:23
Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:23
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:22
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:20
Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:19
Attempt missed. Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:18
Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:12
Charlie Patino (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:12
Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:10
Attempt missed. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:11
Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:08
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:07
Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:04
Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
15:02
First Half begins.
Swansea City vs Sunderland
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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