Follow live coverage as Millwall 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.
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Millwall FC 0 - 1 Sunderland AFC
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:59Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:57Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dan Neil.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:55Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:53Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:52Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:47Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:47Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Eliezer Mayenda.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:47Substitution, Sunderland. Milan Aleksic replaces Aaron Connolly because of an injury.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:47Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:44Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Connolly (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:42Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Eliezer Mayenda.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:44Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:41Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from very close range following a set piece situation.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:40Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:39Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:39Delay in match because of an injury Japhet Tanganga (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:38Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:38Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:35Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:35Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:36Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:34Second Half begins Millwall 0, Sunderland 1.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:33Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces George Honeyman.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:20First Half ends, Millwall 0, Sunderland 1.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:20Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:20Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:19Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:18Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Aji Alese.
Millwall vs Sunderland
16:16Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:48First Half ends, Millwall 0, Sunderland 1.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:48Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:48Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:48Delay in match (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:40Josh Coburn (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:38Offside, Millwall. Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:38Offside, Millwall. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:36Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:38Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:36Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:33Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:32Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:32Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:27Offside, Millwall. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:26Foul by Tom Watson (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:25Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:24Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:23Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:23Attempt saved. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:21Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:19Attempt saved. Aji Alese (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:18Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Romain Esse.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:17Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:17Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:16Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:15George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:58Foul by Aaron Connolly (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:12Goal! Millwall 0, Sunderland 1. Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:09Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:08Chris Mepham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:05Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:05Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:02Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
Millwall vs Sunderland
15:01First Half begins.
Millwall vs Sunderland
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Millwall vs Sunderland
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