Championship Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 11th March
Championship Table
- Sunderland, Position 4, Points 68
- Preston North End, Position 16, Points 43
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 23 | 49 | 76 |
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| 2 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 76 |
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| 3 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 74 |
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| 4 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 68 |
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| 5 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 56 |
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| 6 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 55 |
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| 7 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 53 |
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| 8 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 52 |
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| 9 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 50 |
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| 10 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 49 |
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| 11 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 49 |
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| 12 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 48 |
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| 13 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 48 |
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| 14 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 44 |
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| 15 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 44 |
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| 16 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 43 |
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| 17 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 42 |
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| 18 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 39 |
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| 19 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 37 |
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| 20 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 36 |
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| 21 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 36 |
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| 22 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 32 |
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| 23 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 59 | -27 | 31 |
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| 24 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 73 | -37 | 30 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
- Sheffield United have been deducted two points for defaulted transfer payments.
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Match Facts
Sunderland have won just two of their last 10 league games (D3 L5), though one victory came in this exact fixture last season (2-0).
Preston North End have won just two of their last 23 away league games against Sunderland (D13 L8), though those two wins have come across their last four visits to the Stadium of Light.
Only Leeds United (2.30) and Burnley (2.27) have averaged more points per game across midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Championship games this season than Sunderland, with the Black Cats averaging 2.11 per game (P9 W5 D4).
Only Burnley (25) and Leeds United (23) have earned more points in midweek games (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in the Championship this season than Preston (20), with the Lilywhites losing just one of their 11 such games in 2024-25 (W5 D5).
In his managerial career, Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom has never lost a league game against Sunderland in six matches (W4 D2) with four different clubs (Barnsley, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Preston).