SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 63 mins
Sunderland 0-2 Middlesbrough
Young midfielder Chris Rigg is on for Abdoullah Ba for the home side.
Some situation to chuck a 16-year-old into it has to be said.
Down to 10 men and two goals down in a derby...
Summary
Championship leaders Leicester beat Stoke for 10th win in 11 games
Second-placed Ipswich put four past Preston
Blackburn thump struggling QPR 4-0 at Loftus Road
Middlesbrough score four second-half goals at Sunderland in early game
Leeds and Swansea also win
League One Cheltenham score first goal of season in 12th match
League Two leaders Notts County held by Barrow
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 63 mins
'Boro fans bouncing'published at 13:54 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-2 Middlesbrough
Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio TeesJust looking around the ground and we can see a section of Boro fans who are bouncing, they are absolutely bouncing in here now.
Sunderland fans are already leaving for the exits.
GOAL: Sunderland 0-2 Middlesbroughpublished at 60 mins
Matt Crooks
IT'S TWO!
Middlsbrough are making that extra man count and how!
Isaiah Jones, who is having himself a day down the Boro right, squeezes away and then cuts back for Matt Crooks to crash home from about four yards out.
Two goals in two minutes and that will probably be that.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-1 Middlesbrough
Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio TeesSam Greenwood .... bang!!
What a finish and what a ball from Dael Fry on the wing.
GOAL: Sunderland 0-1 Middlesbroughpublished at 58 mins
Sam Greenwood
It had been coming!
Sunderland stand up to a corner but can't get it away.
The ball is eventually fizzed into the near post by Dael Fry and Sam Greenwood crashes home a fine shot that flies into the net.
What have the 10 men got now?
Postpublished at 56 mins
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
It's all a bit scrappy, all a bit frenetic.
Sam Greenwood goes down looking for a penalty for the away side but nothing doing.
Replays show that is the correct decision.
Postpublished at 53 mins
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Worth saying that Middlesbrough were enjoying more of the possession when it was 11 v 11.
Not much of a surprise then that they are seeing even more of it now the home side are down to 10 following that red card for Dan Neil just before the break.
Postpublished at 49 mins
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Another great chance for the away side now and how has Paddy McNair not given Boro the lead?!
Tommy Smith clips in a cross and the Northern Ireland international heads over from no more than two or three yards out.
Postpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio TeesHow has Boro's Matt Crooks not scored!?Sunderland's Anthony Patterson has made an absolutely brilliant save there.
Got big and spread himself - amazing.
GREAT SAVE!published at 47 mins
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
What a save from Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson!
Isaiah Jones motors forward from right-back and sends in a low cross for Matt Crooks at the back post.
He makes decent connection but Patterson throws out a hand and gets it around the post.
Great goalkeeping.
Second halfpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Adil Aouchiche is on for Mason Burstow for the home side.
Can the 10-man Black Cats hold out or will Boro make it four wins in a row?
Oxford United lead at breakpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
HT: Oxford United 1-0 Bristol Rovers
While all that was going on at the Stadium of Light, the half-time whistle blew in the lunchtime League One encounter.
Oxford United lead through Billy Bodin's 13th-minute goal and are heading top of the table, although Bristol Rovers have created plenty of good opportunities themselves and probably should be on level terms.
Still to come in the Championshippublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
All games kick off at 15:00 BST
Ten more games in the Championship for you today after the action at the Stadium of Light concludes.
Here they are in list form:
- Cardiff City v Watford
- Coventry City v Norwich City
- Ipswich Town v Preston North End
- Leeds United v Bristol City
- Leicester City v Stoke City
- Millwall v Hull City
- Plymouth Argyle v Swansea City
- Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
- Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town
- Southampton v Rotherham United
Postpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
HT: Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
I'm not sure there was any eye contact between Tony Mowbray and Dan Neil as the Sunderland midfielder trudged off.
He knows his side will be right up against it after the break.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Mark Drury
BBC Radio Tees Middlesbrough commentatorWhat controversy to end the first half.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
The half-time whistle goes and all sorts is going on!
Sunderland defender Dan Ballard and Boro striker Josh Coburn are shown yellow cards for their part in the fracas.
Right, cripes.
Ok, so it's 0-0.
The biggest chance of the game fell to Sunderland forward Patrick Roberts, who saw a shot well saved by Seny Dieng.
It had all been pretty evenly contested but just before the break home midfielder Dan Neil was shown a second yellow for saying something out of turn to referee Jarred Gillett.
Postpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC TeesI haven't got a clue what is going on here.
He must have said something to the referee.
RED CARD: Dan Neil (Sunderland)published at 13:20 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
WOW!
Sunderland midfielder Dan Neil is sent off just before the break!
Neil was on a yellow for a foul earlier in the half and then, I THINK, he's been shown a second for dissent.
Absolutely wild. Sunderland had been awarded a goal kick as well!
Image source, Rex FeaturesPostpublished at 45 mins
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Three minutes of time added on before the interval.
Could someone seize the initiative before the break?
Postpublished at 44 mins
Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough
Pace of the game has just dropped a little as we drift towards the break.
Image source, Rex Features