Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Cardiff City 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.

Cardiff City: Horvath, Ng, Goutas, Bagan, O'Dowda, Mannsverk (Ashford 82’), Chambers (Robertson 72’), Colwill, Davies (Aleves 59’), Robinson (Fish 72’), Salech. Subs: Turner, Lawlor, Giles, Mafico, Willock.

We got back on track at Hillsborough last time out and now we return to the Stadium of Light for two games in four days beginning with the visit of Cardiff City this afternoon!