Sunderland faced Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon - and our cameras were in attendanceChris Mepham made his full debut at the Stadium of Light after Regis Le Bris named Dan Ballard on the substitute’s bench.

Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Middlesbrough 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.

Sunderland bounced back to winning ways to defeat Middlesbrough and return temporarily to the top fo the Championship table on Saturday afternoon.