Follow live coverage as Burnley 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.

Burnley will aim to make three in a row when they host Sunderland for a Championship clash this Friday.The hosts are currently an unstoppable force in the tournament, with their unbeaten streak now extended to fourteen matches across all the competitions.

Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford saved two late penalties to earn the English Championship title chasers an improbable 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Friday.

Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford was the hero after he saved two late penalties from Sunderland's Wilson Isidor in an entertaining goalless draw at Turf Moor between two of the EFL Championship's top four sides.

Burnley welcome fourth placed Sunderland for a shot at the top on Friday evening (20:00 GMT) - here are the stats.

Follow live coverage as Burnley 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.

It’s second versus fourth as Sunderland and Burnley clash on Friday night Sunderland face a major test of their promotion credentials on Friday when they travel to face Burnley at Turf Moore. Both Scott Parker and Régis Le Bris have a number of injury and selection concerns to consider.