Follow live coverage as Derby County 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.

Derby County welcome Sunderland on Tuesday as pressure mounts on Rams boss Paul Warne (19:45 GMT) - here are the stats.

Sunderland played a 10-point game from start to finish. They dominated the game from the opening whistle and came close to scoring more goals, but the VAR and the home goalkeeper prevented it. Derby's game was poor,

Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive brings you how the players fared as the Rams hosted the Black Cats at Pride Park

Derby County fell to a narrow defeat at Pride Park Stadium after a battling performance as opponents Sunderland climbed to third in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday night.

Sunderland will continue their fight for promotion when they travel to Pride Park Stadium on Tuesday to face Derby County. The hosts are winless in six of their last eight home games. Can they break this run in this game?

Latest Derby County news from DerbyshireLive brings you full coverage of the Championship clash against the Black Cats

Follow live coverage as Derby County 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.

After a relatively encouraging start to the season for the Rams, Derby’s form has worsened, as they’re currently five games without a victory. Therefore, Derby is occupying 19th place in the league, with only one point separating them between their current position,