Watford will make the long trip to the Stadium of Light for Saturday's lunchtime kickoff against promotion hopefuls Sunderland. The hosts are sitting in fourth place in the Championship table, while the visitors will head into the weekend in 12th position.

Follow live text and score updates from four games in the Championship starting with Sunderland v Watford and West Brom v Sheffield Wednesday.

Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Watford 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.

Tom Dele-Bashiru was among the goal scorers as Watford were held to a 2-2 draw by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Luke O’Nien headed Sunderland in front after 16 minutes. Dele-Bashiru equalised for the visitors from the penalty spot two minutes before the break.