West Brom Carlos Corberan conceded that his side had been second best at Sunderland on Tuesday night but said he was proud of the resilience his side had shown.

Alex Mowatt ensured West Brom emerged from their Sky Bet Championship trip to high-flying Sunderland with some reward after his crucial block denied Chris Rigg a winner. The Baggies’ skipper threw himself into the path of the teenager’s second-half shot to ensure a contest dominated by the Wearsiders ended 0-0 in front of a crowd of 36,

Over 26% of Sunderland and West Brom's games this season have now finished 0-0 Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion played out a disappointing goalless draw which did few favours for either side's early season ambitions.

There's many different ways you can view Sunderland's current position and all of them have their merits. What we can say for sure about this game was that Sunderland had the better of it and particularly in the second half,

Follow live coverage as Sunderland face West Bromwich Albion 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.