The road to the richest game in sport is underway as the Championship playoffs kick off on Thursday on Paramount+ to see who will join Leeds United and Burnley in the Premier League next season. Sunderland,

Sheffield United hammered 10-man Bristol City 3-0 in the first leg of their Championship playoff on Thursday. Rob Dickie was shown a red card for hauling down Kieffer Moore in first half added time. Up stepped Harrision Burrows to slam home the penalty to give the Blades the lead.

Follow live coverage as Bristol City face Sheffield United 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.