Wednesday 16 August 2017

Championship roundup: Sunderland draw and Norwich sink QPR

• Simon Grayson’s side draw 1-1 at Sheffield Wednesday
• Nelson Oliveira opens scoring as Norwich beat QPR 2-0

Sunderland’s Championship credentials were put to the test but they emerged with credit after a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

After a horrible campaign last year, and a pre-season littered with problems, the Black Cats were not fancied to be much of a threat on their return to the second tier but under the guidance of the streetwise Simon Grayson they took four points from their opening two league games.

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