Leicester v Huddersfield, Stoke v Ipswich and more: Football League clockwatch – live

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Live feed Key events 4m ago Full time! Sunderland 2 0 Preston (Pritchard 10, Rusyn 44) 26m ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 4m ago 09.24 EST Full time! Sunderland 2 0 Preston (Pritchard 10, Rusyn 44) The final whistle blows and Sunderland pick up the first win of 2024.

The player of the match is Alex Pritchard, who set the tone early on by blasting the ball into the top bin. Sunderland jump into the top six for now, just above Hull. Updated at 09.26 EST 7m ago 09.20 EST As normal time ends, Preston have four minutes to score three goals. From what I’ve seen, they might get one at a pinch.

13m ago 09.14 EST Sunderland are still sitting comfortably against Preston, 2 0 up with about five minutes of normal time remaining. Preston have had more of the ball and most of the shots (11 7), but they haven’t been able to make it count. Alex Pritchard, who scored the first goal of 2024 with a screamer, is just going off.

“He’s stolen the show,” says the nearest Sky pundit. Updated at 09.17 EST 26m ago 09.01 EST Preamble Afternoon everyone, happy new year and welcome to the first clockwatch of 2024. I’ll be keeping an eye on the one early game, in which Sunderland led 2 0 against Preston after 70 minutes, and a packed programme of 3pm starts.

Can Leicester keep up their imperious form against Huddersfield? Can Southampton make it five wins out of five at Norwich? Can Ipswich find their mojo by doing it on a rainy Monday at Stoke? Can Leeds make the hot seat at Birmingham even hotter for Wayne Rooney? These are the questions. Whatever the answers turn out to be, it has to be more exciting than the transfer window.

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