Sunderland were relegated from the Championship today after losing at home to Burton Albion.

The Black Cats led until the 86th minute but two late Burton Albion goals consigned Chris Coleman's side to a 2-1 defeat and, more importantly, to relegation to League One.

Former Sunderland man Darren Bent and Liam Boyce scored the goals to put the nail in the coffin for Sunderland after Paddy McNair's opening goal had given them a glimmer of hope of surviving - or at least delaying their fate.

The Black Cats will now play the likes of Accrington Stanley and Fleetwood Town next season in League One.

There was understandable disappointment in the Sunderland camp after the full time whistle today with fans taking to social media to express their opinions on their relegation.

Here are a selection of the best tweets from Sunderland fans after it was confirmed that they were relegated to the third tier of English football.