Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Luton Town 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.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
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Blackburn Rovers FC 2 - 0 Luton Town FC
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:55Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:54Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:54Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:54Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:54Attempt saved. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:54Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:54Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Makhtar Gueye.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:52Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:51Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:46Substitution, Luton Town. Joe Taylor replaces Carlton Morris.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:46Substitution, Luton Town. Zack Nelson replaces Victor Moses.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:46Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:44Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:40Hand ball by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:40Substitution, Luton Town. Joe Johnson replaces Daiki Hashioka.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:40Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:37Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:36Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Yuki Ohashi.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:36Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Amario Cozier-Duberry.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:34Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:33Liam Walsh (Luton Town) is shown the red card.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:33Delay in match because of an injury Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:32Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:31Foul by Liam Walsh (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:28Attempt missed. Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town) header from very close range following a corner.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:28Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:27Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:28Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:23Foul by Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:23Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:23Substitution, Luton Town. Liam Walsh replaces Tom Krauß.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:23Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Jacob Brown.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:21Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:21Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:21Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Beck with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:21Jacob Brown (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:21Foul by Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:19Foul by Tahith Chong (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:14Attempt saved. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:13Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:13Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:13Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:13Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:13Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:07Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:07Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
16:05Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:50First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:50Attempt missed. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:50Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:50Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:47Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:47Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:43Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:42Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Luton Town 0. Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Makhtar Gueye.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:40Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:38Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:38Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:38Attempt saved. Daiki Hashioka (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:37Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:34Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:34Attempt blocked. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:34Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:42Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:32Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 0. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:31Offside, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:30Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:30Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:27Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:23Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:23Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:23Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:22Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:22Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:21Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:19Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:18Offside, Luton Town. Victor Moses is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:18Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:17Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:15Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:15Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:15Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:14Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09Attempt blocked. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Holmes.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09Foul by Victor Moses (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:04Jordan Clark (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:03Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:03Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:02Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:01Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:01First Half begins.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
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