Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Norwich City 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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Cardiff City FC 2 - 1 Norwich City FC
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:03Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:03Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:03Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:04Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 0.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:04First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Norwich City 0.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:04Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:08Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:08Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:08Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:08Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
18:08Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:44José Córdoba (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:29Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:27Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:24Offside, Norwich City. Shane Duffy is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:21Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:18Foul by Callum Doyle (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:55Attempt blocked. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:14Attempt blocked. Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Duffy with a headed pass.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:14Attempt blocked. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:05Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:06Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:00Foul by Callum Doyle (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
17:05Foul by Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:59Offside, Norwich City. Ante Crnac is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:59Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:56Attempt blocked. Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:57Attempt blocked. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellen Fisher.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:57Attempt saved. Borja Sainz (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Córdoba.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:57Foul by Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:57Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau with a cross following a set piece situation.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:56Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:56Foul by Borja Sainz (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Attempt missed. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:55José Córdoba (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Offside, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City).
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Gabriel Forsyth (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54First Half begins.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
16:54Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City
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