Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Sheffield Wednesday 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 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday FC
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:52Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:51Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:51Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Turnbull.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:51Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:50Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:47Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Marvin Johnson is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:46Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:47Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:46Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Perry Ng.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:45Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Yousef Salech.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:43Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Akin Famewo replaces Dominic Iorfa.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Isaak Davies.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:42Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:41Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:34Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:33Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:32Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:28Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:37Attempt blocked. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:28Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Shea Charles.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:28Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:28Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith replaces Callum Paterson.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:26Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Perry Ng with a headed pass.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:26Substitution, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Will Alves.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:23Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Sivert Mannsverk.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:21Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:19Goal! Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:19Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Perry Ng.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:19Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:14Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:18Attempt blocked. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:12Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:10Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:08Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:08Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:06Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:05Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:06Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:03Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
16:03Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Marvin Johnson replaces Ryo Hatsuse.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:48First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:46Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:46Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:42Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Delay in match because of an injury Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Attempt missed. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:40Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:34Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:33Attempt blocked. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:33Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:30Attempt saved. Will Fish (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:27Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:29Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:26Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:24Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:22Goal! Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Alves following a fast break.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:21Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:19Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:18Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:17Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:16Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross following a corner.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:15Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:15Attempt saved. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cian Ashford.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:07Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:06Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:07Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:06Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:06Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:03Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:02Attempt missed. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:01First Half begins.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Cardiff City vs Sheffield Wednesday
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