Follow live coverage as Derby County face Burnley 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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Derby County FC 0 - 0 Burnley FC
Derby County vs Burnley
21:00Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kane Wilson.
Derby County vs Burnley
21:00Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:56CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:51Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:49Corner, Derby County. Conceded by CJ Egan-Riley.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:47Second Half begins Derby County 0, Burnley 0.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33First Half ends, Derby County 0, Burnley 0.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Delay in match (Burnley).
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Attempt blocked. Jerry Yates (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Phillips (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Harness with a cross.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Attempt blocked. Jerry Yates (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Wilson.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:33Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Harness with a cross following a corner.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:32Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:30Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:28Corner, Derby County. Conceded by James Trafford.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:27Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Harness with a headed pass.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:21Marcus Edwards (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:21Sondre Langås (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:21Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:14Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
Derby County vs Burnley
20:11Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:13Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:09Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:07Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:04Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:02Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:02Attempt saved. Zian Flemming (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Derby County vs Burnley
20:01Foul by Marcus Edwards (Burnley).
Derby County vs Burnley
20:01Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:58Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
Derby County vs Burnley
19:54Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
Derby County vs Burnley
19:50Attempt missed. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:49Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:48Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:59Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:48Offside, Derby County. Marcus Harness is caught offside.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:47Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
Derby County vs Burnley
19:46First Half begins.
Derby County vs Burnley
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Derby County vs Burnley
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