Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough 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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Middlesbrough FC 0 - 0 Burnley FC
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:50Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:49Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:48Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:48Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:47Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:46Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:46Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Josh Brownhill.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:44Delay in match because of an injury James Trafford (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:43Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:43Luca Koleosho (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:42Foul by Luca Koleosho (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:39Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:39Connor Roberts (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:39Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:37Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lukas Engel replaces Neto Borges.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:37Substitution, Burnley. Luca Koleosho replaces Jaidon Anthony.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:37Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Zian Flemming.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:35Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:32Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:32Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:30Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:30Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Delano Burgzorg.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:30Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Ben Doak.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:27Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:27Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:27Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:25Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:24Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:23Substitution, Burnley. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:22Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:20Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:18Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:18Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:16Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:14Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dael Fry.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:14Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:11Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:11Josh Cullen (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:09Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:06Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:03Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:02Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
21:01Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:46First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:46Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:40Offside, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:37Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:34Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:33Offside, Burnley. Zian Flemming is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:30Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:28Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:27Corner, Burnley. Conceded by George Edmundson.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:26Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:25CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:23Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:21Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:21Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:20Corner, Burnley. Conceded by George Edmundson.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:19Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Hayden Hackney.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:16Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:15Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:15Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:11Offside, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:10Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:08Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:08Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:07Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:07Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:04George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:03Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:03Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
20:01First Half begins.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
19:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Middlesbrough vs Burnley
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