Follow live coverage as Preston North End face Derby County 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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Preston North End FC 1 - 1 Derby County FC
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:57Match ends, Preston North End 1, Derby County 1.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:57Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Derby County 1.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:57Attempt missed. Marcus Harness (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:57Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:57Attempt blocked. Marcus Harness (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:57Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:56Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:48Offside, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:48Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:48Marcus Harness (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:48Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:47Offside, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:46Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:46Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:46Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:46Substitution, Derby County. James Collins replaces Jerry Yates.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:40Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:40Delay in match because of an injury Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:40Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:39Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Sam Greenwood.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:36Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:38Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:34Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Emil Riis.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:30Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:30Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:30Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:30Substitution, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing replaces Kayden Jackson.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:30Substitution, Derby County. Marcus Harness replaces Liam Thompson.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:27Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:23Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:23Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:23Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:23Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:21Substitution, Derby County. Kane Wilson replaces Dajaune Brown.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:17Liam Thompson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:17Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:17Attempt blocked. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:17Attempt blocked. Ali McCann (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:13Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:13Hand ball by Nathaniel Phillips (Derby County).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:12Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:12Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:12Delay in match because of an injury Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:03Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Derby County 1.
Preston North End vs Derby County
16:03Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Ryan Ledson.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:47First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Derby County 1.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:47Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:55Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a corner.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:45Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:44Offside, Derby County. Kayden Jackson is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:44Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:41Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:41Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:41Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ali McCann.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:39Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kayden Jackson.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:36Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:36Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:36Attempt blocked. Eiran Cashin (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:34Ben Osborn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:36Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:32Offside, Derby County. Ebou Adams is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:31Goal! Preston North End 1, Derby County 1. Jerry Yates (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:31Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:26Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:25Goal! Preston North End 1, Derby County 0. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:23Offside, Derby County. Kayden Jackson is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:20Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 35 yards.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:18Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:13Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:12Attempt saved. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:10Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:09Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:09Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:05Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:03Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:02Ben Osborn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Derby County
15:01First Half begins.
Preston North End vs Derby County
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Preston North End vs Derby County
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