Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Bristol 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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Queens Park Rangers FC 1 - 1 Bristol City FC
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:55Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Bristol City 1.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:54Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Bristol City 1.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:54Attempt missed. Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Bennie following a fast break.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:54Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:58Attempt blocked. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:54Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth is caught offside.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:52Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:48Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Liam Morrison.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:46Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:46Attempt blocked. Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Andersen.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:45Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Lucas Andersen replaces Yang Min-Hyeok.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:45Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Koki Saito.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:43Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:43Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Nahki Wells.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:40Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:40Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:40Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:38Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:36Attempt missed. Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross following a set piece situation.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:36Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:36Substitution, Bristol City. Scott Twine replaces Max Bird.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:36Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces George Earthy.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:36Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Bennie replaces Jack Colback.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:36Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Morgan Fox replaces Nicolas Madsen.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:26Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:25Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:24Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:23Delay in match because of an injury Paul Nardi (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:21Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Liam Morrison.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:19Attempt missed. Yang Min-Hyeok (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:19Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Karamoko Dembélé.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:19Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Ross McCrorie.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:19Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Yu Hirakawa.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:16Foul by Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:15Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:12Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:05Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:05Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:05Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
16:03Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 1, Bristol City 1.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:51First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Bristol City 1.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:51Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:51Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:49Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Bird with a cross following a corner.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:48Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ronnie Edwards.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:43Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:40Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:37Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:36Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:36Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:34George Earthy (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:32Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:30Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Bristol City 1. George Earthy (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Bird with a through ball.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:30Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jack Colback.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:30Attempt blocked. George Earthy (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:28Attempt blocked. Yang Min-Hyeok (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:26Attempt missed. Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:25Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:24Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:22Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Bristol City 0. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:18Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Max Bird.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:18Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Joe Williams.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:18Attempt saved. Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karamoko Dembélé.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:18Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:13Foul by Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:13Attempt saved. Yang Min-Hyeok (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:11Attempt missed. Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen with a cross following a set piece situation.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:10Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:08Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:08Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:08Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:08Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:06Attempt saved. Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Koki Saito.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:02Foul by Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
15:01First Half begins.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
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