Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Watford 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 2 - 0 Watford FC
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
13:23First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Watford 0.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
13:23Corner, Watford. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
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13:21Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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13:20Delay in match because of an injury Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
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13:20Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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13:19Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
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13:17Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box.
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13:16Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Jimmy Dunne is caught offside.
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13:11Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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13:11Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
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13:10Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Watford 0. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross following a set piece situation.
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13:09Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
13:08Foul by Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
13:08Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Tom Ince.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
13:08Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Paal.
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13:06Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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13:04Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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13:04Foul by Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers).
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13:03Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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13:02Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:58Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kenneth Paal.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:58Kwadwo Baah (Watford) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:58Attempt missed. Kieran Morgan (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:56Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:56Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:55Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:54Foul by Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).
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12:53Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:51Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:49Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:45Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bachmann (Watford).
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12:44Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
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12:43Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:43Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:43Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:40Kieran Morgan (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:41Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:38Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Watford 0. Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Morgan following a set piece situation.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:38Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:38Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:33First Half begins.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
12:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
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