Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday 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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Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 - 0 Bristol City FC
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:12Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:10Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:08Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:07Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:08Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:06Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:05Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:02Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Bristol City 0. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yan Valery with a cross following a fast break.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:01Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
20:00Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:59Delay in match because of an injury Luke McNally (Bristol City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:59Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:59Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:59Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:57Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:56Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:54Foul by Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:53Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:51Attempt blocked. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:50Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:50Foul by Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:46First Half begins.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City
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