Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Portsmouth 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 - 1 Portsmouth FC
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
17:01Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 1.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
17:01Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 1.
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17:00Foul by Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
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16:55Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
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16:53Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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16:53Delay in match because of an injury Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
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16:51Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Anthony Musaba.
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16:51Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:51Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:51Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
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16:51Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:51Attempt missed. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:51Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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16:45Foul by Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday).
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16:44Substitution, Portsmouth. Cohen Bramall replaces Josh Murphy.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:44Offside, Portsmouth. Rob Atkinson is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:44Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Callum Paterson.
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16:44Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:39Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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16:39Delay in match because of an injury Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
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16:44Foul by Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
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16:39Attempt saved. Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Ihiekwe.
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16:36Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Michael Smith.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:34Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Yan Valery because of an injury.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:33Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:31Delay in match because of an injury Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:31Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Isaac Hayden.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:30Substitution, Portsmouth. Callum Lang replaces Andre Dozzell.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:27Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:27Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Svante Ingelsson replaces Stuart Armstrong.
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16:26Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:26Attempt blocked. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
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16:26Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:25Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:24Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:23Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:23Delay in match (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:21Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:20Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:18Substitution, Portsmouth. Kaide Gordon replaces Harvey Blair because of an injury.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:17Delay in match because of an injury Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
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16:15Attempt blocked. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:18Attempt blocked. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:17Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:12Foul by Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:11Attempt missed. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:12Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
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16:09Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Killip.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:10Attempt saved. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Ihiekwe.
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16:08Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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16:07Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
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16:05Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:03Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 1.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
16:03Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Anthony Musaba replaces Djeidi Gassama.
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15:48First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 1.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:48Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:48Delay in match because of an injury Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:47Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Michael Smith.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:48Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:47Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:45Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:42Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:41Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:40Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:40Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:38Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:38Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:36Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:34Attempt saved. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:34Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:34Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:31Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:25Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 1. Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:19Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Freddie Potts.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:19Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:14Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:11Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 0. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:14Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:09Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:09Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:09Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:08Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Shea Charles.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:08Attempt missed. Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a cross following a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:06Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Josh Windass.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:04Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range following a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:03Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Isaac Hayden.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
15:02First Half begins.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth
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