Follow live coverage as Bristol City 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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Bristol City FC 1 - 0 Derby County FC
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:55Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Derby County 0.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:55Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:55Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:55Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:55Kane Wilson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:50Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:49Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:49Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:49Attempt blocked. Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:49Substitution, Derby County. James Collins replaces Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:45Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:44Attempt missed. Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:39Attempt missed. Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:38Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:38Callum Elder (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:38Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Scott Twine.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:37Foul by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:37Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:32George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:32Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:32Attempt saved. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:31Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Osborn.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:31Substitution, Derby County. Dajaune Brown replaces Marcus Harness.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:31Substitution, Derby County. Craig Forsyth replaces Liam Thompson.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:30Foul by Tawanda Chirewa (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:24Ben Osborn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:24Substitution, Derby County. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Kenzo Goudmijn.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:24Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Luke McNally.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:24Attempt missed. Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Tanner.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:24Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Wilson.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:18Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Ross McCrorie.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:18Substitution, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu replaces Nahki Wells.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:16Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Luke McNally.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:17Attempt blocked. Marcus Harness (Derby County) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:13Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:13Foul by Marcus Harness (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:12Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross McCrorie.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:11Attempt missed. Liam Thompson (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:09Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Anis Mehmeti.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:08Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:04Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Derby County 0.
Bristol City vs Derby County
16:04Substitution, Derby County. Ben Osborn replaces Kayden Jackson.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:49First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Derby County 0.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:48Liam Thompson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:48Foul by Liam Thompson (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:48Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:48Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Yates.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:46Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:45Attempt missed. Marcus Harness (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:45Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:45Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:43Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:45Delay in match because of an injury Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:43Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:41Foul by Liam Thompson (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:41Attempt blocked. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:39Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Callum Elder.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:36Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:36Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:33Attempt saved. Curtis Nelson (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:31Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:33Attempt saved. Kane Wilson (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing with a cross.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:30Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:30Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:29Kane Wilson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:26Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:24Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:24Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Callum Elder.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:24Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a through ball.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:19Goal! Bristol City 1, Derby County 0. Luke McNally (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range following a set piece situation.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:19Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:17Attempt missed. Marcus Harness (Derby County) header from the centre of the box.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:10Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:06Jerry Yates (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:10Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:06Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:05Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:06Attempt saved. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:03Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Kane Wilson.
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:02Foul by Kane Wilson (Derby County).
Bristol City vs Derby County
15:01First Half begins.
Bristol City vs Derby County
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Bristol City vs Derby County
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