Follow live coverage as Coventry City face Cardiff 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.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Coventry City FC 1 - 1 Cardiff City FC
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:26Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:24Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:23Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:21Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:19Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:17Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:17Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:15Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:08Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a through ball.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:13Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:05Goal! Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 1. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross following a corner.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:05Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:05Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:02Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:04Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
15:01First Half begins.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Coventry City vs Cardiff City
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