Follow live coverage as Hull City 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.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Hull City AFC 1 - 1 Portsmouth FC
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:02Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:02Abu Kamara (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:02Substitution, Hull City. Abdülkadir Ömür replaces Regan Slater.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:02Substitution, Hull City. Óscar Zambrano replaces Xavier Simons.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Substitution, Hull City. Kasey Palmer replaces Gustavo Puerta.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Attempt missed. Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a cross.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Attempt missed. Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Foul by Xavier Simons (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Offside, Portsmouth. Regan Poole is caught offside.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:05Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:06Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:06Goal! Hull City 1, Portsmouth 1. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:06Second Half begins Hull City 1, Portsmouth 0.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:06First Half ends, Hull City 1, Portsmouth 0.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
18:09Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:51Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Puerta with a cross following a corner.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:51Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:51Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:51Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:51Foul by Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:58Offside, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi is caught offside.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:22Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:05Dangerous play by João Pedro (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:14Attempt saved. Gustavo Puerta (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:58Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ivor Pandur.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:15Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:59Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:10Offside, Hull City. Mohamed Belloumi is caught offside.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:59Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:05Delay in match because of an injury Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:06Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Belloumi with a cross following a corner.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:02Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:56Attempt saved. Xavier Simons (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Belloumi.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:56Offside, Portsmouth. Matt Ritchie is caught offside.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:57Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:57Goal! Hull City 1, Portsmouth 0. João Pedro (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Belloumi with a cross.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
17:00Foul by Gustavo Puerta (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:58Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:56Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:55Attempt blocked. Regan Slater (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Puerta with a cross.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:55Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:55First Half begins.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
16:55Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Hull City vs Portsmouth
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